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skygiantsToday, I bring you: BOOKLOGGING FROM THE PAAAAST!
Okay, so when I was home most recently, I discovered a stack of index cards from elementary school with plot summaries of a bunch of books. I think this was from a project we did in fourth grade where we had a competition to see who could read the most books over a certain period of time, ending in some kind of prize; the dates of the books included seems to bear this out, since I think the most recent publication date of any book in the stack is 1995, when I was ten.
So: here's a list of books read in 1995 by ten-year-old Becca! Comment with a title, if you like, and I will provide a guaranteed accurate plot summary as generated by a fourth-grader. Except possibly for the ones written in crayon, because they're kind of illegible.
1. Talking to Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
2. Tomorrow's Magic, Patricia F. Service
3. Only You Can Save Mankind, Terry Pratchett
4. The Adventurous Four, The Adventurous Four Again, and The Adventure of the Strange Ruby, Enid Blyton
5. Half Magic, Edward Eager
6. Archer's Goon, Diana Wynne Jones
7. Here Abide Monsters, Andre Norton
8. Zia, Scott O'Dell
9. The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Spear
10. Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell
11. Five Little Peppers And How They Grew, Margaret Sidney
12. Five Little Peppers Abroad, Margaret Sidney
13. A Haunting in Williamsburg, Lou Kassem
14. Seven-Day Magic, Edward Eager
15. Many Waters, Madeleine L'Engle
16. Follow My Leader, James B. Garfield
17. A Ring of Endless Light, Madeleine L'Engle
18. Five Little Peppers Midway, Margaret Sidney
19. The Hero and the Crown, Robin McKinley
20. Troubling a Star, Madeleine L'Engle
21. The Blue Sword, Robin McKinley
22. The Moon By Night, Madeleine L'Engle
23. Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself, Judy Blume
24. The Arm of the Starfish, Madeleine L'Engle
25. The Fairy Rebel, Lynn Reid Banks
26. Mystery of One Wish Pond, D. Regan
27. Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne
28. All the Weyrs of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
29. Mystery at Kickingbird Lake, D. Regan
30. The Enchanted Castle, E. Nesbit
31. The House of Arden, E. Nesbit
32. Martin the Warrior, Brian Jacques
33. Five Children and It, E. Nesbit
34. Mariel of Redwall, Brian Jacques
35. Mossflower, Brian Jacques
36. Redwall, Brian Jacques
37. The Carpet People, Terry Pratchett
38. Small Gods, Terry Pratchett
39. Magic to Burn, Jean Fritz
40. The Golden Road, L.M. Montgomery
41. Wren to the Rescue, Sherwood Smith
42. Wren's Quest, Sherwood Smith
43. Wise Child, Monica Furlong
44. Juniper, Monica Furlong
45. Heart of Valor, L.J. Smith
46. The Chronicle of Pern - First Fall, Anne McCaffrey
47. Wren's War, Sherwood Smith
48. The Adventures of King Midas, Lynne Reid Banks
49. Dragonsdawn, Anne McCafrey
50. An Appropriate Time, Madeleine L'Engle
51. Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper
52. The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper
53. Ghosts I Have Been, Richareck
54. The Giver, Lois Lowry
55. Anne of the Island, L.M. Montgomery
56. Greenwitch, Susan Cooper
57. The Grey King, Susan Cooper
58. Magic for Marigold, L.M. Montgomery
59. Silver on the Tree, Susan Cooper
60. Anne of Windy Poplars, L.M. Montgomery
61. Anne's House of Dreams, L.M. Montgomery
62. Titus Groan, Mervn Peake
63. Anne of Ingleside, L.M. Montgomery
64. Rilla of Ingleside, L.M. Montgomery
65. Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death, Richard Peck
66. The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp, Richard Peck
67. The Ghost Belonged To Me, Richard Peck
68. Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery
69. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
70. The Doll Hospital, James Duffy
71. The Homeward Bounders, Diana Wynne Jones
72. Outcast of Redwall, Brian Jacques
73. Wait Till Helen Comes, Mary Downing Hahn
74. The Island of Adventure, The Castle of Adventure, The Valley of Adventure, Enid Blyton
75. Mandy, Julie Edwards
76. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
77. The Flying Classroom, Erich Kastner
78. Libby on Wednesday, Zilpha Keatley Snyder
79. Winter of Magic's Return, Patricia F. Service
80. Night of the Solstice, L.J. Smith
81. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
82. The Harper Hall of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
83. A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Madeleine L'Engle
84. Wind in the Door, Madeleine L'Engle
85. Deep Wizardry, Diane Duane
86. So You Want To Be a Wizard, Diane Duane
87. Dealing With Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
88. High Wizardry, Diane Duane
89. Calling On Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
90. Searching For Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
91. A Tale of Time City, Diana Wynne Jones
92. Castle in the Air, Diana Wynne Jones
93. Charmed Life, Diana Wynne Jones
94. The Mennyms in the Wilderness, Sylvia Waugh
95. Cart and Cwidder, Diana Wynne Jones
96. Drowned Ammet, Diana Wynne Jones
97. The Lives of Christopher Chant, Diana Wynne Jones
98. The Magicians of Caprona, Diana Wynne Jones
99. Dragons in the Waters, Madeleine L'Engle
100. Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Mary Norton
101. The Firelings, Carol Kendall
102. Anne of Avonlea, L.M. Montgomery
103. Rainbow Valley, L.M. Montgomery
104. The Gammage Cup, Carol Kendall
105. Dragon's Milk, Susan Fletcher
106. The Ramsay Scallop, Frances Temple
107. The Mennyms, Sylvia Waugh
108. Cheaper By the Dozen, Frank and Ernestine Gilbreth
Notes:
a.) the cards are not, sadly, in original archival order
b.) wait, I did read Rilla of Ingleside? Because I have NO MEMORY of that book
c.) WHO LET ME READ MERVYN PEAKE WHEN I WAS TEN NO WONDER THE NAME 'GORMENGHAST' SUMMONS UP PSYCHOLOGICAL HORRORS FOR ME
Okay, so when I was home most recently, I discovered a stack of index cards from elementary school with plot summaries of a bunch of books. I think this was from a project we did in fourth grade where we had a competition to see who could read the most books over a certain period of time, ending in some kind of prize; the dates of the books included seems to bear this out, since I think the most recent publication date of any book in the stack is 1995, when I was ten.
So: here's a list of books read in 1995 by ten-year-old Becca! Comment with a title, if you like, and I will provide a guaranteed accurate plot summary as generated by a fourth-grader. Except possibly for the ones written in crayon, because they're kind of illegible.
1. Talking to Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
2. Tomorrow's Magic, Patricia F. Service
3. Only You Can Save Mankind, Terry Pratchett
4. The Adventurous Four, The Adventurous Four Again, and The Adventure of the Strange Ruby, Enid Blyton
5. Half Magic, Edward Eager
6. Archer's Goon, Diana Wynne Jones
7. Here Abide Monsters, Andre Norton
8. Zia, Scott O'Dell
9. The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Spear
10. Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell
11. Five Little Peppers And How They Grew, Margaret Sidney
12. Five Little Peppers Abroad, Margaret Sidney
13. A Haunting in Williamsburg, Lou Kassem
14. Seven-Day Magic, Edward Eager
15. Many Waters, Madeleine L'Engle
16. Follow My Leader, James B. Garfield
17. A Ring of Endless Light, Madeleine L'Engle
18. Five Little Peppers Midway, Margaret Sidney
19. The Hero and the Crown, Robin McKinley
20. Troubling a Star, Madeleine L'Engle
21. The Blue Sword, Robin McKinley
22. The Moon By Night, Madeleine L'Engle
23. Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself, Judy Blume
24. The Arm of the Starfish, Madeleine L'Engle
25. The Fairy Rebel, Lynn Reid Banks
26. Mystery of One Wish Pond, D. Regan
27. Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne
28. All the Weyrs of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
29. Mystery at Kickingbird Lake, D. Regan
30. The Enchanted Castle, E. Nesbit
31. The House of Arden, E. Nesbit
32. Martin the Warrior, Brian Jacques
33. Five Children and It, E. Nesbit
34. Mariel of Redwall, Brian Jacques
35. Mossflower, Brian Jacques
36. Redwall, Brian Jacques
37. The Carpet People, Terry Pratchett
38. Small Gods, Terry Pratchett
39. Magic to Burn, Jean Fritz
40. The Golden Road, L.M. Montgomery
41. Wren to the Rescue, Sherwood Smith
42. Wren's Quest, Sherwood Smith
43. Wise Child, Monica Furlong
44. Juniper, Monica Furlong
45. Heart of Valor, L.J. Smith
46. The Chronicle of Pern - First Fall, Anne McCaffrey
47. Wren's War, Sherwood Smith
48. The Adventures of King Midas, Lynne Reid Banks
49. Dragonsdawn, Anne McCafrey
50. An Appropriate Time, Madeleine L'Engle
51. Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper
52. The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper
53. Ghosts I Have Been, Richareck
54. The Giver, Lois Lowry
55. Anne of the Island, L.M. Montgomery
56. Greenwitch, Susan Cooper
57. The Grey King, Susan Cooper
58. Magic for Marigold, L.M. Montgomery
59. Silver on the Tree, Susan Cooper
60. Anne of Windy Poplars, L.M. Montgomery
61. Anne's House of Dreams, L.M. Montgomery
62. Titus Groan, Mervn Peake
63. Anne of Ingleside, L.M. Montgomery
64. Rilla of Ingleside, L.M. Montgomery
65. Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death, Richard Peck
66. The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp, Richard Peck
67. The Ghost Belonged To Me, Richard Peck
68. Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery
69. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
70. The Doll Hospital, James Duffy
71. The Homeward Bounders, Diana Wynne Jones
72. Outcast of Redwall, Brian Jacques
73. Wait Till Helen Comes, Mary Downing Hahn
74. The Island of Adventure, The Castle of Adventure, The Valley of Adventure, Enid Blyton
75. Mandy, Julie Edwards
76. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
77. The Flying Classroom, Erich Kastner
78. Libby on Wednesday, Zilpha Keatley Snyder
79. Winter of Magic's Return, Patricia F. Service
80. Night of the Solstice, L.J. Smith
81. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
82. The Harper Hall of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
83. A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Madeleine L'Engle
84. Wind in the Door, Madeleine L'Engle
85. Deep Wizardry, Diane Duane
86. So You Want To Be a Wizard, Diane Duane
87. Dealing With Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
88. High Wizardry, Diane Duane
89. Calling On Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
90. Searching For Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
91. A Tale of Time City, Diana Wynne Jones
92. Castle in the Air, Diana Wynne Jones
93. Charmed Life, Diana Wynne Jones
94. The Mennyms in the Wilderness, Sylvia Waugh
95. Cart and Cwidder, Diana Wynne Jones
96. Drowned Ammet, Diana Wynne Jones
97. The Lives of Christopher Chant, Diana Wynne Jones
98. The Magicians of Caprona, Diana Wynne Jones
99. Dragons in the Waters, Madeleine L'Engle
100. Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Mary Norton
101. The Firelings, Carol Kendall
102. Anne of Avonlea, L.M. Montgomery
103. Rainbow Valley, L.M. Montgomery
104. The Gammage Cup, Carol Kendall
105. Dragon's Milk, Susan Fletcher
106. The Ramsay Scallop, Frances Temple
107. The Mennyms, Sylvia Waugh
108. Cheaper By the Dozen, Frank and Ernestine Gilbreth
Notes:
a.) the cards are not, sadly, in original archival order
b.) wait, I did read Rilla of Ingleside? Because I have NO MEMORY of that book
c.) WHO LET ME READ MERVYN PEAKE WHEN I WAS TEN NO WONDER THE NAME 'GORMENGHAST' SUMMONS UP PSYCHOLOGICAL HORRORS FOR ME
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Date: 2013-06-18 05:01 pm (UTC)(I remember Canon Tallis mostly because he had no eyebrows.)
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Date: 2013-06-18 08:32 pm (UTC)yes I am scrolling through all of these
Date: 2013-06-18 11:51 pm (UTC)Oh my god, was that the one with the REALLY SUBTLE AND TASTEFUL use of Kali as the evil girl's nickname, in defiance of all actual nicknaming conventions for Carolyn?
Re: yes I am scrolling through all of these
Date: 2013-06-19 12:03 am (UTC)Re: yes I am scrolling through all of these
Date: 2013-06-19 12:44 am (UTC)Re: yes I am scrolling through all of these
Date: 2013-06-19 02:00 am (UTC)