I read and re-read Harriet the Spy, which I probably initially borrowed from the library, though I only remember my own falling-apart red paperback--nd of course, I started carrying my own notebook and "spying" on family members. I also read and re-read A Wrinkle in Time, which I definitely borrowed from the library, starting circa 2nd grade, when I was still rather too young to fully get it.
I know I read and liked the Claudia books by Barbara Brooks Wallace, but what I remember more than the books themselves is the spot in the library where they were. For years I couldn't remember the books' titles or author, but knew they were about a tomboy named Claudia and by an author whose name was late in the alphabet; I ended up then re-discovering the author's name while reading Stump the Bookseller, a pretty excellent site.
I read and re-read Harriet
I read and re-read Harriet the Spy, which I probably initially borrowed from the library, though I only remember my own falling-apart red paperback--nd of course, I started carrying my own notebook and "spying" on family members. I also read and re-read A Wrinkle in Time, which I definitely borrowed from the library, starting circa 2nd grade, when I was still rather too young to fully get it.
I know I read and liked the Claudia books by Barbara Brooks Wallace, but what I remember more than the books themselves is the spot in the library where they were. For years I couldn't remember the books' titles or author, but knew they were about a tomboy named Claudia and by an author whose name was late in the alphabet; I ended up then re-discovering the author's name while reading Stump the Bookseller, a pretty excellent site.