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Someone asked me recently about books I’d enjoyed when growing up in the 1950s.  I thought back to what was available and what I enjoyed reading.  The list would be different for everyone as a student then, but there would be some similarities.  I’ve tried to list them in a sequence that reflects my reading as I grew older.

Nancy Drew books of any kind.  I devoured these.
Heidi
Little Women.  I recall doing a book report on this book in 8th grade when I had to memorize a dialogue between Jo and Meg.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Pollyanna
Anne of Green Gables.  This was one of my …read more

Girls and boys will both enjoy Alex and the Ironic Gentleman by my fellow AbsoluteWrite.com member, Adrienne Kress.   It’s intended to be a middle grade book for readers in grades 8-12, but adults are giving it a thumbs up, too, not unlike adult fans of the Lemony Snicket and Artemis Fowl series.
Alex and the Ironic Gentleman tells the story of a female orphan, Alex, who lives with her uncle and is preparing to enter the sixth grade.  When her teacher is replaced by a man who ends up being a decendant of a famous pirate, the adventure begins.  Alex sets …read more