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Filed under: Teens, That's Entertainment
Books are a permanent part of the fabric of my childhood. Certain authors hold chunks of the eighties: Beverly Cleary, Roald Dahl, Judy Blume. My imagination was a rich, vibrant place. I cherished it and books fed it, and even now I keep some of my favourite childhood books on my shelf: the BFG, Ramona Quimby Age 8, and a few tattered Choose Your Own Adventure books.Do you remember Choose Your Own Adventure? They were written in the second person, exciting narratives that ended in a decision that the reader had to make, never knowing where it would take him.
I had thought that the books ceased publishing in the late 1990's. Apparently, they did, but now they're back under a different publisher. I'm so excited!
Chooseco has a list of newer books, and I am giddy just reading some of the story lines. I think reading is one of the greatest joys in life. I can't wait to introduce these to Nolan.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
9-17-2006 @ 9:51AM
Belinda said...I remember them, but I only liked the Goosebumps one, I always found all the others boring.
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9-17-2006 @ 10:44AM
Nicole said...I was just talking to my son and his father about these books the other day. I was telling them how much I enjoyed these books as a child and how I really think my son would like them. I was going to take a ride to the library this week to see if we could find some. I'm glad they are back! I will have to pick some up from the book store.
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9-17-2006 @ 12:08PM
Matthew Miller said...I used to bookmark every choice that seemed important and then go back and read the other branch. I'd have, like, thirty bookmarks.
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9-17-2006 @ 2:31PM
VL said...I loved these books! I used to read them with my grandmother. Our favorite was the House on Chimney Rock, but I always ended up turning into a mouse.
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9-18-2006 @ 9:53AM
mamaloo, the doula said...These books were my gateway drug to scifi and I've never looked back: Choose Your Own Adventures -> Piers Anthony's Xanth series -> Madeline L'Engle's Wrinkle In Time -> Any book with science, aliens and/or space ships.
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9-18-2006 @ 8:26AM
momma2mingbu said...I recently introduced my son to CYOA books. I loved those as a kid myself and now he is reading them.
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9-18-2006 @ 9:30AM
heather said...YEs!. I loved these books as a kid and found some for my daughter at a 2nd hand book store. I am so glad they are back.
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