Books you read as a child/ teenager that you would love to read again!

I loved all the Enid Blyton books. Famous Fives, Mallory Towers, St Claires........

I had all the Famous 5 and Secret 7 books, as well as all the Malory Towers ones.
I read loads as a child s till do. I would love to read again

Any Nancy Drew
Little Women
What Katy Did - which reminds me I have my mums childhood copy somewhere in the house
The Little Princess
Railway Children
When I was about 12 my mum let me read her Agath Christie books, which I'm sure helped develop my love of crime novels now - along with anything else I can get my hands on. I was never keen on Virginia Andrews , i've never read any of hers. I was about 13 when I read Lace![blush}

MadLabOwner: I read somewhere that the reason so many kids' books feature kids abandoned by parents or orphaned is that kids often fantasize about being orphaned or somehow free of parents ( in a generally benign sort of way, of course - it's about a striving for independence and self-determination). Certainly, as an adopted child I could sort of relate to it (when pissed off with parents I used to envisage my 'real' mummy coming to rescue me. Was quite put out when I read that all children or pretty much all of them have similar fantasies))..

Disclaimer, that is not meant to upset anyone who has issues around adoption but apparently it's something that both adopted and non-adopted kids think about.

The Giant Under the Snow.....can't remember the author.

It was a fantasy/mystery type thning and left a lasting impression on me. Think I was about 10 when I read it, but may have been older.

Re-read Marianne Dreams last year - still good. Also love Diana Wynne Jones, like to get Fire & Hemlock out every so often. This thread has also made me want to read the Dark is Rising again... I could try getting it out on DS's ticket but he is only 13 months

Marianne Dreams
The Black Stallion

One of the great things about having kids is that I have reread all my other old-time favourites with them over the last several years. Still read aloud to ds2, though he is 8,because I love it to bits.

I'm sorry - Will is AMERICAN???????
No, no, how dare they mess around with this.
Mrs Bumblebee and Hanaflower, will you still go and see it? There is no way I will now.

Glad to see someone else remembers The Diddakoi, one of my favourites.

Rebecca's World, the Chrestomanci books, Carrie's War... there are loads.

Judy Blume. 'Forever'

The railway children too

I was really keen on The Silvery Brumby series for a while. I think there are about three of them. Can't remember the writer. One of the Pullein Thompson sisters maybe.

Did anyone read the Kelly Blake Teen Model books, same publishers as Sweet Dreams / Sweet Valley? I LOVED these prior to Virginia Andrews.

Oh wow, fellow Lorna Hill lovers! I'm so impressed! Did you just read the ballet ones or have you also managed to get hold of her pony ones too - Stolen Holiday and other ones with ghastly Marjorie in them? So glorious. I was DEEPLY in love with Sebastian at age 13. Girls Gone By press are reprinting them (if you're as sad as me).

All Lynne Reid Banks were massive faves later on, especially My Darling Villain with bad boy Mark and his motorbike.

Did anyone else read Easy Connections and Easy Freedom by Liz Berry?

I LOVE mumsnet sometimes!

I think my favourite was a trilogy about a girl called Jinny, who owned a horse called Shannah (?) or something like that

I read all the pony books - there were loads of them, and I kept them all!! (my DD is only 3, so I will keep them for her - better than all stuff aimed at betweenies at the moment IMO

Yes, just the second book, I think. Probably my favourite, though Grey King is a very close second. I think I'll have to wait for some reviews before I decide whether to go and see it. It's out sometime this autumn, I think. There's a feature about it in this month's Empire magazine, which is the only reason I know about it.

Oh, and while I'm on here, also anything by Diana Wynne Jones, particularly Howl's Moving Castle (which, if you haven't read it, is SO much better than the recent animated film) and Fire and Hemlock.

hanaflower, just dropped in to say I'm totally with you on The Dark is Rising. Did you know they're bringing out a film of it? I was really excited until I found out that Will is American and there's a scene in it with Merry covered in snakes. Ok, I haven't read it for about a year, so maybe my memory is going, but WTF?? I don't remember any snakes!?

Lorna Hill books...I loved them, and practically convinced myself that I could be Veronica Weston if I put my mind to it.

Was never convinced by Ballet Shoes, though.

To Kill A Mockingbird

Noel streatfield books (esp. ballet shoes)
St clare's series
and Anne of Green Gables.

Can't wait until dd is a bit older !!

I meant thank you genuinely, not implying smartypants at all. I must have read a load of Streatfeilds at the same time and that's why I thought it was one of hers. It isn't really like NS come to think of it. Weren't hers about plucky children making do and earning money by being talented and plucky while their father was away doing something mysterious?

there's a pony book which I can't for the life of me remember the title of (despite mumsnetters being really helpful some time ago suggesting possible titles and authors) Anyway, would love to read it again. I read The L Shaped room too and loved it.