Jun 5, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I wish I Read as a Kid/Teen

For this week's Top Ten Tuesday Rewind, I'm choosing Books I wish I read as a kid and/or teen.  Throughout the past two years of library school, I've come across so many books that I know I would have loved when I was younger.  

Top Ten Books I wish I Read as a Kid/Teen

1) The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
The antisocial/wallflower high schooler that I was would have adored this novel.  The ending twist still surprises me when I reread the novel; if you haven't read it yet, definitely check it out before you see the movie. I actually can't wait for it to come out later this year.  Emma Watson looks amazing. 


2) Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
I would have been obsessed with this series if I had heard about it as a child.  I can't believe I didn't hear about it until I started library school.  I say it all the time, but librarians know what they're talking about when they recommend books.

3) Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
I didn't know the movie was based on a book until library school.  I don't know how this happened.  Maybe my brain locked that information out like it did with the fact that Carolyn Keene isn't a real person (also learned in library school and my world came crashing down).

4) The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel), by Ellen Raskin
I adore The Westing Game, Raskin's best work, and consider it one of my all-time favorites.  I don't like this book as much, but I was still captivated by all the word play and puzzles and I know that I would have found it hilarious had I read it around the same time as The Westing Game.  

5) Weetzie Bat, by Francesca Lia Block
I'm not a huge fan of this series now, but had I read it as a pre-teen/teen I would have eaten it up.  

6) Boy Meets Boy, by David Levithan
I've always been pro-gay rights, but I never really read anything that featured any prominent gay characters pr gay storylines, and I would have loved this book.


7) Boy, by Roald Dahl
I loved (and still love) Dahl's books and it would have been just as fun as a child to see the parallels between his life and his stories.

8) The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan
I realize this didn't come out until after I was a kid, but I do wish I had read the series earlier rather than just starting it last week.  I've always loved Greek mythology and I think it's clever how it's injected into a modern setting.

9) The Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snickett
I've only recently started to read past book one of the series.  I loved the first installment, which I read numerous times when I was younger.  I don't really know why I never continued; maybe I was too caught up in waiting for Harry Potter books to come out.  

10) Emma, by Jane Austen
Only so I could have freaked out about the Clueless genius so much earlier.  

11 comments:

  1. I hadn't seen the trailer! thanks for sharing. I'm so excited to see it :)
    my ttt; http://booknookgirl.blogspot.com/2012/06/top-ten-tuesday-any-topic.html

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  2. I wish they had so much variety around when I was a teenager!

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  3. I love your list! Ella Enchanted literally made my childhood. I am so glad I found it as a child - and that I didn't discover it after first watching that godawful movie.

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    1. I didn't mind the movie, but now that I know it's a book and have read the book, I can see how it pales in comparison.

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  4. I'm sure I would have LOVED to have read Emma. I was a huge fan of the movie growing up. I still watch it when it comes on TV.
    Book Sniffers Anonymous

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    1. I've never seen the movie, unless Clueless counts! =)

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  5. I love your list! I wish the Olivia books had been around when I was little. :)

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  6. Gah, I submitted my first comment too soon! I just wanted to say that I really like your blog! I'm headed off to library school in the fall at UT Austin, so I'm really excited to read about another library student's experiences.

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    1. Aw thanks! And congrats on library school!! I think it's a lot of fun. What will you be studying??

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