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Classics-which ones have you read?
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OK, we all have to admit that while books like Harry Potter are awesome, fun, awesome, well-written, awesome (and did I mention awesome?), there are still the classics. And by them I mean the ones that have survived through the years with people still loving them. Here are the ones I have read and my opinions on them:
1. The Swiss Family Robinson-great book. True, sometimes the language was difficult to understand, but it was still a great plot. A family gets shipwrecked on an island and needs to learn to survive on it.
2. Heidi-LOVED LOVED LOVED IT! It was amazing and very easy to follow. A girl gets sent to live with her grandfather, a mountain hermit, and loves it. Only then her aunt comes back and sends her to be a companion to an invalid girl in the city.
3. Black Beauty-is-THE-greatest-horse-book-of-all-time. Seriously, though, it was elegant, easy to read, and told from the point of view of a horse, in a way that humans could understand it. READ IT! It's about a horse's life story, going from good owners to bad owners...amazing.
4. Little Women-Techinically, I have not read it all the way through, but I still like it. Four girls, living in the Civil War era, learning how to be good and kind. I like it, it teaches good morals.
5. The Secret Garden-oh my gosh. If you like books with mysteries, and haven't read this one yet, what are you waiting for? It is AMAZING. It's about a girl who finds, well, a secret garden. I must have read this about ten times, and I still love it.
6. Anne of Green Gables-lovely, well-written, and I could identify with Anne, seeing as she's so imaginative and loves being out in the wilderness, free to roam and allow her imagination to roam. If you haven't read it, you don't know what you're missing. She's an orphan, goes to live with a bachelor and his sister, and turns their world upside down (for the better).
7. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm-as with Little Women, I have not read all of it, but it's still a great book. It reminds me of Anne of Green Gables, in the sense that the main character is an imaginative girl who goes to live with two people who have a quiet existense. Only the two people are spinster sisters. Still good.
8. A Little Princess-oooohhh, such a good book! I'd like to get this main character, Sara, Anne, and Rebecca all together and see what they did with each other, but I can't. :( Anyhoo, A Little Princess is about a girl named Sara who goes to live in a boarding school, only to have her father die and be left penniless. The only reason she stays is to work as a servant girl. But she's still imaginative. And still a little princess.
So, which ones of these have you read? Did you like them? Do you have any other classics? Tell me!
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~Wolfgirl67 signing off.
submitted by Wolfgirl67, age 12, In the new hous
(March 4, 2010 - 12:37 pm)
(March 4, 2010 - 12:37 pm)
Let's see, I've read The Secret Garden, a few Pippi Longstockings, several of the Betsy-Tacy books (which yes, I consider classics), Robin Hood, Charlotte's Web, A Christmas Carol (for Language Arts class), Pollyanna, A Little Princess (ages and ages ago), and probably a few more I'm forgetting...
(March 12, 2010 - 12:21 pm)
@Elizabeth H's list:
Charlotte's web- I think I had begun to read it when I was really little, but I don't remember ever finsihing it..
The Hobbit-After the first LotR, I didn't want to waste my time.
Lord of the Rings-Read the first(blech) couldn't make myself finish the second.
Heidi-I raed a shortened version of it two times;I loved it.
Pipi Longstocking-Nope, but we have the movie somewhere in this house...
Dr. Doolittle (whole series) -No, but I saw the movie, didn't like it. I don't like medically related movies or shows if you know what I mean. I have a weak stomach.
Betsy-Tacy series- Never heard of them
Alice in Wonderland- I started an older version of it at my Grandma and Granpa's house once. It was pretty good, but there was a word in it that I didn't know until I had looked it up. It meant something like small sweets.
Through the Looking Glass-Never read it.
Little Women-No, but we have it on a bookshelf upstairs. It's a big book.
The Secret garden-I read an exerpt from it in an old reading book and one of those big picture book versions that still had some of the words in it. I also saw the movie.
A Little Princess- Oh my dragon! I loved it! I read it twice I think. Did you know that there was two different books made of it? One was called A little Princess and the other was Sarah Crew. Sarah Crew was the one that the movie was based off of. And there was two movies made! I like the newer one more.
Anne of Green Gables (whole series)- I tried to read the first, but couldn't finish it. I was probably too young to read it though, so I might try it again.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm- Haven't heard of it.
Mrs. Pigglewiggle- Awwww, I love those!
Mary Poppins-I didn't know it was a book! I'll have to read it sometime!
The Five Little Peppers ( and The Five Little Peppers All Grown Up)-Never heard of it. What's it about?
Emma-I just started to read it too!
Pride and Prejudice-Nope.
Little House on the Prairie series-I've read a couple of them by myself, but the rest my mama or papa read to me.
The Wizard of Oz series-I've only read the first, but I think it was a short version.
Treasure Island-Nope
Tom Sawer and Huckleberry Finn-I tried to read one of those, but the language was too hard to understand.
Jane Eyre-Nope.
A Christmas Carol (abridged)-Nope
David Copperfeild-Nope
Great Expectations-Nope
The Chronicles of Narnia (is this a classic?)-I've read the first one by myself, but the rest, excluding The last Battle, my mama read to me and my younger sister.
The Young Wizard series-Nope.
Here's mine:
Harry Potter-Yes!! By myself 1-3 about five times, 4th twice, 5th once, 6th twice, 7th once. My mama read me 4th once, 5th once, 6th once and 7th twice. And I've listened to the 2nd about 5 times on tape.
Mt Side of the Mountain-Loved it. My papa read it to me once then I tried to read it by myself, but it wasn't as cool.
Is The American Girl Series a classic? If so, then yes. Molly, Felicity, Josephina, Addy, Kit, Samantha, I think that's it.
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(March 13, 2010 - 9:35 am)
Oo, I forgot Pollyanna. I have also read My Side of the Mountin, The Sign of the Beaver ( classic?), Indian in the Cubord (classic?), and I have read most of the American Girl books. I tried to read Where the Red Fern Grows, but i never finished it.
~Elizabeth H
(March 14, 2010 - 12:45 pm)
Oh, yeah, E. Nesbit! How did I forget her? And I love Edward Eager, too.
(March 8, 2010 - 4:41 pm)
On the topic of banned HP: Just ftr, Sarah Does Not Ban Books.
Sorry. :) That's a touchy subject to me. But really. Read her book.
(March 9, 2010 - 5:11 pm)
E. Nesbit's books are really great! I think that my favorite classic is The Trumpet of the Swan. It is a little sad but amazing!
(March 9, 2010 - 8:15 pm)
Black Beauty rocks!
Just to let you know, I am Cherryspots. Cherryspots and Lauren B are the same person.
(March 12, 2010 - 7:19 pm)
Yay! A classics thread! Books I've read:
1. The Swiss Family Robinson - I read it in fourth grade in literature class. A lot of my classmates hated it, but I loved it!
3. Black Beauty - Love that, too! Read it in third grade literature
4. Little Women - I think I read that when I was little. (My mom read it to me.) Oh wait, maybe it was the GIC. Uh-oh. That's not good. Anyway, my school did a presentation of that last year.
5. The Secret Garden - I read that in fifth grade. Cute book. I thought the movie was quite scary!
6. Anne of Green Gables - I LOVE that book! I love Anne so much and her friendship with, oh, what's her name??? I think it was Samantha or something. I could be wrong.
7. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms - I love that book, too. I love the attitute of Rebecca!
Classics to Add:
1. Pollyanna: An adorable book about a girl who is a full-time optimist and befriends many grouchy people, making them happy. A cute book.
2. Tom Sawyer (and anything written by Mark Twain, actually): I think you probably all know what this is about, but in case you don't: Tom Sawyer is a boy living in Missouri on the banks of the Mississippi. He's friends with a vagrant named Huckleberry Finn and a bunch of boys who are up to no good. It's a fun book.
Oh, and Admin: I love The Mozart Season so much!! It inspired me to practice more. And my violin teacher just gave me Mozart's Violin Concerto No. Three, the one Allegra would have played if her bow had fallen the other way. I'm so excited!
~Leaf
Leaf, I'm so excited! You're the only person I've heard of who knows The Mozart Season (besides me)! I read it quite a few years ago, but I remember I loved the term "the Stem People"!
Admin
(March 26, 2010 - 5:25 pm)