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Book Ideas:  What book influenced you the most growing up?  |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
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 Posted - Mar 11 2008 : 07:38:53 AM
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Honestly...my two favorite classics were to Kill a Mockingbird and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn!! Read the Little House books, The Chronicles of Narnia and Where the Red Fern Grows to my kids...the latter made both my son and myself ball our eyes out!!!!!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2008 : 08:00:54 AM
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Oh! I love the Walter Farley books, James Herriot and such as well! I even wanted to be a vet for a really long time because of the James Herriot books. That's even why I live in Moscow!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2008 : 10:39:16 AM
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This brought back some great memories for me, too.
My Side of the Mountain...had forgotten about that book but WOW, did I ever love it at the time! I relaly need to re-read that to see how close I've stayed (or strayed) from the influence of that book. Also, the Anne of Green Gables books, Nancy Drew, and do you remember Pippi Longstocking?
Jo
"Wish I had time to work with herbs all day!" |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2008 : 10:58:23 AM
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Oh, Where the Red Fern Grows. Haven't been able to read it since 4th grade. I've never made myself sooo upset before---my mom actually had to take the book away from and me and tell my teacher that I had "read enough" of it. I actually threw up from crying
I too love James Herriot--I'm actually reading (re-re-re-re) his short stories right now. Can't get enough of them.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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Terre
True Blue Farmgirl
97 Posts
Indiana
USA
97 Posts |
Posted - Apr 01 2008 : 3:34:01 PM
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Hi All! Happy Spring! Some favorite books I read growing up: Little Women, Little Men, The Secret Garden, Nancy Drew, The Dana Girls books, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Cheaper by the Dozen, fairy tales and biographies written for children about all kinds of interesting people. I loved to read and still do. I have this disease called "BOOKS". I am having so much fun reading with my granddaughters now.
Be true in heart. |
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Terre
True Blue Farmgirl
97 Posts
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2008 : 3:36:16 PM
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P.S. Out of all the books I just spoke about (previous post) I think the one book that most influenced me was probably Little Women. Great book!
Be true in heart. |
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nelia48
Farmgirl in Training
43 Posts
Cora
Spring Hill
FL
USA
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Posted - Apr 06 2008 : 07:03:14 AM
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I know most of you probably never heard of it, but the books I read over and over and over again and meant the most to me was the Elsie Dinsmore series. I see they have just reprinted the series. It takes place in the Civil War era in the south. Great Christian morals and principals taught in these books!
Cora
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TabithaLenox
True Blue Farmgirl
605 Posts
Kim
Gettysburg
PA
USA
605 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2008 : 09:50:16 AM
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The books that influenced me the most were Anna Sewell's "Black Beauty", the Walter Farley series "The Black Stallion" and the "Misty of Chincoteague" series....Can you tell I love horses?
Kim
" Life's A Garden- Dig It! " Joe Dirt |
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Claudelle
Farmgirl in Training
32 Posts
Karla
Corbett
Oregon
USA
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Posted - May 05 2008 : 12:54:07 PM
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Although I read almost every book in my elementary school library...the two books that I loved so much I've given them as gifts are: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell and Sadako & The Thousand Paper Cranes by Elanor Coerr. =)
Karla
Farmgirl Sister #171
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ErinW
Farmgirl in Training
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Erin
Corbeil
ON
Canada
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Posted - May 05 2008 : 5:10:12 PM
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| Like just about everyone else, Little Women and Little House top my list. I've always credited Ma Ingles with giving me the desire to have a 'make-do' lifestyle. Her favourite adages still wander through my mind all the time. |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - May 05 2008 : 5:50:22 PM
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I am an Ann of Green Gables girl....But,If you have little girls, I would recommend a series of books from a girl in my hometown.. they are absolutley "farmette" worthy... you can check them out at www.mokitime.com ..... I have all boys.. Most now grown... but I have the series, just in case I get grandgirls someday :) had these books been around when I was little I would have loved them...
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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HAINAngel2000
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Mary
Sweet Home
OR
USA
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farmgirlkate
True Blue Farmgirl
167 Posts
kate
bryan
TX
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2008 : 7:18:49 PM
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Wow-what memories. My favs were:
My side of the mountain
Little Women
Black Beauty
Little House series
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Watership Down
Cheaper by the Dozen, and of course...
Charlottes Web.
I think the one that changed my perspective on life was My Side of the Mountain. I wanted to run away and do that. Heck, I still want to run away and do that!
"You only have what you give..."" |
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MsSadie
True Blue Farmgirl
80 Posts
SD
Texas
USA
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Soozy-B
Farmgirl in Training
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Susan
Glendale
WI
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2008 : 10:51:26 AM
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| Like so many of you, I loved the Little House series of books. But one of my all-time favorites was The Secret Garden. I remember reading that book over & over, especially on cool & rainy summer days, when the weather seemed to match the feeling of the book & lonely little Mary Lenox, before she found her secret garden & brought it back to life! |
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Quintessential Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
175 Posts
Kate
Tyler
TX
USA
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Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 05:27:35 AM
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I have to agree with LALUNA about A Wrinkle in Time....and A Wind in the Door and the other books that were part of that series. Charles Wallace and Meg became part of my family. I first read them when I was in third grade....and then every other year for a couple of decades. I bought them for my nephew when he began reading...and now he is approaching 20 and loves Charles Wallace and Meg as much as much as I do. I think your students will respond positively toward your choice of books. I also read every Nancy Drew mystery...and all the Little House books also. When I was in the classroom my students all loved the Ramona books. They are some of my favorites too.
Farmgirl sister #234
http://quintessentialkate.blogspot.com
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
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Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 06:23:47 AM
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The first book that MOST influenced my life for sure was My Side of the Mountain. I have always loved the challenge of being as self-sufficient as possible and later when I was 14 it was The Diary of Anne Frank....there were a lot of other books I loved but these 2 I think, truly influenced who I became and what I valued more than any others. But there were The Five Little Peppers, The Bobbsey Twins (can you tell my age? LOL!), Nancy Drew, ALL animal books...the Chincoteague books, Walter Farley and the Lassie and Laddie books,(the author escapes me right now) and Jack London and when I was a kid we used to be able to buy these cute little books for a nickle or a dime and they were westerns...I sure wish I still had some of those books!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 03:37:52 AM
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I Absolutely LOVED to read as a child and do to this day, though not as much as I would like! the books that influenced me the most were; The Little House Series (LOVE LOVE LOVE that set to this day!!!), The Sam Campbell Series, Mystery at Christmas Tree Farm, Back to Basics (yes I use to read and re-read this as a child!!), and God's Minutes. And has that list of favortites grown!! I too have the "Book" problem but firmly believe you can never have too many!!! 
I have enjoyed reading everyones list and have to go check our "My Side of the Mountain" because I never heard of it!!
Hugz to All!!
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
121 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 1:40:50 PM
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| I read pretty much anything and everything I could get my hands on. However my all-time favorite books were the entire Anne of Green Gables series. I SO related to Anne! I loved Little Women as well. I got the chance to go to Green Gables on PEI a few years ago, it's every bit as beautiful there as the book described. :) |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 2:21:18 PM
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Oh wow! This is a great question! When I was growing up I read like a maniac! I absolutely loved reading and still do! There were many books that influenced me. "Are you there God? It's me, Margaret" was a very important book for me growing up. I read it many times. My mother gave it to me. "Where the Red Fern Grows" was so amazing! My teacher read this aloud to my class in elementary school. After she finished the book we watched the movie. "Anne of Green Gables" is a classic! "Island of the Blue Dophin" all I can say is wow! Nancy Drew was one of my fave book series'. Harry Potter (I grew up during the huge HP surge)was and still is so great! I have read each about a million times lol!
Chelsey |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 2:30:25 PM
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I'll probably date myself here, but when I was a kid I loved the Pipi Longstocking books and the Borrowers. And I loved Tom Sawyer. Lucky me I live only about an hour from Hannibal MO, so we've done all the Mark Twain touristy stuff, but it's also where one of my favorite B&B is located.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 2:54:14 PM
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I LOVE Pipi Longstocking and the Borrowers! I love how much imagination those books have!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
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pink rose garden
Farmgirl in Training
37 Posts
Jess
west olive
michigan
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 7:36:52 PM
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| Little House On the Prairie.I loved everything about them! Know I read them to my Daughter on lazy sundays after lunch! |
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Book Ideas: What book influenced you the most growing up? |
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What book influenced you the most growing up?
