tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post7801486657474768857..comments2024-03-20T06:59:28.570-07:00Comments on An Avid Reader; A Wannabe Writer: Top Ten "Gateway" BooksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02971605367068544136noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-27947525300174847742014-04-06T22:21:19.114-07:002014-04-06T22:21:19.114-07:00Yes!!!!! I too was addicted to R.L. Stine when I w...Yes!!!!! I too was addicted to R.L. Stine when I was young. If I'm remembering correctly, I think I transitioned from children's books to YA with his books, going from Goosebumps to Fear Street.Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190463734377088621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-90047087298624263532014-04-01T13:07:40.107-07:002014-04-01T13:07:40.107-07:00I totally know what you mean about Jim Dale! Wanna...I totally know what you mean about Jim Dale! Wanna know a crazy story??? I actually checked out Harry Potter on Audio from the library right before I went into labor with my third child. I took them to the hospital and listened to him read while I was in labor to help keep me calm, Ha! DevouredShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540236869104256532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-52804140304161225482014-04-01T11:46:58.726-07:002014-04-01T11:46:58.726-07:00Okay I think I need to reread some of these books....Okay I think I need to reread some of these books.<br /><br />Here's our <a href="http://www.owlalwaysbereading.com/2014/04/top-ten-tuesday.html" rel="nofollow"> TTT </a><br />Doris @ <a href="http://www.owlalwaysbereading.com/" rel="nofollow"> OABR </a>Doris @ OABRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729105260752795007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-52639907730172970992014-04-01T11:14:42.922-07:002014-04-01T11:14:42.922-07:00Goosebumbs definitely made my list too! I owe a lo...Goosebumbs definitely made my list too! I owe a lot of credit to R.L. Stine!!! I've only read The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick and LOVED it. I need to check out more of his books. I just recently started the Harry Potter books back in October of last year, I stopped after book 4 to take a break but I'm definitely gonna get back on that H.P. train sometime soon!<br />Great list!! Thanks for sharing Tiffany!! xoxo<br />check out my TTT<br />Michelle ~ <a href="http://www.bookhangoversbb.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Book Hangovers Blabs Books</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430439160444173950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-39988776741594497932014-04-01T09:19:22.534-07:002014-04-01T09:19:22.534-07:00This is a great list! I still need to read Matthew...This is a great list! I still need to read Matthew Quick. I read every Goosebumps and Fear Street book growing up - there is actually a new Fear Street coming in the fall.Caitie Fhttp://www.playswellwithbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-7770616596692703522014-04-01T07:53:38.694-07:002014-04-01T07:53:38.694-07:00Yes! I love that other people know why that book ...Yes! I love that other people know why that book was SO great! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971605367068544136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-1588418360602376722014-04-01T07:53:18.128-07:002014-04-01T07:53:18.128-07:00I have been meaning to read Terry Pratchett for ye...I have been meaning to read Terry Pratchett for years now. I hear he's awesome! (And I read RL Stine as an adult and hated it. But as a kid, he got me.) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971605367068544136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-9104546466788564992014-04-01T07:52:11.899-07:002014-04-01T07:52:11.899-07:00He was very influential on my childhood, that'...He was very influential on my childhood, that's for sure! Thanks for stopping by! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971605367068544136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-2212891919028209052014-04-01T07:51:41.419-07:002014-04-01T07:51:41.419-07:00I was surprise when I liked his books and now I ha...I was surprise when I liked his books and now I have read almost all of them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971605367068544136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-46241668055663022852014-04-01T07:51:18.249-07:002014-04-01T07:51:18.249-07:00That book is incredible! I buy it for ANYONE I kn...That book is incredible! I buy it for ANYONE I know having a kid because, to this day, I have it memorized. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971605367068544136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-31940953036587999732014-04-01T07:50:30.349-07:002014-04-01T07:50:30.349-07:00Same here! I definitely will find Goosebump books ...Same here! I definitely will find Goosebump books hidden away in my parents basement if I looked. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971605367068544136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-59502922545772127222014-04-01T06:49:55.111-07:002014-04-01T06:49:55.111-07:00Yay for The Shadow of the Wind! *high fives*
Grea...Yay for <i>The Shadow of the Wind</i>! *high fives*<br /><br />Great list this week :D <a href="http://www.caffeinatedlife.net/blog/2014/04/01/meme-top-ten-tuesdays-92/" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Lianne @ caffeinatedlife.nethttp://www.caffeinatedlife.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-81568116627799053992014-04-01T05:12:07.834-07:002014-04-01T05:12:07.834-07:00Great list :) I was never a fan of RL Stine, but t...Great list :) I was never a fan of RL Stine, but that was all my OH read when he was younger! Now it's only Warhammer and game tie ins and a smattering of Terry Pratchett.<br /><a href="http://teapartyprincess.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Cora @ Tea Party Princess</a>Cora - Tea Party Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133308447865264575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-69358824875122360302014-04-01T04:04:09.038-07:002014-04-01T04:04:09.038-07:00I'd be curious to know how many people were le...I'd be curious to know how many people were led into reading by R. L. Stine!<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-you-cant-just-eat-one-authors-on-my.html" rel="nofollow"> my list of You-Can't-Just-Eat-One Books on My Reading Journey!</a>Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-47649376982186828992014-03-31T22:57:34.921-07:002014-03-31T22:57:34.921-07:00You are reminding me that I should be reading more...You are reminding me that I should be reading more John Grisham - I think I've only read a couple, and I really enjoyed them both. There are several of his paperbacks somewhere at my parents' collecting dust I should grab :)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115555672589550895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-19459373076611752142014-03-31T21:36:30.011-07:002014-03-31T21:36:30.011-07:00THE SPOOKY OLD TREE, OH MY GOD. I am dying at the ...THE SPOOKY OLD TREE, OH MY GOD. I am dying at the fact that someone else read that book as a kid. I was totally obsessed with it. Oh my gosh, I'm way too excited but that's so crazy to me. Haha.<br /><br />My <a href="http://okletsread.blogspot.com/2014/03/top-ten-gateway-books-in-my-reading.html" rel="nofollow">Top Ten Tuesday!</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773130806254678600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947493571613994611.post-26230482639812067422014-03-31T21:22:46.776-07:002014-03-31T21:22:46.776-07:00Oh man R.L. Stine was a childhood staple. I should...Oh man R.L. Stine was a childhood staple. I should have put him in honorable mention or something like that. I think I still have most of the goosebump books hidden away in the garage. <br /><br /><a href="http://raindropsandpages.com/2014/03/31/top-ten-gateway-books-and-authors-my-ttt-post/" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com