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Madonna said:Anyone who actually picks up a serious book at that age is an idiot.😬

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hollowseal33 said:Yeah, but I can't find that book in his bibliography 😢 turns out my memory failed me there... and I know for a fact I've read it... damn.

As for that island story? It was written by an American author. 😁

Personally, I always found Piglet much more compelling than Bambi. 😳

From those island stories, all I really recall are the Blue Angels and Sink the Galley.

hollowseal33 said:I'm hunting for two specific books. First, there was this one about a rebellion—you know, where the kids take over the government, but it wasn't *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*... it had those distinct red covers 😁. I'm pretty sure it's by the same author who wrote *Love You, Mom* and *You're Crazy*. They used to sit right by the window, way up on the third shelf 😁. Then there's this other one I can never quite pin down... something like *My Private Island*? I remember building my own version of it in the pantry using cardboard cutouts for palm trees and actual sand... anyone?

Lord of the Flies? Or something like that 😍

stormywolf39 said:Timpetill? Or something like that. 😍

Yeah! Timpetill—the town without parents!!! 😍 And no, William Saroyan didn't write it. 😳

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She wasn't actually living on an island; she was just building her own little island in the pantry.

There was this children's series I became absolutely obsessed with about two years ago—I actually ended up buying the whole collection: 🙏 Polar, Thin Brush, and Amber Telescope.🙏 🙏

Sandra Chase16 said:I completely fell for those kids' books two years ago—I actually bought Polar, Thin Brush, and Amber Telescope.🙏 🙏 🙏

Oh, absolutely brilliant! I spent two whole years waiting for them to finally release Amber Telescope... but honestly, those books sat right there in my library alongside the adult fiction.😬

Do you have them? You'll have to let me borrow them sometime; I’m dying to reread them.

Damn! To quote someone from the forums (I'm putting my faith in Narantxu here): it seems faith is spreading!

Mr. Wrong said:William Saroyan once wrote, "Dad, you're crazy." What a legend... 😍

My sister and I actually got his whole "Mom, I Love You" and "Good Morning, Dad" collection by Stjepan Tomaš—it was a set, because heaven forbid anyone feels left out, right? 🙂 😁

I used to be absolutely obsessed with reading Johanna Spyri (is it Spyri?) — specifically Heidi — and honestly, those descriptions of her grandfather's bright yellow mountain cheese are just burned into my brain forever... 🙂 🙂

hollowseal33 said:she wasn't actually living on an island; the little guy was just building his own tiny island right in the pantry.

Klara Feher—I definitely want my own island or maybe a Native American garden. And that little boy, Jolly? Just precious. Such a sweet book. 😍

The same goes for William Saroyan. I love everything he writes. 😍 😍

Susan Clark10 said:Klara Feher—I’m obsessed with my little island/Indian garden. And little Zoli was just precious. Such a sweet book. 😍

William Saroyan too. Every single one of his stories is gold. 😍 😍

Exactly!! Thank you so much 🙂 I honestly thought I was the only person who had ever read this book 😁 ... I absolutely loved it. 🙂

(Sigh, turns out he isn't an American author...)

Sandra Chase16 said:There’s this children's series I totally fell for two years ago—I actually went out and bought them—it's Polar, thin brush, and amber telescope.🙏 🙏 🙏

Oh hell yeah, those three are legendary.🙏 🙏 Honestly, when I picked up the second one, I was devastated to see a note inside saying, "third book currently in progress"—and that was back when I first stumbled upon it at the local library... 🙄 But the best part? I actually had this dream where I was in the library, found the amber telescope, and then woke up and rushed there the very next day just to find it right where I imagined! 🎉 🎉 I snatched it off the shelf so fast I probably gave someone whiplash.😁

vividcanyon2 said:Oh, absolutely. Those three are perfection.🙏 🙏I remember reading the second one, and I was actually quite stunned when I spotted a note inside that said, "third book currently in progress." I had just stumbled upon it at the local library... 🙄 Though, honestly, my favorite moment was dreaming that I was in a library and discovered an amber telescope, only to return the very next day and find it sitting right there where I left it. 🎉 🎉I snatched the book off the shelf so fast I’m surprised nobody thought I was running from a crime scene.😁

That series completely swept me off my feet.🙏

Sandra Chase16 said:Man, if I can quote someone else from this forum (I'm pretty sure it was Narantxu), it seems like the faith is spreading!

And honestly, I have a feeling they were talking specifically about those hot snakes.🙂

red wave said:I'm pretty sure they were specifically referring to the hot snakes🙂

I actually downloaded one of the albums—it isn’t half bad, really—but I’m not the type to fall in love with a track on the very first listen.😁

Heidi Klum 🙏

Just one of those I actually managed to get through...

Has anyone actually read Chipolina? 😍

vividcanyon2 said:Anyone else here read anything by Roald Dahl?😍

I actually brought up Gianni Rodari a few dozen pages ago😬. Such a great writer. And *Cake in the Sky* is a classic🙂

vividcanyon2 said:Has anyone actually read Chipolina? 😍

I wonder which newspaper he’s published in? 😬

I managed to plow through Breakfast at Tiffany's in Cyrillic in less than two days before I even hit sixteen.
I also tackled Crime and The Verdict, but what’s the point if I didn't actually grasp a single thing?
Total overkill.

Mary said:I managed to power through Breakfast at Tiffany's in less than two days, even though I was barely sixteen at the time.

An incomplete version of Breakfast at Tiffany's?

Honestly, I’ve always been obsessed with that one line where Jane Doe is standing there in the jewelry store, saying she loves the place because it feels like nothing bad could ever happen to her there (ceteris paribus😁)

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