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Who remembers this from when you were a kid?
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Jonny Quest books..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Quest
LONG before the cartoon show...
There was a girls version of the Hardy Boys,Nancy Drew.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nancy_Drew_books
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Quest
LONG before the cartoon show...
There was a girls version of the Hardy Boys,Nancy Drew.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nancy_Drew_books
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys
Never did get into the Hardy Boys. I have this completionist mindset and never could find the first one. What this thread reminded me of, however, was a series that I was introduced to when I was 6, The Boxcar Children:
For a younger audience than the Hardy Boys, I think, but the first book was interesting to me. Has survivalist themes that I have always enjoyed in books.
Many, many books in the series.
Looks like somewhere around 137.
Another series I thoroughly enjoyed when I was younger was:
This was a what-if the aliens from War of the Worlds had not succumbed to disease.
For a younger audience than the Hardy Boys, I think, but the first book was interesting to me. Has survivalist themes that I have always enjoyed in books.
Many, many books in the series.
Looks like somewhere around 137.
Another series I thoroughly enjoyed when I was younger was:
This was a what-if the aliens from War of the Worlds had not succumbed to disease.
Since I was probably grounded most of my young life,I read a LOT sitting in my room...
Then when I moved to the S. Rim of the Grand Canyon we got snowed in,more reading time WITH the Stereo CRANKED up.
Albums,8 tracks,reel to reel tapes - mostly Albums.
I read a lot of science fiction.
Isaac Asimov . Ray Bradbury , and a ton of lesser known pulp novel authors.
No cable or sat TV(at the canyon),computers or whatever back in the early 70's.
Then when I moved to the S. Rim of the Grand Canyon we got snowed in,more reading time WITH the Stereo CRANKED up.
Albums,8 tracks,reel to reel tapes - mostly Albums.
I read a lot of science fiction.
Isaac Asimov . Ray Bradbury , and a ton of lesser known pulp novel authors.
No cable or sat TV(at the canyon),computers or whatever back in the early 70's.
Never read the hardy boys but I read a shit load of goosebumps and almost every animorph book they made. Pretty much only read harry potter after that until I was in early/mid twenties then started reading fantasy again. Right now I'm really enjoying Brandon Sanderson, Scott Lynch, Brent Weeks, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter V Brett, George RR Martin(although im having a hard time finishing the 5th ASOIF book.)
wow i remember that .. dang im old
My other favorite series when I was a kid as Tom Swift. He was an inventor who would go on some crazy adventures. When we'd get new ones we'd usually get one of each and my brother and I would sit back to back and read for hours. I'll have to see if I can find some of Toms books. I'd bet that my son would love them even more than The Hardy Boys.
Oh and I've read several of The Boxcar Kids books to them, like the first 3.
My sister was into the Nancy Drew and my older girls read a few of them.
Oh and I've read several of The Boxcar Kids books to them, like the first 3.
My sister was into the Nancy Drew and my older girls read a few of them.
I hadn't thought of The Boxcar Children in ages!!! I loved those books! And read every Nancy Drew book I could get my hands on! My mom tried to get me into the Bobsy Twins, but I don't think it took. I also loved the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books,,,genius! hahaha
I don't have any books left from quite that long ago, but I still have everything I read from High School and college.
One of these days, I'll reread all of the Asimov books to see if they were as good as the 1st time I read them. Don't really remember much about them in the 20+ years since I read them.
One of these days, I'll reread all of the Asimov books to see if they were as good as the 1st time I read them. Don't really remember much about them in the 20+ years since I read them.