K-12 Reading Poll

[author_by_night]

Okay. I'm going to attempt a cut yet again.

This poll is on what books you read between preschool and grade twelve - if you're unfamiliar with the American School system, that's age three through age seventeen/eighteen.

I didn't include grade level. Well, they are in order with some grade level/age in mind, but truthfully, everyone reads books at a different rate, and everyone's version of "grade level" differs. I know people who thought I was very mature for reading Baby-Sitter's club at eight years old; I know others who stopped reading them at seven years old. Same with Harry Potter - I've seen reading lists with Harry Potter for third graders and lists with Harry Potter for sixth graders.

I got some of these books out of memory, and some from lists. I tried to keep it as not-exclusively-American as possible, but some of these books are not too specific with their location (such as The Giver), and others, I have no idea what they are about, let alone where they come from. Plus, I used to live in Europe, and I read a lot of these American books.

Please do share other books you've read - my aim is to see what books kids read, and when. I was well read when I was younger, yet I never once touched most of the books I see on the book lists. (I keep seeing books that I've never heard of, and don't know if I don't remember them, or if they were never read to me, or if they were published when I'd outgrown that level).

ETA: You can pick a book you read then, or one you've read recently.

Okay, pray the cut works.


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Comments

[shalli.livejournal.com]

Only mentioned one book in that option to give more, and feel like adding more that I can recall from those years (should note that in the survey itself, I ticked a few that I have read which came out after I finished high school)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar;
Possum Magic;
A Walk in the Jungle;
The Pound Puppy books;
Mrs Wishy-Washy;
Bridge to Terabithia;
Tall Tales of the Speewah;
I Am David;
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie;
Blinky Bill;
The Magic Pudding;
The Song of the Lioness Quartet;
The Immortals Quartet;
Discworld;
The Lost Prince (anyone else read this one? It's by Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden);
Morris Glitzman's books;
far, far, far too many others to continue on ;)

[katieay.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't be Australian, would you?

[shalli.livejournal.com]

Who me? *grins* It wouldn't have been the stacks of Aussie titles that gave me away, would it? ...unless it was the Icon...

[katieay.livejournal.com]

Hee, I didn't even look at your icon... I was busy being flashed back to Possum Magic, the Magic Pudding and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Oh, and Bridge to Terebithia (they're making the movie!).

Then there's Seven Little Australians... oh man. The memories.

[shalli.livejournal.com]

They're making a movie? I shall have to put that on my list of must see movies. Loved that book.

As for Seven Little Australians... I'm aware of it. I'm pretty sure I watched a movie of mini-series or something years and years ago. But I've never read it. (shh, don't let that get around. There's no telling what kind of thing will get you branded Unaustralian these days and I can't afford to be chucked out of the country just yet)

[shalli.livejournal.com]

Ah, nevermind... icons don't seem to show up on comments in this journal... how odd. Must have just been the titles.

[katieay.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, it does show up now, however, and is grand!