tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post1352021351583353777..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Laura, Anne and Alexander were my childhood friends by Syndi PowellPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-7982798017501172072014-05-22T04:04:17.530-07:002014-05-22T04:04:17.530-07:00I'm very late reading this post, Syndi, but I ...I'm very late reading this post, Syndi, but I love it! You've brought back memories. I loved all the books you mentioned, as well as the ones mentioned by others in the comments!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-3880617020678591542014-05-15T17:19:44.051-07:002014-05-15T17:19:44.051-07:00I'm a day late on this post but had to add tha...I'm a day late on this post but had to add that one of my favorite childhood books was Are You There God, it's Me Margaret by Judy Blume. As a young girl it really helped me to understand and accept things about myself and my body. And even though I didn't read Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery until I was an adult, it's absolutely also one of my favorites. Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251033150576051700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-11319289245038203722014-05-15T08:06:58.276-07:002014-05-15T08:06:58.276-07:00Thank you, Anna! I'll admit that I was a huge ...Thank you, Anna! I'll admit that I was a huge reader as a child. My mom would send me outside to read in the summer so that I'd get some fresh air at least. I'd sit on a swing or under the cherry tree with my book.Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-65928794430782330662014-05-15T08:05:24.617-07:002014-05-15T08:05:24.617-07:00Pamela, which Trixie Belden was your favorite? I t...Pamela, which Trixie Belden was your favorite? I think mine was the Arizona mystery where they helped out on a dude ranch during the holidays. Although the first book of the series holds a special place in my heart just because it was the first.Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-88360849932399670472014-05-15T08:04:14.100-07:002014-05-15T08:04:14.100-07:00Melinda, too funny about planning for contingencie...Melinda, too funny about planning for contingencies. I'll admit that I haven't read the Boxcar Children series, but I might have to make a trip to the library soon to remedy that deficiency!Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-89518153760417956402014-05-15T08:03:24.611-07:002014-05-15T08:03:24.611-07:00Carol, I must admit that while I loved Ramona, I i...Carol, I must admit that while I loved Ramona, I identified more with Beezus. I was the oldest of three girls and had the more practical nature of Beverly Cleary's older sister character. Great choices on your favorites!Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-63587050581702217442014-05-15T08:01:18.763-07:002014-05-15T08:01:18.763-07:00Muriel, I forgot about "Little Women" to...Muriel, I forgot about "Little Women" too! There were so many wonderful books that I read as a child that I don't think I can remember them all.Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-8424228896502570742014-05-15T07:59:58.231-07:002014-05-15T07:59:58.231-07:00Roz, books that are falling apart are evidence of ...Roz, books that are falling apart are evidence of books that are well-loved :)Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-92145408529390738022014-05-14T18:42:16.640-07:002014-05-14T18:42:16.640-07:00Thank you for this post, Syndi! I have loved readi...Thank you for this post, Syndi! I have loved reading as far back as I can remember. Your post has brought back so many wonderful memories for me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-90563676096475150132014-05-14T13:44:58.532-07:002014-05-14T13:44:58.532-07:00Liz, how could I forget Trixie Belden? I was much ...Liz, how could I forget Trixie Belden? I was much more of a fan of hers than Nancy Drew :)Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-49198619732151274902014-05-14T11:11:30.677-07:002014-05-14T11:11:30.677-07:00I read all the Trixit Beldons too! And Donna Park...I read all the Trixit Beldons too! And Donna Parker, Robin Kane, the Dana Girls. Melinda, I used to be a kindergarten teacher and Stupid Smelly Schoolbus was one of my favorites. I read them to my son, but he likes Horrible Harry better. Carol, I could never finish Watership Down. It scared me. LOLPamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-697021186628587142014-05-14T09:39:18.609-07:002014-05-14T09:39:18.609-07:00I was a Junie B fan. Still am. But I do remember ...I was a Junie B fan. Still am. But I do remember reading the boxcar children and from then on I planned contingencies in case I was on my own (is that decrepit house too scary to sleep in? would someone notice a missing tomato from that plant if I needed it?)MelCurtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218278641168063613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-54484647500912255522014-05-14T08:13:14.488-07:002014-05-14T08:13:14.488-07:00Syndi, great post! I am so passionate about books ...Syndi, great post! I am so passionate about books I read as a child. I think I feel about them the way kids do nowadays about movies. And they do stick with you in a special way--to this day I'm still traumatized from reading Where the Red Fern Grows. When I was small I carted around Richard Scarry's Best Storybook ever and collected Little Golden Books. When I graduated to chapter booksCarol Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360417299528882416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-39029335388072707502014-05-14T07:20:32.872-07:002014-05-14T07:20:32.872-07:00I loved Trixie, too! I loved Little Women, Anne o...I loved Trixie, too! I loved Little Women, Anne of Green Gables and a whole host of Golden Books that I kept for ages. I remember so clearly getting comfortable, beginning to read, and feeling transported. Still happens to me today. Glad to 'hear' you, Syndi!Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-17982301842985440872014-05-14T06:36:41.529-07:002014-05-14T06:36:41.529-07:00It's so funny, because I still fall back on th...It's so funny, because I still fall back on that title and sometimes say, boy this is a terrible, horrible, ho good, very bad day. <br />And Liz I loved Trixie Belden. And as a kid we had hand-sized fat books called: Big/Little books that were so well read in our house the pages were falling out.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-39540076367679257172014-05-14T04:29:40.685-07:002014-05-14T04:29:40.685-07:00Oh, I'm so glad to see this. I read Judith Vio...Oh, I'm so glad to see this. I read Judith Viorst's columns in my mom's magazines for years! I made lots of series friends and am still convinced I would know Trixie Belden if I met her on the street. I think being a reader is just one of the luckiest things in the world to be--right up there with being a writer. :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com