https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:23:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448337 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:16:01 +0000 hilsy85 2448337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@theotherstark: ahh catherine called birdy!! I remember that book, it was awesome!</p> <p>Oh man, this thread is bringing me back...! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448330 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:08:23 +0000 hilsy85 2448330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjd: OMG I was OBSESSED with the Thoroughbred series!! Completely totally obsessed. I don't know anyone else who's ever read them!</p> <p>@gingerbebe: I also loooved all those survival books. I still remember Hatchet so well, I must have read it a million times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448328 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:07:16 +0000 alphagam84 2448328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved the "Thoroughbred" series. Total horse lover over here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448326 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:06:04 +0000 theotherstark 2448326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Yes!! Loved my Side of the Mountain, Hatchet, and Island of the Blue Dolphins! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448324 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:03:38 +0000 theotherstark 2448324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man, so many! Well, I don't know if these were hot at my school, but I loved them :) </p> <p>The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (<b>Dealing with Dragons</b>, etc), <b>Catherine, Called Birdy</b> and <b>The Midwife's Apprentice</b>, Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lionness series, and all the Goosebump books. Ha. Amongst many, many others. Books are the best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448173 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 18:10:28 +0000 youboots 2448173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nancy Drew, Boxcar Children, Goosebumps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448169 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 18:07:37 +0000 mrsjd 2448169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a teen, Lord of the Rings, Anne McCaffrey's Pern series. I was really into Sci-Fi and Fantasy. </p> <p>As a pre-teen, I was obsessed with the Thoroughbred series. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred_(series)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred_(series)</a> There are a ton and I probably read 20+ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448151 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:43:52 +0000 Anagram 2448151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ldh112: I read all those Jeanette Oke books too! Love Comes Softly....ALl of them. Did you ever read the Christy Miller series? So good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448054 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:21:31 +0000 lamariniere 2448054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Preteen, Sweet Valley Twins and Baby Sitters Club.<br /> Teen, I got really into Stephen King in 7th grade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448041 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:13:20 +0000 gingerbebe 2448041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked Babysitters and Sweet Valley Twins and High as a pre-teen as a kid but eventually I really gravitated more towards historically set books like Little House on the Prairie, Anne of Green Gables, survival books (Island of the Blue Dolphins, Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, Julie of the Wolves). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2448005 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:45:03 +0000 tofuwad 2448005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Harry Potter all the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447951 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:14:44 +0000 pregnantbee 2447951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Oooh, yes, also Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447948 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:12:42 +0000 Adira 2447948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babysitter's Club, for sure! Also Nancy Drew!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447946 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:11:01 +0000 pregnantbee 2447946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babysitter's Club, Sweet Valley Twins and High, Lurlene McDaniel books (sobbed through each of them), Paula Danziger, all Judy Blume. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447901 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:45:02 +0000 Freckles 2447901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Judy Blume, Paul Danziger, Amy Tan, SVH, BSC, Fabulous Five </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447894 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:42:37 +0000 Chillybear 2447894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fear Street - R.L. Stine - esp the origins saga </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447884 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:39:43 +0000 Ms.Badger 2447884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the Madeline L'Engle series and I think I read everything Lois Duncan wrote until I aged out of her writing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447882 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:39:39 +0000 avivoca 2447882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved the Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley series (all of them). I never heard of the Couples series though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447881 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:39:19 +0000 looch 2447881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything by Danielle Steele, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447879 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:39:05 +0000 ldh112 2447879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pre-teen: hands down, BABYSITTERS CLUB. I think I may have grown out of the series towards its end, but oh man this was my favorite for several years. I even met Ann M Martin at a local mall for a book signing! (I had her sign my favorite, Logan likes Mary Anne!)</p> <p>The movie basically made my childhood complete. :) Okay, clearly I was a little obsessed...</p> <p>Teen years: I am embarrassed to admit it was mostly Christian young adult romance-type fiction- Janette Oke books about love in the pioneer era.</p> <p>ETA a lot of people were into RL Stines Fear Street and Goosebumps books so I tried a few out. They weren't my style, I have always been a little sensitive to the horror genre, both child/adult versions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447866 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:33:19 +0000 Anagram 2447866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Waverly Jong was my favorite! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447862 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:32:13 +0000 rachiecakes 2447862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved Francesca Lia Block and the Weetzie Bat series, still do :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447858 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:30:28 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2447858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a big fan of Roald Dahl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447855 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:28:11 +0000 Raindrop 2447855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Chinese and I read all the Amy Tan books.</p> <p>I also really liked the Chicken Soup for the Soul books.</p> <p>I never heard of the "couples" books! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447853 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:25:59 +0000 Autumnmama79 2447853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely the Baby-Sitters Club! I just handed down my full collection to DD. :grin: </p> <p>VC Andrews books, the Flowers in the Attic series. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447851 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:24:28 +0000 Anagram 2447851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: they came out with an "adult" sweet valley a couple years back. I totally read it. eta: adult does not mean sexy in this context...just wanted to clarify that, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447849 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:23:57 +0000 Anagram 2447849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: oh man, was that a mystery spin-off series? I don't remember those.</p> <p>Were the calls coming from inside the house? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447848 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:23:57 +0000 stiletto_mom 2447848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SWEET VALLEY</p> <p>The entire series from Kids to University. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447777 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 13:51:22 +0000 Mamaof2 2447777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=4342/16/o1zj1m.416x600.2-_Claudia_and_the_Phantom_Phone_Calls.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-books-when-you-were-a-pre-teenteen#post-2447709 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 13:09:58 +0000 Anagram 2447709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some of my students were asking me today, and I have been going down nostalgia lane--what were the "hot" books of your school?</p> <p>Off the top of my head, I'm remembering Tiger Eyes, Goodnight, Gracie and this "Couples" series that my older sister had that I devoured. </p> [attach=2976/16/o1zh4m.300x225.couples-books.jpg]