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23 Books You Absolutely Couldn't Put Down When You Were A Kid
When we were kids, we didn't have quite as much technology as kids do now so we had to find ways to keep ourselves busy. The best way was to escape into a book and immerse yourself completely in some kind of fantastical world.
There were so many books to choose between when we were kids! If you were a big reader you absolutely would have read some of these!
Nancy Drew
The Baby-Sitters Club
Goosebumps
Anything by Roald Dahl
Shel Silverstein's poems
Animorphs
Little House on the Prairie
Sweet Valley High
Boxcar Children
The Bobbsey Twins
Hardy Boys
Trixie Belden
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The Saddle Club
Judy Blume's
Beverly Cleary
Amelia Bedelia
Choose your own adventure books
Magic Tree House
Robert Munsch books (even they just picture books you know you read them when you got older!)
Dr. Seuss books (Same as Munsch, you know you read those no matter how old you were)
The Chronicles of Narnia
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Harry Potter
Which book was your favorite when you were a kid? Share in the comments!
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