tel Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 book of the dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Not completely sure about first, but I think it was The Chronicles on Narnia. WaterShip Downs another possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eguy Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Not sure if this counts, but in 1st grade I remember buying the first Star Trek collection of episode adaptations by James Blish at a book fair. My teacher thought it was above my reading level, but I was a big fan and I managed to muddle through it. The first actual novel was probably either Walter Farley's The Black Stallion, or Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Territorial_Game Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Goosbumps. Somebody from my generation give me the assist here- those things were AWESOME back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 First Novel (?) I guess that would have to be The Fellowship Of The Ring -at least it's the first I remember. 1978 -I was fourteen. I finished the triology then I read The Hobbit. Then ALL things Tolkien -and many, many other things since.  III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Limelight* Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 1st novel? Maniac Mcgee. Or something like that, i can't remember exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcaressed Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Not counting Hardy Boys and other serialized, formulaic books, my first novel of my own choosing was "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London. Â (And yes Edguy, I read Julie of the Wolves too,) Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalNarpet Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Lots of good stuff in this thread. As for me I'm pretty sure it was The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe in first grade at church. Colby books were cool. Still waiting on the jetpack- we were promised jetpacks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalNarpet Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Imperatrix @ Sep 9 2008, 04:40 PM) Anyone remember "The Pushcart War"? Saw it mentioned recently in The New Yorker. I hadn't thought about it in years. It's a good article and brings up some other NY kids book classics: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/09...2fa_fact_gopnik  edit: linked article is mainly about Babar Edited October 7, 2008 by MalNarpet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weakly Criminal Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 QUOTE (Imperatrix @ Sep 10 2008, 01:00 AM) Lord of the Flies...if that's considered a novel. I was four or five at the time. Not that Lord of the Flies was a difficult read, but 4 or 5? Are you sure? That seems mighty hefty for someone that hadn't even lost a tooth yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Oct 8 2008, 07:36 AM) QUOTE (Imperatrix @ Sep 10 2008, 01:00 AM) Lord of the Flies...if that's considered a novel. I was four or five at the time. Not that Lord of the Flies was a difficult read, but 4 or 5? Are you sure? That seems mighty hefty for someone that hadn't even lost a tooth yet it gets overused but I have to break it out: literally. fell off chair. laughing on floor. nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Oct 16 2008, 11:47 AM) QUOTE (JohnnyBlaze @ Oct 8 2008, 07:36 AM) QUOTE (Imperatrix @ Sep 10 2008, 01:00 AM) Lord of the Flies...if that's considered a novel. I was four or five at the time. Not that Lord of the Flies was a difficult read, but 4 or 5? Are you sure? That seems mighty hefty for someone that hadn't even lost a tooth yet it gets overused but I have to break it out: literally. fell off chair. laughing on floor. nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocinanteKid Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I can't remember the first novel I ever read. That would've been a long, long time ago. The first one I read that I would still consider picking up today would be Stephen King's Cujo. I guess I was about 12. Until then I'd never read a book with swearing in so it was quite a shock the amount of bad language in there, plus graphic violence and sex scenes. It certainly didn't put me off though and I got huge into Stephen King off that book. Might seem an odd first choice for one of his books but I picked it based on the cover which I thought was really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I can't remember that far back in such detail, I was only about three or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Megadon Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 The first novel I remember reading was THE OUTSIDERS...it made quite an impression. I was between 10-12 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocinanteKid Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Question; Can a book you read when you were three or four really be considered a novel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadwing2112 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'm guessing something by R.L. Stine or Roald Dahl. Or maybe a Hardy Boys book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Oct 19 2008, 12:40 PM) Question; Can a book you read when you were three or four really be considered a novel? I think mine was something by Enid Blyton, Five Go to Smugglers Top I think, but this is just a wild guess at this point, i did read that book though along with about a half a dozen or more of hers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnalschick Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Wow, I really have to think here It'd probably be something like Nancy Drew... or possibly one of Judy Blume's older books. Wish I could remember!! I've read too many books since then! Edited January 7, 2009 by Cygnalschick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisCounterpart Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Treasure Island by R. L. Stevenson. It was the first "proper" book I literally couldn't put down. I was about 10, maybe younger. Before that, I hated reading... Funnily enough, never had any desire to re-read it, although I regularly re-read books I love, generally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Sphinc-Tor Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think it was The Hobbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady April Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Peony by Pearl S. Buck. I had to read it for a High School English class. I was amazed that I was able to get through it. Pearl Buck has an interesting past and an intrigueing writing style. So in the end, I suppose, you put for the effort and it will really pay off. I got a B+ on my report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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