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By Kirsten Scott
Jeanne and Cindy's awesome anniversary post got me thinking about times past. Good times. Times spent on the couch with a book.
Which is to say, half my childhood.
Now I read a lot of great books as a kid, but there are a few that will always stand out. The biggest and the best? The Black Stallion. I recently bequeathed my 30 book set of Black Stallion books to my son, but he didn't really get into it (SOB!). I'm holding out hope for my daughter. What's not to love about a boy and his horse? A deserted island, the fiercest creature of them all? And he tames it with his love? Oh man, it doesn't get any better than that.
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Still in my animal phase, in about sixth grade my dad turned me onto Albert Peyson Terhune. He wrote back in the early 1900s, but his books about collies are still fantastic. Jeanne, our resident dog lover, if you haven't read Lad, you really must. Terhune's collies don't just have personalities -- they have souls.
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So now you know all about my favorite books from grade school. What about you? What books do you remember best? Any of mine on your list?
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