30 Must Read Books for Kids

[Milz]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amber <reanna20 at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- Milz <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> > Shadow Castle by Cockrell--Another book I checked out of the 
school 
> > library non-stop. A nice fantasy tale about a fairies.
> 
> Hey, I read that book too! In fact, I've got it...it was my
> Grandfather's and he gave it to me. According to the cover, it cost 
45
> cents then! It is a very sweet story, isn't it?
> 

Most people I've talked too never heard of "Shadow Castle". I borrowed 
it like crazy in the 3rd grade. Finally, a cousin gave me an old copy 
from the Scholastic Book club. The words were printed in a dark green 
color and the artwork on the cover was beautiful. Unfortunately, the 
book was a victim of the "great basement flood" of 1984. I recently 
purchased the book from Amazon.com. My only regret about the book is 
that Cockrell didn't serialize it. She left the ending wide open. i 
remember the first time I read it I thought "I wonder what happens in 
the next book."

During my "stranded alone on an island" stage, I read "Robinson 
Carusoe", "Call It Courage" and "Island of the Blue Dolphins". 

Does anyone remember a book from the 1980s that had clues to where a 
gold rabbit charm was buried? It was by an British author. The back 
cover had a photo of the rabbit as it lay in the dirt. I think the 
charm ws eventually found, but not by someone who read the book. Does 
it ring a bell to anyone?

Milz (who definitely helped to finance Scholastic Books as a child)