Feeling Nostalgic? Here Are Our Favorite Books That Have Withstood The Test Of Time
Do you remember the spark of joy you had when the Scholastic book fair came to your school? Did LeVar Burton convince you to take a look? Or perhaps you were inspired by the allure of free pizza to sign up for the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program. Whatever motivated you to read, there's no question that some books that you grew up on still possess a certain kind of magic.
Let's take a walk down memory lane, as we round up some of our favorite childhood books that continue to fill us with nostalgic delight, which you can re-read again as an adult or share with the next generation.
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Hatchet
When a 13-year-old boy crash lands in the remote wilderness of Canada, he must live off the land to survive. Gary Paulsen's 1986 Newbery Honor-winning adventure novel keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.
Yukon Ho!
Calvin and Hobbes remains one of the most imaginative and hilarious comics for children. Laugh out loud again at Bill Watterson's irreverent strip about a boy and his stuffed tiger, which somehow have managed to get even funnier with age. Yukon Ho! is considered to be a favorite among fans of the series.
The Giver
An 11-year-old boy living in a futuristic society discovers that this so-called utopia might not be all it's cracked up to be, in Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning novel. A page-turner that continues to thrill children of all ages, and still finds itself included on frequently banned book lists.
Simpsons Ultra-Jumbo Rain-or-Shine Fun Book
Back in 1993, Matt Groening put out a delightful how-to kids guide to fun activities. Starring that famous yellow family from Springfield, the book comes jam packed with dozens of ideas for fun in the sun. It remains a impressive compendium of anti-couch potato pursuits all these years later. As Bart Simpson says, "Drop that remote control, man!"
Holes
Before Shia LaBeouf famously stepped into the shoes of Stanley Yelnats for the silver screen, Holes delighted children in book form with an adventure-packed dose of magical realism, earning it a Newbery Medal in 1999. A rollercoaster ride of a book that will keep readers of all ages enthralled.
Maniac Magee
An orphan boy finds himself thrust into the segregated town of Two Mills, and through a series of loosely connected events discovers a way to bridge the divide. Jerry Spinelli's tome about tackling racism continues to stay relevant decades later.
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