All About Books discussion

The International Tree Climbing Days (Aug. 1-5, 2014) & the International Tree Climbing Competition (which begins Aug. 2, 2014) inspired this Theme. The 'Tree Climbing Days' Theme challenge is to read a book about childhood or one about nature. Bonus if it has both!

I read A Christmas Memory including One Christmas and A Thanksgiving Memory by Truman Capote (1/13/14). It's a new favorite! A dear Friend gave it to me this past Christmas. :)

1. The Fish Can Sing by Halldor Laxness

1 Mathew Green, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Charbel wrote: "The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett."

:) I love this book!

1 Mathew Green, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend Read
2 Marie-Aude Murail, Oh, boy ! Reading now

Leslie wrote: "Charbel wrote: "The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett."

:) I love this book!"

Me too, even if I prefere her The Secret Garden
When my son Massimo came to 10 years of age, since he was a great reader I gave him as a birthday present, my translation of a book by Frances Hodgson Burnett which had never been translated into italian: The Lost Prince

Love this one, at the minute I can think of reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett which is sitting in my kindle.

Oh, this is lovely! I would probably go for Peter Pan, my ultimate childhood book, and there's plenty of nature in there too. :)

2. The Grass Harp by Truman Capote

1. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak

Leslie wrote: "1. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak"

Didn't know this book was good for this challenge! Will add it too, I have read it.
Another thing: is The Book Thief considered YA? So it would fit also for the other challenge.

1) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

dely wrote: "Leslie wrote: "1. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak"

Didn't know this book was good for this challenge! Will add it too, I have read it.
Another thing: is The Book Thief considered YA? So it would ..."

Well, even though it isn't about nature, it is about childhood and how children view things so I thought it could count here. I assumed that it was considered YA by some of the awards it has been nominated for and/or won such as Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature (2007), Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen (2009), The Quill Award Nominee for Young Adult/Teen (2006), Teen Read Award Nominee for Best All-Time-Fave (2010), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury (2009)

Leslie wrote: "dely wrote: "Leslie wrote: "1. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak"

Didn't know this book was good for this challenge! Will add it too, I have read it.
Another thing: is The Book Thief considered YA?..."

Thanks! Will add it also for that challenge ;)

1. Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex
2. The Book Thief

2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

1 Mathew Green, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
2 Marie-Aude Murail, Oh, boy !
3 Jeffrey Eugenides,  Middlesex

1. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
2. Hexe

4. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

4. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy for me as well!

Since "Tree Climbing Days" are now upon us I will declare my intention to read Wildwood: A Journey through Trees for a nature read and I'm in the middle of The Little Grey Men a classic children's book about three little gnomes who go on an epic journey up river. I never read this as a child but recently discovered it as an ebook.

Orphan Train

3. The Complete Essex County

3. Five Quarters of the Orange

2) Walden by Henry David Thoreau (nature)

3) Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (nature)

5. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (about childhood & growing up)

Well I have a couple of books about growing up which are more about teenage years rather than childhood (Everything I Never Told You and Rotters (both audiobooks)) but that doesn't quite fit this theme.

Rootabaga Stories might count though...