tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post8559445376160956152..comments2024-03-22T04:01:14.613-04:00Comments on Life According to Steph: Books I loved as a teenSMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-26448697404900366842015-12-09T21:26:54.397-05:002015-12-09T21:26:54.397-05:00First of all, that picture is amazing and I love t...First of all, that picture is amazing and I love that you shared it!<br /><br />I loved the Sweet Valley books! I still have all of my old books in storage at my mom's house. I kept them just in case I ever decided to have a child (and with the assumption that that child will be a girl, because I'm pretty sure no preteen/teenage boy would want to read those). <br /><br />I can't remember the exact title of this Christopher Pike book I loved, but I think it was Starlight Crystal or something similar. It was about someone (I can't even remember if it was a guy or girl now) who went on a mission to outer space and returned to find everyone they loved dead and gone, but they were still the same age. Well, it's kind of vague now (I probably read this when I was somewhere between 11-14 and I'm 31 now, so obviously it's not too fresh in my mind!), but I remember thinking that was such a sad story. I now feel like I need to look this up!<br /><br />I read a lot as a kid and as a teenager, but I don't think I truly fell in love with any one book until I was in college (which, technically, still included two of my late teenage years). I think I started seeing things differently then, and I think my book choices reflected that. I discovered many of my favorite authors during that time.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757174923718324262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-68530194166785325302015-12-08T20:56:20.389-05:002015-12-08T20:56:20.389-05:00Our oldest niece is turning 11 and I'm so exci...Our oldest niece is turning 11 and I'm so excited to reread books with her and be email pen pals :) It's like our own little book club. Her Christmas list was incredible.Steph Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995001313606121231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-16179929247406016602015-12-07T17:27:26.114-05:002015-12-07T17:27:26.114-05:00I absolutely loved Sweet Valley High!!! I think I ...I absolutely loved Sweet Valley High!!! I think I started reading Nicholas Sparks in high school too. Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920454010509077779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-6699013554266375882015-12-07T14:47:05.739-05:002015-12-07T14:47:05.739-05:00I loved the Sweet Valley series. Totally defined a...I loved the Sweet Valley series. Totally defined a lot of my childhood. I never really read the Jude Blume books but I am reading one for a book challenge. That hair is EPIC! Kerry @ Till Then Smile Oftenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665402939137040730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-35764941157496250282015-12-07T11:09:55.632-05:002015-12-07T11:09:55.632-05:00THAT HAIR!!! I want to go back and re-read the swe...THAT HAIR!!! I want to go back and re-read the sweet valley books. I miss them.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422365462021152556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-88574695105943036212015-12-07T07:44:13.875-05:002015-12-07T07:44:13.875-05:00Oh my goodness I loved the sweet valley series! Th...Oh my goodness I loved the sweet valley series! There was a teacher that found a bunch of them (in a dumpster with the covers torn off, super sketch I know) for me, and I devoured them! They were such great books! Ashley Lillishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780724561089709501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-81663718053674749982015-12-06T19:36:06.853-05:002015-12-06T19:36:06.853-05:00I loved Christopher Pike books! They were so creep...I loved Christopher Pike books! They were so creepy and at the time I felt that they were super "grown up". <br /><br />I was also a big fan of the Sweet Valley Series. Once again for the "grown up" factor! Kimmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410492611956836803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-31718434898340329272015-12-06T18:43:21.728-05:002015-12-06T18:43:21.728-05:00"femullet" hahahahahahahahahha! JUST WHA..."femullet" hahahahahahahahahha! JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED!!!!!! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!<br />The Sweet Valley series were definitely some of my favorites, too. I thought the Wakefield twins were absolute goddesses! lolAmanda - Voyage of the MeeMeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820601784610439713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-58106272904453962112015-12-05T19:49:14.023-05:002015-12-05T19:49:14.023-05:00I think there are a bunch of us former femullet gi...I think there are a bunch of us former femullet girls. Sisters of the Bad Hair Club!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699527949427768981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-43703587288266529232015-12-04T20:19:32.949-05:002015-12-04T20:19:32.949-05:00I love/d all of these books too. Funny story: I st...I love/d all of these books too. Funny story: I stole all my grandmother's VC Andrews books all the time.Chelle @ Blogslikeagirl.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652070113032387194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-5328204996609964062015-12-04T19:56:02.627-05:002015-12-04T19:56:02.627-05:00I didn't read much as a kid or teenager. I wo...I didn't read much as a kid or teenager. I would pick up a random book here, read a book for school there, but with no consistency. Throughout college and during my 20s, I was a sporadic reader at best. My inner avid reader didn't emerge until I was in my 30s. <br /><br />I love the femullet! I am guilty of sporting one of those myself back in the day!Ericka @ A Quiet Girl's Musings...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11041608167418967580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-80022100084984948932015-12-04T16:24:20.081-05:002015-12-04T16:24:20.081-05:00I miss the Christopher Pike books! He still writes...I miss the Christopher Pike books! He still writes some adults books now too! =) <br /><br />For a brief time I was like obsessed with the Flowers in the attic movie but I was definitely WAY too young to understand any of it...I read the first 3 books in the series too..Wowza! =)<br /><br />Melanie | Blog: <a href="http://tootsplusdill.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Toots + Dill</a>Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602061628205012796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-25215282336474977322015-12-04T16:19:19.384-05:002015-12-04T16:19:19.384-05:00If I'm re-reading the original books of the Fl...If I'm re-reading the original books of the Flowers or Heaven series, I recognize them as trash but still enjoy them. Anything else, nope!SMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-31212260506640428902015-12-04T15:12:29.136-05:002015-12-04T15:12:29.136-05:00I still love SVH and Babysitters Club. My friend a...I still love SVH and Babysitters Club. My friend and I are volunteering at the Scholastic Warehouse Sale next week and I may pick up all the books. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-46947601071132467802015-12-04T13:49:26.734-05:002015-12-04T13:49:26.734-05:00It should come as no surprise that these were all ...It should come as no surprise that these were all in heavy rotation for me as well. My daughter asked for some books for Christmas/Hanukkah and my little sister, who is also an avid reader, is buying them for her. Along with that, she went through an entire box of books our parents still had in their house and she found VC Andrews, Sweet Valley High, and all of them. I am so excited to get them back into my house and share them with the child when she's old enough. Jana @ Jana Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501814243709445827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-68988346087757495412015-12-04T13:31:39.439-05:002015-12-04T13:31:39.439-05:00Awesome list Steph - I loved reading Judy Blume as...Awesome list Steph - I loved reading Judy Blume as a youngin'! :) Have a great weekend lovely and definitely enjoying that photo flashback lol! Take Care -IvaAwesomelyOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849681096434789896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-11108177434030816322015-12-04T13:26:55.065-05:002015-12-04T13:26:55.065-05:00Jude Blume really changed my life as an adolescent...Jude Blume really changed my life as an adolescent and I honestly feel some sort of debt to her as a result. Forever was and remains one of my absolute favorite books of all time. I reread it not too long ago and it still has as much of an effect on me as ever. All her teen titles though were amazing and I still have my old tattered copies!<br />I read Sweet Vally, Nancy Drew, BSC, and Little House books all through my childhood and adolescence too, and they'll always have a place in my heart. When I was in middle school I discovered Sloppy Firsts and spent the rest of my formative years growing up with the Jessica Darling series. If you have any inkling still toward YA and haven't read that series by Megan McCafferty, I can't recommend it highly enough. Did a re-read this past winter and was enthralled still!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-83650051959007871742015-12-04T12:58:05.746-05:002015-12-04T12:58:05.746-05:00I think I read every sweet Valley ever - kids, hig...I think I read every sweet Valley ever - kids, high, university you name it lol and Judy Blume was one of my faves! Kay R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17616798594879683219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-38917352289227615582015-12-04T12:41:46.696-05:002015-12-04T12:41:46.696-05:00I didn't read Forever until a few years ago an...I didn't read Forever until a few years ago and I've never read any Sweet Valley! I am ashamed to admit I didn't read much as a teen other than what I had to for school. But in junior high I was all about Flowers in the Attic, RL Stine, and Just As Long As We're Together by Judy.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987539776935412156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-54569067215943363742015-12-04T12:38:06.975-05:002015-12-04T12:38:06.975-05:00LOVED Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High too...LOVED Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High too! I even read Sweet Valley Kids when I was younger too. I was super excited when the show came out, but was disappointed at how many details they got wrong :-P<br /><br />Happy Friday <3Kate at Green Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104665064880942943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-82850035859484633972015-12-04T11:45:28.002-05:002015-12-04T11:45:28.002-05:00LOVE that photo of you!! I was such a nerd and act...LOVE that photo of you!! I was such a nerd and actually loved the books we read in English class... Great Gatsby, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm. Meg Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243003602489504292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-72067897574559318882015-12-04T11:44:30.656-05:002015-12-04T11:44:30.656-05:00I'm pretty sure I read every single Sweet Vall...I'm pretty sure I read every single Sweet Valley High book and Flowers in the Attic is one of my favorites!Kelli @Kellibeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238309385635022369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-79890095705249961162015-12-04T11:13:26.417-05:002015-12-04T11:13:26.417-05:00I LOVED VC Andrews as a teen, but recently tried t...I LOVED VC Andrews as a teen, but recently tried to read one....it was painful!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676883123723838192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-13232999415244129502015-12-04T11:07:47.569-05:002015-12-04T11:07:47.569-05:00My best friend and I were just talking about Forev...My best friend and I were just talking about Forever, I read it as a high schooler, I want to go back and read it as an adult now! Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110006374562684746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-71539457623025859902015-12-04T10:58:00.320-05:002015-12-04T10:58:00.320-05:00I was always afraid to read the Flowers in the Att...I was always afraid to read the Flowers in the Attic series - hahaRebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.com