Although Childhood Literature Month has come to an end, we at Literary Starbucks wanted to do one last thing to celebrate. We tried to write as many posts as possible, but of course with hundreds upon hundreds of requests we couldn’t get to everyone’s favorite books. So below are some great testimonies from followers, requesting orders we sadly didn’t get to, either due to time or lack of familiarity. Every testimony we read was great, but here are some of our favorites explaining why these authors and characters meant a lot to people in their childhoods:
Anon says, “Tamora Pierce was the first author I bothered to learn the name of. I read her books over and over and over and over again. I remember deliberately shaping myself to be more like Alanna the Lioness. She was strong and fearless and I wanted to be able to push past adversity as well. Now as an adult I particularly appreciate the development of the flavour of feminism, from exceptionalism in the Lioness to ‘no girls can just do stuff’ in Beka.”
Anon says, “Tamora Pierce’s books inspired me as I was growing up - with their wonderful diversity of female characters, detailed fantasy lands, and conflicts both magical and familiar.”
iunia-kallistrate says, “I’m requesting any character from The Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce. It was important to me because as kid who loved fantasy and adventure novels growing (I still do) it was the first time there were characters who were explicitly stated to look like me as main characters who were not villains. Here were black and brown children learning magic and discovering themselves and being taken care of properly by the adults in their lives. It was important.”
Anon says, “Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger were really important to me in my childhood, and set the standard for which I judge all relationships in my life, romantic or otherwise. (This got easier when I was thirteen and realized I was in love with Hermione and not Ron, but they still hold the same place in my heart.) Thanks for doing what ya’ll do :)”
toffkat says, “Artemis Fowl! At the age when it was very uncool to be good at maths there was something wickedly delightful about a criminal genius mastermind, nefarious as he may have been at first. Finally, I had something to aspire to!”
Anon says, “I would love to see a character from The Outsiders for CLM! Maybe Dally or Johnny or Sodapop? I first read the book in seventh grade – it was the first book I’d read that challenged the notion of “good guys vs. bad guys” and introduced me to more “grown-up” themes. A perfect book for moving into adolescence, I think. :)”
Anon says, “Robert O'Brien has always been a favorite author of mine. I was first introduced to him by Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, but what truly stole my heart was his (unfortunately) little known book The Silver Crown. The characters Otto and Ellen are wonderful and quirky, and the tale is engaging, mysterious, and fantastic. It captures children’s simple view of the world and impossible gumption perfectly, and encourages one to look at the world as a wonderful and mysterious place.”
Anon says, “Cornelia Funke was my favorite author when I was a kid! Dragon Rider was my favorite book. It was actually Dragon Rider that taught me just how much a story can affect a person. One night, I went to bed after finishing a particularly great chapter that ended in a cliffhanger. I was so exited that I had literally the same exited feeling that I only ever had on Christmas night waiting for santa. No other book has ever recreated that feeling since.”
last10strokes says, “I didn’t see the original phantom tollbooth post, but I love it. That book was the first present my dad ever gave my mom, and it will be the present I give to my future spouse when I decide that I am going to marry them. It’s a very special book :)”
candybrie says, “Violet Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events) and Claudia Kincaid (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler). I seem to have always adored girls without parents taking care of their little brothers and actually making and learning things along the way. Both solved problems, took risks and uncovered mysteries. I am an older sister to a great little brother and our home life was always a bit rocky. I loved any stories where the kids seem to almost be making it on their own.”
the-east-wind-shall-come says, “Winnie the Pooh was special to me because he showed me that it was okay to be a simple bear.”
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