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11 Facts That Prove Roald Dahl Was So Much More Than A Genius Author

By Tanya
Roald Dahl may have written most of our childhood favorites, but not a lot of people know about the author himself. He is behind classics like Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and James and the Giant Peach, but the kids reading his stories have no idea how much he has been through. BiographyThe author had an incredible life that is unlike any others. Let's see if you know about his amazing past! He was a fighter pilot and a spy in World War IIRoald Dahl Museum and Story CenterHe flew a "Hawker Hurricane" in WWII starting in 1941. His

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6 Trixie Belden Books That Made Us All Want To Be Detectives

By Tanya
Some books are capable of remaining popular no matter when they were published. The Sweet Valley High books are pretty wonderful no matter when you read them, V.C. Andrews' terrifying stories will always freak you out, and then there are of course the Trixie Belden books. EbayThe Trixie Belden books are iconic. Basically everyone in our generation has read them, our parents' generation, and even some of our grandparents enjoyed them when they were young as well! The books have been around forever, but the stories never go out of style. EbayTrixie Belden was someone a lot of us

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7 Plots From V.C. Andrews Books That Absolutely Gave You The Creeps

By Tanya
Some books seemed to catch our attention more than others. Of course, we all loved the Sweet Valley High books, the Goosebumps series, and you can't forget Nancy Drew. Sure, those books all had great plots and fun characters, but none were quite as crazy or captivating as V.C. Andrews' books. WikipediaV.C. Andrews stood out from the rest by writing these absolutely insane stories that terrified us all. Her books were generally categorized as "Gothic Horror" and often dealt with families going through taboo and creepy situations. How many of these insane plots do you remember reading when

00s

5 Insane Plots From The Sweet Valley High Books That They Should Use For The New Movie

By Tanya
Who's ready for another reboot? I know what you're thinking, "every cartoon ever made has already been done, what's even left?" Well, there is still all the live action shows and let's not forget the books! Random HouseThere were a lot of popular books when we were younger, but very few were as popular as Sweet Valley High. There were hundreds of books written about the Wakefield twins that eventually got turned into a TV show, but now it's getting a movie! GiphyWe don't know quite yet whether they plan on using one of the plot lines from the books

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23 Books You Absolutely Couldn't Put Down When You Were A Kid

By Tanya
When we were kids, we didn't have quite as much technology as kids do now so we had to find ways to keep ourselves busy. The best way was to escape into a book and immerse yourself completely in some kind of fantastical world. GiphyThere were so many books to choose between when we were kids! If you were a big reader you absolutely would have read some of these! Nancy DrewEbayThe Baby-Sitters ClubEbayGoosebumpsEbayAnything by Roald DahlEbayShel Silverstein's poemsEbayAnimorphsEbayLittle House on the PrairieEbaySweet Valley HighSweet Valley HighBoxcar ChildrenEbayThe Bobbsey TwinsEbayHardy BoysEbayTrixie BeldenEbayClick to the next page to see the rest

90s

Man Was Confused About Harry Potter Books, Turns Out He Was Reading Something Else

By Tanya
Harry Potter is one of the biggest franchises in the world. The books have been out for a long time now and while it may seem like everyone has read them, there are still a lot of people who are being introduced to them for the first time. GiphyYou would think that jumping into the Potter-verse would be easy enough to follow, seeing as how it's literally everywhere, but apparently it can be a little trickier than expected. Chris Chappell wanted to get into the Harry Potter books. He had never seen any of the movies or read a single

90s

Tia Mowry Updated Us On The "Sister, Sister" Reunion And People Are Psyched

By Tanya
Everyone was so thrilled when Tamara Mowry first suggested that they were in the process of making a Sister, Sister reunion, and now Tia Mowry is giving us a little update on how it's going! Tia Mowry explained a little bit about the process of making the original show, saying that “A lot of people might not know this, but every year at the beginning of the season, me and my sister would sit down with the producers and tell them what’s going on with our lives in real life, and they would turn those into stories." She says

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You Know His Books, But Here Are 6 Things You Didn't Know About Shel Silverstein

By Tanya
There are some books that just last for generations, and are loved no matter when they are read. Shel Silverstein has created so many of these books. His ability to tell a sweet story in just a sweet poem or short book is practically unparalleled. He is still one of the best children's authors (at least in my opinion) but there is a lot more to him than that. Whether you were a fan of The Giving Tree, Falling Up, or any of the other books he released over the years, you may not have realized that his career didn't
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