This week I’m sharing the books that I wished I read as a child Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

I have always been a big reader, even as a kid. But it wasn’t like it is now. There wasn’t really a way to see what books were coming out, what people were reading and what to read next. It was more going to a bookstore or the library and picking something up. And because of that, I did miss out on a lot of children and middle-grade books that were popular or they did come out. So today I thought I would share some of the books that I wished I had read as a child. I did break this one up into two categories, the first is the books that were published when I was younger and then the other current books that I could have read when I was a child. 

Books That Were Already Published When I Was A Child 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan: I just did a re-read of this series and I just love it so much. But I so wished I read it when I was younger. I read it when I was about 15 and well it was totally enjoyable. I would have devoured the series when I was younger. I’m not even sure why I didn’t. Greek mythology is something that I have always loved and I think it just slipped past me. 

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket: This is another series that I’m not sure how I missed it. It would have been close to what I was reading at the time. I think it’s a great series for those wanting to not only challenge themselves a little more but also a great intro to long series. My sister is reading this series at the moment and I would have loved to read it at her age. 

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson: I wasn’t a massive contemporary fan when I was younger, but I think this would have been the perfect book for me to read. It’s that mix of being contemporary but having those fantastical elements to them. I know I would have loved it as a child. Plus this movie killed me. I am not over it, and I don’t think I ever will be. 

Holes by Louis Sachar: Now I love/d the Holes movie. It was that perfect mix of being strange and good at the same time. But I wasn’t like I was now and I didn’t always know that there are a lot of movies that come from books. Again I think I would found this a very interesting read. 

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis: Another one where I’m not certain why I didn’t read it when I was a child. This would have been my jam. It would have been the perfect series for me. I loved the movies, I loved the TV series – Even though it terrified me. 

Current Books I Wish Were Around When I Was A Child 

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani: My younger sister loves this series. Like loves. When she first started she loved it so much that she got her whole class reading it. And I think this series would have been perfect for me as a child. It’s right up what I read and I see how much kids love it these days. I will get to reading it soon though. One of the things that I already like about this series is that the kids grow up. 

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger: This is one that I sell at work all the time! Kids love it. And I think I would have as well. It’s magical middle grade and it seems absolutely fantastic. I think I still might pick this series up one day. 

The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer: Another magical middle grade, yes, please! I think you can tell by this post today, how much I loved fantasy as a kid. It’s what I read pretty exclusively for some time. This one sounds like a brilliant adventure and I’ve always got kids coming in looking for it at work. That is always a good sign for me.

Smile by Raina Telgemeier: Or anything by Raina Telgemeier. I’ve had a quick look through these and they seem amazing! I think this book would just make me happy. I wasn’t a massive graphic novel reader when I was younger, but I just don’t think there was anything that really caught my eye and I this would have for sure. 

And that is it for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday! Whare are the books that you wish you had read as a child? Do we share any that’s the same? Let’s Chat!