Yesterday I was looking at old family pictures.  Many were taken in my grandparent's back yard.  Seeing those pictures brought back many memories of the family get togethers in that beautiful yard.
 
171.  The Case of the Twisted Candles-Keene (a Nancy Drew mystery)
 
172.  The Greatest Story Ever Told
 
173.  Beautiful Jo
 
174.  Stuart Little-White (I found this very sad)
 
175.  An Angel in the Woods-Lathrop
 
 176.  The Three Musketeers-Dumas
 
177.  Animals of the Bible-Lathrop
 
178.  Green Light-Douglas
 
179.  Mei Li-Handford
 
180.  They Were Strong and Good-Lawson

Day dreaming was a treasured past time.  I would read and often imagine myself in the books I would read.  My teachers always said that I would be a better student if my head were not always in the clouds.  It was my way of escaping.
 
151.  Dr. Doolitle-Lofting
 
152.  Many Moons-Thurber
 
153.  The Forest of Adventures-Ditmars
 
154.  The Egyptian-Waltari (This book was made into a movie)
 
155.  The Aztec Treasure House-Janvier
 
156.  Dark Circle of Branches-Arnier
 
157.  Falcon Fly Back-Blaisdell
 
158.  Gregorio and the White Llama-Bannon
 
159.  Rosebud-Bemelmans
 
160.  Hari, the Jungle Lad-Mukerji  

I have always loved children's literature.  I especially was drawn to the illustrations.  I usually knew who illustrated a book better than who wrote it.
 
141.  Perez and Martina-Belpre'
 
142.  A Child's Garden of Verse-Stevenson
 
143.  The Boats on the River-Flack
 
144.  Pinnochio-Collodi
 
145.  Lentil-McClosky
 
146.  Mr. Pink and the House on the Roof-Heal
 
147.  The Lost Queen of Egypt-Morrison
 
148.  In the Fog-Davis
 
149.  East of Antelope Island-Carr
 
150.  The Trumpeter of Krakew-Kelley

My grandmother had a set of encyclopedias that were truely ancient.  They were full of all kinds of interesting facts about ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome.  I loved those musty smelling old books.
 
131.  Marie Antonett
 
132.  The Odysey-Homer
 
133.  Russia
 
134.  Andersen's Fairy Tales
 
135.  Ivanho-Scott
 
136.  Mary Poppins Opens the Door-Travers
 
137.  Charlott's Web-White (I read it twice)
 
138.  Blue Barns-Sewell
 
139.  Roger and the Fox-Davis
 
140.  The Secret of the Ancient Oak-Wolo
 

My lists were written in the summer of 1955 when I was 17.  I didn't have a job and I didn't get to go on a vacation, so I busied myself with wish lists.
 
121.  The Red Horse-Moeschlin
 
122.  The Last Days of Pompeii-Lytton
 
123.  The White Stag-Seredy
 
124.  Greek Legends and Mythology
 
125.  Angelo, the Naughty One-Garrett
 
126.  Commercial Art
 
127.  Flying Saucers have Landed-Leslie and Adamski
 
128.  Mary
 
129.  McElligot's Pool-Seuss
 
130.  The Snow Queen-Anderson
 

When I read this list I wonder when I had time to read when I seem to have spent so much time making lists.
 
111.  Dr Hudson's Secret Journal-Douglas
 
112.  How Green is my Valley
 
113.  The Little White Horse-Gaudge
 
114.  Tamar
 
115.  Ancient Apostles
 
116.  Presidents of the Church
 
117.  Man and the Dragon-Widtsoe
 
118.  The Magic Rug-Parin d' Aulain
 
119.  The Hidden Treasure of Gaston-Jewett 
 
120.  Anna and the King of Siam
 

The list is very long.  I haven't even started.
 
101.  The Emerald City of Oz-Baum
 
102.  Lost King of Oz
 
103.  Thunder Cave-(a deffinite favorite)
 
104.  Our Wonder World
 
105.  Stephen Foster-Taylor
 
106.  Celebrated Crimes-Dumas
 
107.  History of Utah
 
108.  Bing
 
109.  Prince of Peace-Bryant
 
110.  The Angry Planet-Cross (I LOVED this little sci fi story)
 

My Grandmother had a huge finished basement where we would escape to and live all through the hot summer months.  There was a large kitchen where she would can all of the vegetables and fruit grown in her garden.  There was a rumpus room, bathroom and several bedrooms.
 
When I wanted to read, I would escape to the big couch in the upstairs livingroom.  It was before air conditioning, so the room would be stiflingly hot.  I hardly noticed when immersed in a good read.
 
91.  Stories of Ancient Mythology
 
92.  Fun Fare
 
93.  The Twenty One Balloons-Du Bois
 
94.  Ancient Greek Religion-Rose
 
95.  Purple Prince of Oz-Baum
 
96.  Works of Shakespear
 
97.  Works of Tolstoy
 
98.  Vanity Fare
 
99.  Science Fiction Omnibus-Blieler & Rickty
 
100.  The Ancient Maya-Morley

The list continues.  When there is no author it is because no author was listed after the name of the book.
 
81.  Book of Famous Poets
 
82.  The Magic of Oz-Baum
 
83.  The Scala-Wagons of Oz-Thompson (He must have taken over for Baum)
 
84.  Red Knight of Germany-Gibbons
 
85.  Keys of the Kingdom-Cronn
 
86.  Speedy in Oz-Thompson
 
87.  the Gnome King of Oz-Thompson
 
88.  The Romance of an Old Playhouse-Pyper
 
89.  Ozoplanning with the Wizard of Oz-Thompson
 
90.  Stories of Ancient Greeks

What would summer be without a stack of good books to read?  I was often enthralled with a good intriguing mystery.
 
71.  Doctrine and Covenants
 
72.  Heart Throbs of the West-Carter
 
73.  Jesus the Christ-Talmage
 
74.  Works of Edgar Allen Poe
 
75.  Junior Miss-Benson
 
76.  Book About a Thousand Things-Stimpson
 
77.  The Gospel Through the Ages-Hunter
 
78.  The Junior Classics-Collier
 
79.  Joseph Smith-Witdsoe
 
80.  The Wonder City of Oz-Baum

I lived with my grandmother when I was a teenager.  She was wonderful, but she thought that reading was a waste of time.  She felt that the only thing that I should be doing was chores.  I became quite creative in finding time to read.
 
61.  Cyrano de Bergerac-a favorite
 
62.  Tales of Hoffman
 
63.  Man Eating Leopards
 
64.  Midnight Visitor-Sutton
 
65.  Arrows into the Sun-Lauritzen
 
66.  The Quest of the Missing Map-Kune
 
67.  Currier and Ives-Peters
 
68.  Foxes of Harrow-Yerby
 
69.  Captain from Castille-Shellaberger
 
70.  Pearl of Great Price-Abraham and Moses

As I transcribe the books list I remember those lazy, warm, summer days when, after the chores were done, I would find a corner and settle down to loose myself in a completely different world by escaping into the pages of a good book. 
 
51.  Quo Vadis
 
52.  Eight Cousins-Alcott
 
53.  The Cain Mutiny
 
54.  Little Men-Alcott
 
55.  Man Eaters of Kumaon-Corbett
 
56.  White Fang-London (I think)
 
57.  Wizard of Oz-Baum (My grandmother had all of the original Oz books)
 
58.  The Sea Around Us-Carson
 
59.  Sweet Love Remebered-Stafford
 
60.  Call of the Wild-London

More books

This is fun!
 
41.  The City in the Dawn-Allen
 
42.  Little Boy Lost-Hudson (I own this book and it is a treasure)
 
43.  Ben Hur-Wallace (Loved it)
 
44.  Canterbury Tales-Chaucer
 
45.  Magnificent Obsession
 
46.  Son of the Black Stallion-Farley
 
47.  While the Patient Slept
 
48.  Little Women-Alcott
 
49.  The Roman Empire
 
50.  Under the Lilacs-Alcott
 
I found these lists while going through old notebooks.  

Here we go again.  I did love to read and I read very slowly, savoring each word and image that the words conjured in my mind.  Mind you, I didn't read all of these books.  They were just the ones that I wanted to read some day.
 
31.  The Book of Mormon (I've since read it many times)
 
32.  Silver Chalice-Costain
 
33.  Miracle of the Bells-Janney
 
34.  Brave Bulls-Lea
 
35.  The Quest-Ursenbach
 
36.  King Arthur-Pyle
 
37.  Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-Vern
 
38.  Three Mulla Mulgars-De La Mare
 
39.  Gone with the Wind-Mitchell
 
40.  Winter 1951 Selections Short Stories-Readers Digest

Continuation of the never-ending list of books I wanted to read
 
21.  At the back of the North Wind-McDonald
 
22.  Cutlass Empire-Mason
 
23.  King's General
 
24.  Adam of the Road-Gray
 
25.  The Great Promise-Huston
 
26.  The Iliad-Homer
 
27.  Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come-Fox
 
28.  The Nazarene
 
29.  The Dictionary-Webster
 
30.  Faust-Goethe
 
I was definitely a weird kid.

Books I own (continued)
11.  Ready of Not-Stoltz
 
12.  The Big Fisherman-Douglas
 
13.  Under the Sea Wind-Carson
 
14.  Tales of Terror and the Supernatural-Varios authors
 
15.  The Patchwork Girl of Oz-Baum
 
16.  The Road to Oz-Baum
 
17.  Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz-Baum
 
18.  The Golden Exile-Schoonover
 
19.  The Black Stallion-Farley
 
20.  White Banners-Douglas
 
That's it for now.  It is obvious that I liked fantasy and scary tales as well as animal stories and books with religious themes.