• Congratulations to the Class of 2024 on your results!
    Let us know how you went here
    Got a question about your uni preferences? Ask us here

Old time faves - new equivalents? (1 Viewer)

rink

Member
Joined
Aug 16, 2005
Messages
173
Location
sumwhere in sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
Ok this is gonna sound really lame but when i was in like year 6/7 and stuff i used to read all these cool mystery series and high school bimbo books. I absolutely lovedddd Emily Rhodda's 'Teen power inc.' series. I also loved this series called 'mystery kids'. Actually, I even loved the babysitters club and the sweet valley high series haha lameeeee. Oh and I cant forget R.L Stine's 'Fear Street' series. Anyway, im too old for these books now:(. But yeah does anyone know of these books, and perhaps a new book/series that are alot like those books, but more suited for an older audience? Thankssss. I just loved those books, i wanna relive the experience!!!
 

persephone

Active Member
Joined
Feb 21, 2004
Messages
1,068
Location
Sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2004
I know all of those books!!!! But I have no idea of their equivalent. There probably isn't one. Unless you count Harry Potter ;)
 

rink

Member
Joined
Aug 16, 2005
Messages
173
Location
sumwhere in sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
Arghhhh i hate harry potter. Cant stand it. Ive never read them but they just seem really wierd/lame/crap.

Btw, wow i cant believe u actually know of those books! I thought i was like the only one who knew these random books.
 

persephone

Active Member
Joined
Feb 21, 2004
Messages
1,068
Location
Sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2004
I loved Teen Power Inc... I think there was an Asian one called Sunny, I liked her the best...
 

Lundy

Banned
Joined
Sep 2, 2003
Messages
2,512
Location
pepperland
Gender
Female
HSC
2003
rink said:
Arghhhh i hate harry potter. Cant stand it. Ive never read them but they just seem really wierd/lame/crap.
Wow. You must have the amazing ability of being able to literally judge a book by its cover.
 

rink

Member
Joined
Aug 16, 2005
Messages
173
Location
sumwhere in sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
Yes what can i say, i do judge a book by its cover!

Yeah sunny, the one who did tai kwon do or sumthing? hehe and tom, the chubby guy with curly hair, and nick the cool guy who hated tom. Haha i love that series!
 

Sarah168

London Calling
Joined
Dec 25, 2003
Messages
5,320
Location
Sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2004
haha i confess. i was a baby sitters club addict. I bought like 50 books in primary school through book club omg....:eek:
 

Serius

Beyond Godlike
Joined
Nov 10, 2004
Messages
3,123
Location
Wollongong
Gender
Male
HSC
2005
i liked teen power inc it was cool! i also liked animorphs, and everworld series and Remnants... although i think that series died out before it was finished, suddenly i couldnt find the books in stores anymore
 

jennylim

Member
Joined
Mar 6, 2004
Messages
393
Location
sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
rink said:
Arghhhh i hate harry potter. Cant stand it. Ive never read them but they just seem really wierd/lame/crap.
lol, i thought exactly the same way until i read the first one - "harry potter?? a boy wizard? omg like HOW LAME and childish. everyone must be so immature to go so crazy about it" and i purposely avoided it until a copy ended up in our house as a birthday present.

sat down and read it in one afternoon to see what all the fuss was about and was instantaneously hooked. 6 years later, i remain an enormous fan - if anything, my adulation of harry potter has increased as the years go by.
 

FreakTrigger

Member
Joined
Aug 13, 2005
Messages
234
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
N/A
R.L. Stein

Goosebumps man, Every week I'd buy a new one, read it that evening and be pissed off without any more to read for the next 6 days.

it's funny, I was heavily into Orwell and Barker by then, despite being 9 or 10, but theres soemthing about the instant pulp thats just marvellous.

It doesn't mean anything and every so often, that' enjoyable for escapism.
 

PerfectByNature

I am Jack's wasted life
Joined
May 6, 2005
Messages
1,406
Location
The Gong
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
i loved Teen Power Inc!!!!
i liked Animorphs and Goosebumps too... and the Everworld books.... i dont care that people think theyre childish or whatever... they were excellent when i was young.
 

still waiting

Member
Joined
Jan 21, 2005
Messages
284
Location
dubbo/armidale
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
FreakTrigger said:
R.L. Stein

Goosebumps man, Every week I'd buy a new one, read it that evening and be pissed off without any more to read for the next 6 days.

it's funny, I was heavily into Orwell and Barker by then, despite being 9 or 10, but theres soemthing about the instant pulp thats just marvellous.

It doesn't mean anything and every so often, that' enjoyable for escapism.
i loved the goosebumps books... as with the baby sitters club and sweet valley high and emily rhodda books.....
 

PerfectByNature

I am Jack's wasted life
Joined
May 6, 2005
Messages
1,406
Location
The Gong
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
hahahah
well, you dont know if theyre good or not unless you read them... but no ones forcing you to
buts its a bit dumb to hate something youve never read
 

rink

Member
Joined
Aug 16, 2005
Messages
173
Location
sumwhere in sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
Mmmm oh well. Judging books by their cover has always worked for me so i dun care if its dumb or not :)
ciao
 

Alex_H86

CEO of BoS...
Joined
Apr 28, 2004
Messages
146
Location
The Nunnery!!
Gender
Female
HSC
2004
I can't believe no one has mentioned Roald Dahl...I loved his book when I was a kid, Matilda, Charlie and the chocolate factory, The great glass elevator, james and the giant peach, the BFG, so many more great ones!! YAY!!lol
 

PerfectByNature

I am Jack's wasted life
Joined
May 6, 2005
Messages
1,406
Location
The Gong
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
i didnt like James and ther Giant Peach... but i liked all the rest! not Witches tho.
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 1)

Top