I lvoed reading this post. How beautiful is that cover made by your sister - truly an act of love! I loved Never Ending Story when I was a kid too. You certainly cut your teeth on heavy texts. Reading that young reminds me of myself and my son of course, who read The Hobbit at 6 and a half and Lord of the Rings at 8. After that, it was hard to find books that weren't too adult, but were also a challenge! Never Ending Story was one, of course, as was Call of the Wild, Robinson Crusoe, and some of those other texts from around that era - of innocent and swashbuckling adventure.
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Yeah, I certainly delved into some pretty heavy stuff early on, hahaha. I had a beautifully illustrated edition of Robinson Crusoe but never read it and eventually lost it. But I did read Treasure Island when I was like 11 or something. Didn't read Tolkien until well into my teenage years. I remember when that cover was still shining new, hahaha. Such wonderful memories I have with that book.