Mad Scientists' Club: The Books

Post by gumby » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:00 AM UTC

at_a_remove wrote: post #19

mindcrime wrote: post #10

I loved these books as a kid back in the 80's. I'm sure they played a key role in shaping my interests and worldview. These, along with the "Encyclopedia Brown" books, the "The Three Investigators" series, the "Tom Swift Jr" series, and "The Great Brain", plus the original Doyle canon of Sherlock Holmes stories, were constant companions in my youth. Oh, and those "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. Those were great. E…

We must have had very similar reading lists, although I think I subbed in Trixie Belden (an odd choice for a boy) for the Three Investigators.

Post by peter_l_downs » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:37 AM UTC

Post by rootbear » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:55 AM UTC

irrational wrote: post #16

BarbaryCoast wrote: post #8

I read these as a child in the 60's. When Purple House Press re-issued them, I snapped them up. They've also re-issued some other favorites, like the Alvin Fernald series. I like to buy direct from them, so they don't have to share the money with amazon. Now if someone would re-issue the Miss Pickerel series...

Miss Pickerell!!!! You have no idea how long I’ve been trying to remember her name! I remembered it started with a P, she went to outer space, and liked pistachio ice cream. That turns out to not be enough to google her. Thank you!

Post by kabdib » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 3:52 AM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #9

Good stuff; this and the Danny Dunn series are fond childhood memories. I still remember this joke from the hot air balloon race decades later: "...Harmon Muldoon called his [hot air balloon] the 'Green Onion,' and it looked like one. 'I hope it springs a leek,' quipped Dinky Poore... "

Post by BarbaryCoast » Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 5:09 AM UTC

irrational wrote: post #16

BarbaryCoast wrote: post #8

I read these as a child in the 60's. When Purple House Press re-issued them, I snapped them up. They've also re-issued some other favorites, like the Alvin Fernald series. I like to buy direct from them, so they don't have to share the money with amazon. Now if someone would re-issue the Miss Pickerel series...

Miss Pickerell!!!! You have no idea how long I’ve been trying to remember her name! I remembered it started with a P, she went to outer space, and liked pistachio ice cream. That turns out to not be enough to google her. Thank you!