What I recommend?

     So I've been stuck on The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury for a while since I've been so busy the past week and to make it less boring for you, I won't talk about this book again. Instead, we can chat about some of the books I recommend. These books that I'm about to list date back to my childhood days. I remember how I didn't like reading as a child and my parents always made me read before I went to bed. I barely got any pages in before I fell asleep. These are the books that I remember reading and successfully finished reading. (The titles will be linked to the book's synopsis on Goodreads)

- One of the early big books I remember reading was Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. I can clearly recall the day I watched the Inkheart movie with my family. My sister said, "You have to read the book before the movie! And the movie was nothing like the book." So, I took her advice and read the book. Actually, I don't really remember much from the book but I sort of kind of remember the plot. I really liked the concept of the book, how Meg's father could read characters out of a book and other creative ideas. A memorable character was a man named Dustfinger, who was read out of a book by accident. He was that guy who you thought would be evil, but truly isn't (like Snape from Harry Potter). But maybe you shouldn't take a recommendation from me for this book, I was only around 9 when I read Inkheart.

The trailer for the movie makes it look great, but in actuality, the movie was just okay.

-Tunnels by Roderick Gordon really creeped me out as a child. I can still remember the ending of the book, it was so...evil, I guess is the word. I planned on reading the entire series but that never happened. Some parts of the book didn't make sense to me, maybe just confusing since I was young at that time. What I enjoyed most about this book was probably the creepy pictures that appeared once in a while throughout the novel. One of the pictures was of a eyeless mouse that the characters saw as they went down the tunnel. I don't think I'll ever forget that illustration.

-The novel My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George really sparked my imagination as I child. I would pretend to be living in the woods just like Sam (the main character) and I found my self wanting to run away to the mountains and live in a hollowed out tree, but obviously I couldn't and didn't. This book is meant for kids 9 years old or so but I think this would be a great for any age (even though the reading level will be low).

*I would like to reread these books but I can't. I always become bored when rereading a book, I mean I already know what's going to happen anyways. 

What are some of your favorite childhood books?