Oh goodness, so many good books from my childhood.
Where The Red Fern Grows is definitely my all time favorite. I must have read that book a hundred times, and cried every single time.
Summer of the Monkeys - another book by Wilson Rawls, not quite as good as Where the Red Fern Grows, but still a very touching and sweet book.
Are You There God, Its Me Margaret
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Bridge To Terabithia
The Lottery Rose
Across Five Aprils
A Taste of Blackberries - little known fact, this was the book that the movie My Girl was based on.
The Boxcar Children series
Someone mentioned A Stitch in Time by Madeline L'Engle - for me, my favorite book by her was The Young Unicorns. I read every single one of her books. Loved them all.
Just reminiscing about some of these books that captivated me as a child brings back great memories. Special gratitude to my 5th grade teacher for turning me into the bookworm that I am today.