My Childhood: WTF?! (17 books)

Books that seemed completely sweet and innocent when you were a child, but when you go back and reread them you wonder what was wrong with you to not see how horrifying they were.

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1	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.33 avg rating — 1,106,356 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf) by David Shannon 4.26 avg rating — 88,165 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz 4.06 avg rating — 72,839 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 4.04 avg rating — 515,230 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The BFG by Roald Dahl 4.23 avg rating — 525,942 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 510,757 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 18,450 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien 4.17 avg rating — 185,152 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) by Judi Barrett 4.18 avg rating — 142,005 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak 3.99 avg rating — 18,961 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Five Run Away Together (Famous Five, #3) by Enid Blyton 4.10 avg rating — 20,555 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1) by Robin Jarvis 3.83 avg rating — 2,633 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding (World of Beatrix Potter, #13) by Beatrix Potter 4.01 avg rating — 2,953 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág 4.09 avg rating — 22,744 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy 4.07 avg rating — 5,951 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 4.39 avg rating — 1,233,175 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister 4.21 avg rating — 163,421 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars