Nearly ten and nothing to read.

I haven't bought the kid new books-of-her-own in a while, except a neat hardcover copy of Charlotte's Web (some pig!). I am looking for some ideas on what to get her for her upcoming birthday, but that's only tangentially related to my real question.

Do feel free to rec anything you like, of course, but my question is this:

What book do you remember liking best as a child that you CANNOT remember the name of? And why did you like it?

( I'll start, below the cut. )

Public service announcement for area parents

To: Parents
From: Local ER doctors
Re: Letting children play with fireworks

FIREWORKS ARE ON FIRE.