I didn't read much when I was outside of school, but I remember first reading A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines when I was about 10 and thought it was amazing. Didn't see the film for another few years though. It was like someone had sat down and wrote a book about me! Ring of Brightwater sticks in my mind too. Haven't read that for a very long time.
My most read books back when I was a bairn were bird books and books on British wildlife, especially fishing. Still got them all too. Without a doubt, my most read book when I was a nipper was the Observers book of Birds Eggs :whistle: