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Wait a minute. DID NOBODY MENTION A WRINKLE IN TIME?! *NM* Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 15/11/2010 04:56:41 AM
We are having a hard time finding books for my son, so I thought I'd pick a few brains here. He is reading way above his grade level, so his school library has really nothing to offer him.
The biggest problem I run into is that if the material is advanced enough to challenge him it is frequently also more...mature than he is ready for. This is not me protecting or sheltering him, I've tried to broaden what he reads before and things will scare him or make him uncomfortable. For example, he quit reading Harry Potter at the lake of Inferi.
Any suggestions are helpful. The latest series he enjoyed were Percy Jackson and Alcatraz. He's open to more styles, I just lean towards Fantasy myself.
Thanks everyone!
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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Suggestions for my 11 year old son? Seriana Sedai - 12/11/2010 03:52:29 PM 1442 Views
Hm. Some ideas... Legolas - 12/11/2010 04:31:35 PM 1118 Views
I second this entire reply. All these are excellent choices. *NM* Jessie - 17/11/2010 11:12:34 PM 505 Views
Three Musketeers! Camilla - 12/11/2010 04:38:17 PM 1087 Views
The Artemis Fowl books Stephen - 12/11/2010 04:55:29 PM 975 Views
Except Camilla - 12/11/2010 06:35:57 PM 1036 Views
Seconded. I still think those are great. *NM* Tim - 14/11/2010 10:21:15 AM 478 Views
Except Camilla - 14/11/2010 10:23:30 AM 1088 Views
I, to be the voice of dissent, hated them. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/11/2010 10:27:21 PM 647 Views
What about adventure books? Rebekah - 12/11/2010 06:46:00 PM 1158 Views
And Jules Verne! Camilla - 12/11/2010 07:31:29 PM 1146 Views
Susan Beth Pfeffer is good random thoughts - 12/11/2010 07:18:22 PM 1144 Views
I remember enjoying Lloyd Alexander's Prydain (sp?) books at that age. *NM* RandAllThor - 12/11/2010 10:18:05 PM 787 Views
S.E. Hinton? Larry - 12/11/2010 10:20:25 PM 1145 Views
Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull *NM* kavorka - 12/11/2010 11:05:43 PM 654 Views
The Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Bergioyn - 12/11/2010 11:55:10 PM 1262 Views
Yes. This is what I read at that age and loved it. Also Harry Harrison. *NM* Aeryn - 15/11/2010 04:02:10 PM 486 Views
wasn't there a lot of adult content in Harry Harrison? *NM* random thoughts - 15/11/2010 05:05:30 PM 499 Views
Really? Maybe violence. Aeryn - 16/11/2010 03:27:24 PM 1063 Views
some people don't like their pre-pubescent children reading about sex random thoughts - 16/11/2010 08:19:45 PM 990 Views
How about the Redwall series by Brian Jacques? Colonel Logain - 13/11/2010 01:04:38 AM 1018 Views
Oh, yes yes yes! This! Ghavrel - 13/11/2010 07:48:02 AM 965 Views
Definitely!! Darth_Katie - 14/11/2010 10:54:41 PM 1011 Views
very good suggestion. *NM* LadyLorraine - 13/11/2010 06:30:02 PM 509 Views
I could never really get into those. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2010 11:16:17 PM 1176 Views
Thanks for all the suggestions guys! Seriana Sedai - 13/11/2010 03:34:01 AM 1042 Views
Also, late suggestion - Skulduggery Pleasant! *NM* Kallichore - 13/11/2010 01:19:09 PM 500 Views
Don't forget The Dark Is Rising series. *NM* Craig - 13/11/2010 07:06:43 PM 591 Views
Listen to Craig. He is wise in the ways of quality. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 15/11/2010 04:55:05 AM 511 Views
Try Newbery award ones? nossy - 14/11/2010 10:34:08 PM 1050 Views
ones I like nossy - 16/11/2010 02:05:11 AM 972 Views
Aww, nostalgia Darth_Katie - 16/11/2010 02:29:16 AM 905 Views
Wait a minute. DID NOBODY MENTION A WRINKLE IN TIME?! *NM* Ghavrel - 15/11/2010 04:56:41 AM 502 Views
Holy crap, you're right. I heap my scorn upon this thread. Craig - 15/11/2010 06:22:39 AM 1124 Views
It's okay. I heaped scorn upon myself once I saw your Dark is Rising post. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/11/2010 06:53:03 AM 528 Views
I would've done, but I figured I'd leave that to someone who's actually read it. *NM* Legolas - 15/11/2010 10:58:25 AM 499 Views
I DID! nossy - 15/11/2010 02:43:26 PM 971 Views
It was one of the very few books on the Newbery list that I actually recognized. *NM* Legolas - 15/11/2010 03:05:30 PM 491 Views
Really? I suppose I should go through there and highlight those I actually like. *NM* nossy - 15/11/2010 03:58:49 PM 472 Views
Yeah, I guess most of the children's books I read weren't American. Legolas - 15/11/2010 04:30:46 PM 1037 Views
Probably. Darth_Katie - 15/11/2010 11:07:15 PM 1037 Views
Huh. nossy - 16/11/2010 01:55:50 AM 950 Views
Or the whole series, for that matter. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2010 11:17:19 PM 1094 Views
Also, if he reads above his age... Camilla - 15/11/2010 04:19:41 PM 1048 Views
The Solitaire Mystery is far better. And Through a Glass, Darkly. Legolas - 15/11/2010 04:33:45 PM 901 Views
Yes. Camilla - 15/11/2010 04:36:59 PM 1101 Views
He might like Un Lun Dun by China Miéville. *NM* Tim - 15/11/2010 05:11:21 PM 487 Views
Animorphs, Artemis Fowl, Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy *NM* beetnemesis - 16/11/2010 02:27:28 PM 533 Views
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2010 11:19:16 PM 1109 Views
Wow! That brings back memories. Vodalus - 19/11/2010 05:17:53 AM 965 Views
Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien Vodalus - 19/11/2010 05:19:01 AM 1035 Views
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