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I agree with Tom, I think. Panorphaeon Send a noteboard - 25/05/2011 06:45:16 AM
I would have been starting Eye of the World at age 11, if I remember right. Around that time I had begun to enjoy basically adult fantasy/SF, though EotW was a considerable challenge in terms of time investment and comprehending plot subtext. That book changed the kind of books I could, and wanted, to read.

Prior to that, I think the best example of useful books would be the Narnia series, which I was glad to see on this list though I probably ate them up at about the age Tom suggested. I probably read The Hobbit sometime after that. Oh, and Shannara series! I almost forgot about that shit. Those were the kind of books that helped me out of childish reading, like Goosebumps or whatever. Man, I totally forgot about Sword of Shannara. I was obsessed with that series, which was totally lame in retrospect, but now I'm tempted to say that they really launched me into reading more formidable stuff.

This is fun to reminisce about, actually.
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50 books for 11-yearolds - 24/05/2011 11:11:20 AM 2032 Views
Reasonably good list. - 24/05/2011 01:32:40 PM 864 Views
Re: Reasonably good list. - 24/05/2011 02:44:52 PM 828 Views
Re: Reasonably good list. - 24/05/2011 05:39:17 PM 899 Views
Pretty good, but I'd like to see a bit more hard sci-fi in there. - 24/05/2011 01:48:57 PM 814 Views
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I think most "reading" children will have read those books before age 11. - 24/05/2011 02:22:49 PM 772 Views
That is a fair point - 24/05/2011 02:47:45 PM 831 Views
Animorphs! *NM* - 24/05/2011 04:06:12 PM 354 Views
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I agree with Tom, I think. - 25/05/2011 06:45:16 AM 883 Views
I couldn't "make" my 9-year-old read anything he didn't want to - 27/05/2011 03:15:46 PM 871 Views

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