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Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds DomA Send a noteboard - 25/05/2011 03:13:24 PM

Well, Astrid Lindgren should be read by all kids everywhere, I think. And Moomin as well, but those are perhaps for a slightly younger audience.

They're probably there. He has several books which we'd deem too "young" for kids of 11. Some of the kids are just less mature, or are behind in their reading skills.

When he discussed Scandinavian books with mom a while ago (she's a a retired teacher, but she still helps kids with their reading, and also reads stories to groups of various ages twice a month), I was under the impression he was speaking of the contemporary offering in translation, though.


Huh. I wonder what that may be.


I'll ask him. They're probably books 11 y.o. know about but not us.
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50 books for 11-yearolds Camilla - 24/05/2011 11:11:20 AM 2202 Views
Reasonably good list. Stephen - 24/05/2011 01:32:40 PM 1023 Views
Re: Reasonably good list. Camilla - 24/05/2011 02:44:52 PM 1000 Views
Re: Reasonably good list. Stephen - 24/05/2011 05:39:17 PM 1075 Views
Pretty good, but I'd like to see a bit more hard sci-fi in there. HyogaRott - 24/05/2011 01:48:57 PM 973 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds DomA - 24/05/2011 01:57:09 PM 1074 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds Camilla - 24/05/2011 02:53:28 PM 1176 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds DomA - 24/05/2011 03:40:51 PM 1013 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds Camilla - 24/05/2011 04:30:56 PM 1058 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds DomA - 25/05/2011 02:12:48 PM 959 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds Camilla - 25/05/2011 02:15:24 PM 936 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds DomA - 25/05/2011 03:13:24 PM 934 Views
Some of our Franco-Belgian BDs certainly can stand next to these books. If not too many. Legolas - 24/05/2011 10:49:04 PM 1067 Views
You don't know of any French-language books for that age? What about Le Petit Prince? Tom - 24/05/2011 11:59:37 PM 940 Views
Re: You don't know of any French-language books for that age? What about Le Petit Prince? DomA - 25/05/2011 01:59:59 PM 1014 Views
I did forget that one, but I tend to think of it more as an ageless book than a children's book. Legolas - 25/05/2011 07:48:09 PM 930 Views
Re: Some of our Franco-Belgian BDs certainly can stand next to these books. If not too many. DomA - 25/05/2011 03:04:27 PM 1073 Views
Re: Some of our Franco-Belgian BDs certainly can stand next to these books. If not too many. Legolas - 25/05/2011 08:05:58 PM 1073 Views
I think most "reading" children will have read those books before age 11. Tom - 24/05/2011 02:22:49 PM 931 Views
That is a fair point Camilla - 24/05/2011 02:47:45 PM 996 Views
Animorphs! *NM* beetnemesis - 24/05/2011 04:06:12 PM 438 Views
Seconded! *NM* Tavi - 24/05/2011 06:34:56 PM 516 Views
Thirded. *NM* Panorphaeon - 25/05/2011 06:34:40 AM 417 Views
As far as unforgiveable omissions go, Lindgren comes to mind, as does Ende. Legolas - 24/05/2011 10:36:49 PM 1087 Views
I agree with Tom, I think. Panorphaeon - 25/05/2011 06:45:16 AM 1046 Views
I couldn't "make" my 9-year-old read anything he didn't want to Two Wongs - 27/05/2011 03:15:46 PM 1051 Views
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