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Post by thyme4change on May 13, 2013 13:35:09 GMT -5
That definitely seems like my son - but not girly-pants.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2013 13:37:13 GMT -5
Inkheart series, Rick Riordan, Maximum Ride, Magyk, all series with fantasy and 'boy' elements. The theif lord, not series.
Golden Compass, but its kind of the atheist answer to Chronicles of Narnia.
Less fantasy, my kids liked Sign of the Beaver, tales of fourth grade nothing, mixed up files, Matilda, actually Roald Dahl at all... Son would like those, nim's island, nurse Matilda (nanny McPhee books) oh, the westing game!, they liked True Grit too, maybe I'm starting to get a little older there.
they didn't like Redwall on audio, felt it was hard to follow. They also never got into Artemis Fowl... That might have worked in print but the audio was a bit tedious.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2013 13:38:21 GMT -5
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 13, 2013 13:41:42 GMT -5
What about Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events?
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2013 13:46:12 GMT -5
Roald Dahl is funny. If son is 11, well my son liked funny and listened/ read above his 'level' for quite awhile. I'm not sure where your family limits are though? At 14 he reads mostly adult stuff now? He's currently decoding Colbrt's new book and Coyote Island by Christpher Moore, and I think he's listening to John Dies at the End... So, while he offered to make suggestions, I thought I should maybe hold off on those?
Nurse Matilda are good too.
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Post by thyme4change on May 13, 2013 13:49:25 GMT -5
What about Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events? LOL - I read them the first one, and my daughter read teh second one. She said they give her nightmares and she doesn't want to read them. My son expressed discomfort also. My kids are the wimps that this board abhors. Dahl was a big winner for us, so I'll travel this list and see if that gets us any winners. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 13, 2013 13:49:35 GMT -5
I'm having a hell of a time figuring out a book that would satisfy both a boy and a girly pants. What about Black Beauty?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 13, 2013 13:51:30 GMT -5
She said they give her nightmares and she doesn't want to read them. My son expressed discomfort also. My kids are the wimps that this board abhors.
I'm a wimp too. I made it thru the first one and never bothered with the second. Way too depressing They were pretty popular with other people I know so I threw the series out there.
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Post by thyme4change on May 13, 2013 13:52:12 GMT -5
If I can find two books - one that is more "boy" and one that is more "girl" but both have a neutralness to them, I can make them both live through both. I'll do the cat one, and then find another one. See how that goes. After that, they are going to be traveling a lot. Maybe I can get them to read a book on their own.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2013 14:11:55 GMT -5
But books like Inkheart have fantasy and romance, and maximum ride is flying kids, main character a girl, but adventure.
However, if they are less adventurous, I'd start with funny. Dahl, fuge series...
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Post by thyme4change on May 14, 2013 10:13:06 GMT -5
LOL - So, this morning I asked the kids if they had talked about summer reading with their teachers and if they had anything they wanted to read over the summer, maybe something one of their friends read or had heard of.
My son (who isn't a self starter) had a whole list of books he wanted to read. My daughter couldn't think of a single book. Even when I was listing off titles, she either shrugged or had already read it.
So - super girly, 11 years old, good reader. I might suggest Inkheart. She is a good enough reader that she will at least try it. I'll see if the library has it, and if she likes it, I can buy the series. If not - no loss. I will suggest Nurse Matilda, too. Anything else?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2013 10:55:02 GMT -5
You could suggest the Divergent series by Veronica Roth.
It's like Hunger Games lite. It has the whole dystopian society thing going on but that's where the comparsion seems to end.
Way more emphasis on romance stuff if the reviews are anything to go by. The reviews all seemed to be written by female tweens who were raving about it.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 10:56:56 GMT -5
I liked Divergent better than Hunger Games. I haven't read the second yet though... Son thought Insurgent had too much romance for his liking.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2013 11:01:24 GMT -5
I might check out the first book from the library. Based on the millions of "eeks" and "OMGs" in the reviews this might be a little too YA chick lit for me.
Legend by Marie Lu is really good. She just released the sequel Prodigy. It has mixed reviews so I'm going to see if I can get it from the library first.
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Post by thyme4change on May 14, 2013 11:04:12 GMT -5
I wonder if she is into the romance portion of those books. She isn't the girl that got all excited about Justin Beiber or One Direction, even when her friends did. She doesn't squeal, and she never, ever did the "When I grow up I'm going to marry Joey" thing that so many of her friends did. She more into girl-power, girl-friendships, etc. Ramona and Beezus type of stuff.
I saw The Princess Diaries in our used bookstore, and it seems to be a whole series. Are they too "teen" for my naive 11 year old?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 11:12:13 GMT -5
I didn't realize girl was 11. My daughter just read the Evermore series in about 2 weeks. She's definitely in the tweeny romance stage. But that may be too YA. She is not a squealer either, but she likes the drama in those stories.
She also likes Warrior Cats.
Let me ask her for ideas.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2013 11:13:20 GMT -5
She might like Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern. It's about girl friendship type stuff.
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Post by thyme4change on May 14, 2013 11:20:57 GMT -5
BTW Drama - Even as my son was rattling off his list, I suggested Dr. Procter, and since it has "Fart" in the title, my son thought it sounded like a great idea. So, that is on his list as well. I'm super happy to see him so excited about a handful of books.
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Post by Formerly SK on May 14, 2013 11:22:50 GMT -5
We have a four hour road trip (8 total) this weekend so I just got Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing for us to listen to. I was going to get the next Fudge book as well, but in the reviews someone mentioned it exposes the Santa lie. I'm so glad I read that review as I would hate to have the kids learn about Santa this weekend! I really want one more year of gullibility. I ended up getting "How to Eat Fried Worms" for our 2nd book.
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Post by thyme4change on May 14, 2013 11:25:33 GMT -5
I asked my daughter if she had read Tales of a 4th grade nothing, and she responded "5 times!" So, I guess she likes that one.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 11:29:03 GMT -5
Daughter liked Julie of the Wolves, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Trouble's Daughter..
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Post by thyme4change on May 14, 2013 11:31:06 GMT -5
How earthy!
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 11:31:23 GMT -5
I asked my daughter if she had read Tales of a 4th grade nothing, and she responded "5 times!" So, I guess she likes that one. Did she read all the sequels? Mixed up Files of Mrs. B E Frankweler is good. im going to suggest the Homecoming books to daughter next.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2013 11:49:08 GMT -5
I suggested Dr. Procter, and since it has "Fart" in the title, my son thought it sounded like a great idea
Never underestimate the power of the word fart. Have they ever read Sideways tales from Wayside School? That was always a book fair choice of mine in elementary school.
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Post by thyme4change on May 14, 2013 11:53:11 GMT -5
That looks awesome, too. Totally up his alley. I think I "get" my son and what he is looking for. My daughter, as always, is a mystery to me. My son is like a male-mini-me. My daughter is an alien. She is kind, sweet, well mannered, good student, artistic - I just don't even know where to start with her.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2013 11:58:09 GMT -5
You could try the Complete Works of Brothers Grimm and/or Hans Christian Andersen for your daughter. They contain every fairy tale those guys wrote. I bought HCA for Gwen, the book is huge.
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Post by thyme4change on May 14, 2013 12:06:09 GMT -5
I own that already. I used to read them to the kids when they were little. My son's favorite is why dog's sniff each other's butts. LOL
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 12:24:11 GMT -5
I have some odds and ends wayside books here, PM me and I'll mail them too you. Great idea Drama.
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