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07-18-2007, 04:14 PM
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07-18-2007, 04:39 PM
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Hardy Boys were awesome [/ QUOTE ] i loved hardy boys when i was younger. theres some very good star wars books out there too that should be pretty digestable for kids. kevin anderson, timothy zahn, and a. c. crispin all wrote some excellent trilogies. also, i really liked reading forgotton realms books (still do, heh) anything R.A. Salvatore i was super big fan of. they have pretty detailed combat scenes, but even at 7 it shouldnt be too tough to handle. ahhh to be young again. really young i mean.
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#54
07-18-2007, 05:19 PM
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this thread brings back memories. I also loved Bridge to Terabithia, Island of the Blue Dolphin, The Great Brain series, The Hardy Boys, Anything by Beverly Cleary or Judy Blume, Chronicles of Narnia, From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Where the Red Fern Grows, Huck Finn, and anything by Shel Silverstein, which have all been mentioned.
I wish I had been introduced to sci fi earlier as a child, it would have really fit my imagination. I think Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow would be good reads at the preteen level. Many of the Star Wars series get good reviews as well. As far as the limitations of reading, I really think once you start saying "that's too grown up," on things that are borderline, it will become a challenge to the kids to see just how close to the line they can get, and then eventually sneak over the line when the situation arises. Children are a lot more mature and intelligent than most adults give them credit for, and it sounds like you understand this. Your current method is a good one IMO.
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#55
07-18-2007, 10:22 PM
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 Okay so it's a comic book, but it was the most popular series in 5th grade. Roald Dahl, C. S. Lewis, Shel Silverstein, Judy Blume, and when a bit older Michael Crichton. [/ QUOTE ] She has read every single Tintin at least five times and loves loves loves them. She finished The Book Of Three and Bridge To Terabithia this week, and very much liked both. Thanks, EDF.
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#56
07-18-2007, 10:53 PM
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Judy Blume Off the top of my head, those were my favorite elementary school books. [/ QUOTE ] wtf? were you a 6 year old fat girl? oh, and matt christopher books were the [censored].
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#58
07-19-2007, 11:49 AM
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Many of my favorites are listed here including the 'Little House' series (Little Town and Farmer Boy were my top picks here), 'Mouse and the Motorcycle' and its sequel 'Runaway Ralph' are classics.
I'm surprised it's still in print but since that's the case, The Search for Delicious I highly recommend. One that looks to be out of print but I loved was a ghost story book 'Spooks of the Valley'. The 'We Were There' children's history books were also very good.
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#59
07-19-2007, 01:16 PM
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oh, and matt christopher books were the [censored]. [/ QUOTE ] Wow, I was pretty sure I'd be the on1y one to mention these Everytime I went to Barnes and Nob1es I wou1d read one whi1e at the store, and then buy one to take home. edit: If interested he writes a bunch of books, both fiction and non-fiction about sports.
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07-19-2007, 01:34 PM
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hardy boys/nancy drew
the great brain series bunnicula series encyclopedia brown series hobbit (large comic book style version is great) harry potter series where sidewalk ends series narnia series beverly cleary books judy blume books (great fudge, etc) roald dahl books indian in the cupboard books man, good times oh, and i recommend 'wealthiest man in babylon' when they are getting a lil older to appreciate money
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