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by **HRHPatey** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:53:48 GMT

My Daughter is an avid reader and I am thrilled to say that just as I did is always on the look out for a new series of books.

I was a huge Nancy Drew fan, but alas, they hold no appeal for her :cry:

Books a million is a fave place (for both of us) however, I find either the books are too old, geared to teenagers (content wise) or too young...

Anyone have a series that was a hit ??? I might add that she is into fantasy and has the reading age of about a 15 /16 year old (however, as stated, I question the content for that age range)

Currently she is reading The Lightening Theif - Rick Riordan (I believe it is part of a series)

by **Ellie** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:23:50 GMT

I can only speak to my personal favorites:

Surely she's read Anne of Green Gables? If I had a daughter, I'd read it with her!! And of course, Little House on the Prairie. I never actually finished them myself.

Anything by Judy Blume is still wonderful.

Where the Red Fern Grows

A Wrinkle in Time

I'm going to have to think about this...

by **HRHPatey** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:29:36 GMT

How ironic !! She JUST read 'Where the red fern grows" - She was in tears at times and I couldn't understand, but as she described it to me and the storyline I appreciated how that would touch her heart !

I never thought of Anne of Green Gables - I also read Secret Garden and became so entranced - I imagined myself living there :oops:

Thank you - great suggestions ... I will be visiting the bookstore for Christmas gifts, I now have something to work on

by **Ellie** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:57:54 GMT

Oh, Anne of Green Gables is WONDERFUL! I wanted to live there! You've never read them? You should read them too, absolutely. There are 8 books in the wonderful series, and then there is a fabulous movie that is very true to the books. I have it if you ever want to borrow it.

by **monroegardener** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:54:12 GMT

I shall have to ask my wife for other suggestions later, but I know she'd second on the Gable series.

Has she read any of Terry Pratchett's works? I'm thinking specifically of his series with Tiffany Aching (Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith, thus far). The books in his Bromeliad Trilogy (Truckers, Diggers, and Wings) are also fun.

by **monroegardener** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:58:49 GMT

Ooh, and Garth Nix, particularly (I haven't read other of his works) the Old Kingdom series (Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen).

Can I presume that she has already read the Hobbit, as well as the LOTR trilogy?

by **Ellie** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:32:56 GMT

Gardener, I've never heard of any of those! Maybe I need to visit the library. Can you lay out a brief synopsis please?

(I've heard of J.R. Tolkein of course.)

by **monroegardener** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:03:05 GMT

Ellie wrote:Gardener, I've never heard of any of those! Maybe I need to visit the library. Can you lay out a brief synopsis please?

(I've heard of J.R. Tolkein of course.)

Oof, I'm a terrible synopsizer (??), but...

His Tiffany Aching series is a coming-of-age story about a young witch. It's set in his Discworld (imagine something like a collaboration between Tolkien and Monty Python). Er, http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/books/ .
(dodge!)

Here's a link to a synopsis of Garth Nix's Sabriel: http://www.garthnix.co.uk/books_kingdom ... &Content=1

by **Royal Tee** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:25:23 GMT

the lion the witch and the wardrobe is fab and maybe a little young for her the enchanted wood and the far away tree stay with me from my chidhood

by **HRHPatey** » Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:55:23 GMT

Ellie - I sadly have to admit that I believed Anne of Green Gables was one book :oops:

I can't imagine why I haven't read the book (or rather, the series) I have a list as long as my arm at this point and quite excited about the prospect of some happy reading time .....

Monroegardener - you named authors that I was not familiar with either - I am going to ask her and see if she has read of those that you mentioned - and then look into them

The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe (actually the series in it's entirety - I want to say there are 7) were a huge hit - she also liked the writing style Roald Dahl for about 3 or 4 books then found them 'boring' (isn't everything when you're 10 !) I believe although they were 'fun' the level of fantasy was rather downplayed in comparison to the likes of CS Lewis :wink:

Thank you all for the great info !

by **Ice** » Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:42:41 GMT

My son is an avid reader and absolutely loved the Lion Witch and the Wardrobe series. He read every one and will pick them back up again whenever the mood strikes him.

He also adores Nancy Drew and added some books to his Christmas list...maybe you guys can help.

He put on the list "Books: The _ _ _ _ _ and me Books". When I questioned him he said they are different people like Mickey and Me and Abner and Me. Has anyone heard of these?

by **HRHPatey** » Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:49:28 GMT

Sadly, I read just yesterday that Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's - hard to swallow, a wonderful author with such a gift being affected by such a disease....

by **monroegardener** » Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:00:54 GMT

HRHPatey wrote:Sadly, I read just yesterday that Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's - hard to swallow, a wonderful author with such a gift being affected by such a disease....

by **pax** » Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:17:23 GMT

I remember reading a lot of Judy Blume as a teenager. I would say that her books still probably hit the mark. I'll do some digging for you to see what others I can come up with.

I would also suggest any Newberry Award Winning books, such as Witch from Blackbird Pond, and many others.

I ditto the Anne of Green Gables books. Definitely a must. And Little House on the Prairie series - those were also great, and TRUE!

by **monroegardener** » Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:36:09 GMT

Our daughter (age

enjoyed (over and over) Ella Enchanted and kira-kira, by Gail Carson Levine and Cynthia Kadohata, respectively. Both are Newberry Medal winners.

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