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General Topics => Books => Topic started by: Scunner on June 18, 2012, 22:29:51 PM
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I am hoping for some advice/suggestions if possible. We have a daughter who is a prolific reader but having read just about everything by Jacqueline Wilson she appears to have grown out of her stuff pretty much. Sadly neither of us are particularly into books (I am currently attempting to read the internet from end to end though). The question therefore is, does anyone have any suggestions for an 11 year old who loved Jacqueline Wilson - but now needs to move on?
Many thanks in anticipation guys.
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It's been a while since my kids were that age :-[
I'd ask at the library for advice Keith.
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It's been a while for me too, but I would have been around that age when I started reading the Cronicles of Narnia - C S Lewis & Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden. Maybe tastes have changed since then.
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Enid Blyton! Can't beat St Clare's and Mallory Towers
Perfect as the characters are all secondary school age
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Blimey Linda - that brings back memories !!!
How about Cornelia Funke ? Lottie loved these at that age, lots of imagination and adventure. very different to Wilson's stuff, but very good.
http://www.scholastic.com/corneliafunke/bio.htm
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Possibilities are the Harry Potter series, Terry Pratchett's books and The Chronicles of Narnia as mentioned.
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Holes by Louis Sacher, Northern Lights - His dark materials, Philip Pullman, The Hobbit, Jr Tolkein to name but a few.
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Haynes workshop manuals would be a good series to read. The knowledge will come in useful AND she'll be able to pay back your investment in her.
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Haynes workshop manuals would be a good series to read. The knowledge will come in useful AND she'll be able to pay back your investment in her.
;D ;D
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If I was 12 instead of 21 I would opt to read Cathy Cassidy, the humour and outlook would have appealed
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Alex loved reading the Charlie Higson books. If she likes zombies and young James Bond then he would be the author for her. His website lists all his books etc - http://www.charliehigson.co.uk/ (http://www.charliehigson.co.uk/)
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My daughter's are also prolific readers and 1 has loved anything by Mary Hoffman - her Stravaganza series of books in particular along with the Twilight books. My other daughter loved the Amber Spyglass books and Twilight. .
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Hi, likewise have 2 girls 15 & 12 yrs - older one likes the Twiglight books and the Girl Missing series - anything by Sophie McKenzie, they both love Michael Morpurgo and the younger one likes the way David Walliams writes too.
Go to your local waterstones, sit in the coffee shop and let them browse the shelves for ages, reading the blurb is a good way to get the feel of the story.
Our local library has reduced its stock and the books on offer are limited.
A good book store should happily let the girls trawl the shelves, mine are often found sat on the floor going through the books.
Goodnight Mr Tom is also a lovely story to read for all ages!