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Offline Scunner

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Advice on Books for Kids Please
« on: June 18, 2012, 22:29:51 PM »
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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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2012, 12:33:23 PM »
It's been a while since my kids were that age :-[ 
I'd ask at the library for advice Keith.

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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2012, 13:21:36 PM »
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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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2012, 13:36:57 PM »
Enid Blyton! Can't beat St Clare's and Mallory Towers

Perfect as the characters are all secondary school age

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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2012, 14:27:42 PM »
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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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2012, 16:37:46 PM »
Possibilities are the Harry Potter series, Terry Pratchett's books and The Chronicles of Narnia as mentioned.

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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2012, 17:17:28 PM »
Holes by Louis Sacher, Northern Lights - His dark materials, Philip Pullman, The Hobbit, Jr Tolkein to name but a few.

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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2012, 17:50:44 PM »
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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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2012, 22:58:41 PM »
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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Re: Advice on Books for Kids Please
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2013, 21:00:49 PM »
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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