MorningGlow
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Mon Nov-22-10 03:11 PM
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Kind of a video game before video games! Are they still around?
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| -Desperately need suggestions for books to read to kid! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 10:48 AM |
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Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson |
BurtWorm |
Nov-22-10 10:50 AM |
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Cool |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 10:56 AM |
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Here's a link |
BurtWorm |
Nov-22-10 11:05 AM |
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There are always the Hardy Boys books. I still have my DAD'S copies. |
HopeHoops |
Nov-22-10 10:57 AM |
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True |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:22 AM |
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The A to Z Mysteries were also popular with my kids. |
HopeHoops |
Nov-22-10 11:44 AM |
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I was also thinking of Encyclopedia Brown |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:49 AM |
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My kiddo LOVED Encyclopedia Brown at age 7 |
cyberswede |
Nov-22-10 02:47 PM |
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ummm.... |
Sweet Freedom |
Nov-22-10 11:02 AM |
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Oh yeah, Lemony Snicket! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:24 AM |
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"The Mad Scientists' Club" |
MilesColtrane |
Nov-22-10 11:04 AM |
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Neat |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:25 AM |
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One of my favorites |
jcboon |
Nov-22-10 02:53 PM |
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One of my favorites |
jcboon |
Nov-22-10 02:53 PM |
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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett |
era veteran |
Nov-22-10 11:12 AM |
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I had moved my copy to his bookshelf |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:25 AM |
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Carl Hiaasen's young reader books: Particularly "Hoot" |
Richardo |
Nov-22-10 11:17 AM |
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Ooh, good idea |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:26 AM |
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Ha! That's where I came across it, too -- while I was part-timing at B&N |
Richardo |
Nov-22-10 11:29 AM |
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Borders slave here! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:31 AM |
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Here are some of our favorites: |
Lisa D |
Nov-22-10 11:19 AM |
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Going on the list! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:26 AM |
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Oops |
Lisa D |
Nov-22-10 11:28 AM |
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Clive Barker |
AngryAmish |
Nov-22-10 11:19 AM |
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That was my first thought when I saw your subject line -- a future TV program... |
MiddleFingerMom |
Nov-22-10 11:26 AM |
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... |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:27 AM |
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No tears, lil MorningGlow |
AngryAmish |
Nov-22-10 12:33 PM |
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Darn you and your forbidden hotlinks, AA! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 12:54 PM |
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I highly recommend Wolves of the Beyond: The Lone Wolf |
Fleshdancer |
Nov-22-10 11:21 AM |
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That sounds good |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:28 AM |
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We enjoyed The Penderwicks |
spinbaby |
Nov-22-10 11:21 AM |
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Kid? Heck, I want to read The Penderwicks myself! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:29 AM |
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Defintiely do more Dahl. |
TZ |
Nov-22-10 11:22 AM |
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Matilda is always good |
spinbaby |
Nov-22-10 11:25 AM |
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I was thinking of picking up the Charlie books |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:30 AM |
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Any of the series of books about the Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum. |
MiddleFingerMom |
Nov-22-10 11:23 AM |
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Yes! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:32 AM |
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My children saw Princess Bride about that age, and to my |
DebJ |
Nov-22-10 01:03 PM |
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Captain Underpants |
newcriminal |
Nov-22-10 11:24 AM |
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Probably for younger readers |
spinbaby |
Nov-22-10 11:26 AM |
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I have heard those are great |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:33 AM |
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Oh, one more |
spinbaby |
Nov-22-10 11:24 AM |
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Those are "the next Twilight movies", right? |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:34 AM |
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I think they're too mature for a 7YO, but that's me. |
Chan790 |
Nov-22-10 11:50 AM |
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Yeah--he SAYS he can handle all kinds of stuff |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:54 AM |
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You seem to have a pretty mature 7-year-old |
spinbaby |
Nov-22-10 11:54 AM |
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I have unashamedly indoctrinated him in two things |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:58 AM |
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My recommendation would have been The Hobbit... |
Chan790 |
Nov-22-10 11:46 AM |
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Exactly! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:50 AM |
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I read and re-read all the Marguerite Henry books when I was a kid |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-22-10 11:28 PM |
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The Tale of Despereaux |
Xithras |
Nov-22-10 11:50 AM |
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Another one I'd forgotten about! |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 11:52 AM |
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No problem, I'm borrowing about half this list myself. |
Xithras |
Nov-22-10 12:02 PM |
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Aw, a family tradition |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 12:13 PM |
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Lolita. Joyce's Ulysses. Mein Kampf. 1983 Chevy S-10 Owner's Manual. Pillow Book. |
Rabrrrrrr |
Nov-22-10 12:00 PM |
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I find Proust most excellent at putting kids to sleep. |
Chan790 |
Nov-22-10 12:03 PM |
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To the naughty corner with you |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 12:11 PM |
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You forgot Lady Chatterly's Lover and Crime and Punishment. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-23-10 04:39 PM |
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One more |
spinbaby |
Nov-22-10 12:03 PM |
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That sounds familiar too |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 12:13 PM |
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How's about something old fashioned like some Mark Twain books? |
rurallib |
Nov-22-10 12:37 PM |
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I did suggest Tom Sawyer to him just the other day, in fact |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 12:51 PM |
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Even better, how about "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"? |
surrealAmerican |
Nov-23-10 03:54 PM |
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Great one! |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-23-10 04:39 PM |
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what about the his dark materials trilogy? |
fizzgig |
Nov-22-10 12:40 PM |
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Alas, HDM annoyed the shit out of ME |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 12:53 PM |
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Artemis Fowl, Indian in the Cupboard |
Lars39 |
Nov-22-10 12:53 PM |
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I LOVED all the Shoes books by Noel Streatfeild |
distantearlywarning |
Nov-22-10 01:15 PM |
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If you can find a copy |
guitar man |
Nov-22-10 01:49 PM |
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Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov for starters. |
hobbit709 |
Nov-22-10 01:57 PM |
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Avoid later Heinlein |
TrogL |
Nov-22-10 02:27 PM |
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RLS |
jcboon |
Nov-22-10 02:53 PM |
#68 |
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do explore more Dahl |
suninvited |
Nov-22-10 02:12 PM |
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james and the giant peach, charlie and the chocolate factory |
mopinko |
Nov-22-10 09:21 PM |
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You can download out-of-print teenager series |
TrogL |
Nov-22-10 02:33 PM |
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I always thought the choose your own adventure books were fun. |
proteus_lives |
Nov-22-10 02:58 PM |
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So did I |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 03:11 PM |
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I'm not sure if they make new ones. |
proteus_lives |
Nov-22-10 03:19 PM |
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If he can handle Harry Potter, is he ready to move up to Treasure Island? |
hedgehog |
Nov-22-10 03:07 PM |
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That one is on my list, yes (Treasure Island) |
MorningGlow |
Nov-22-10 03:10 PM |
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How about Shel Silverstein's poem. Like the book "Where the Sidewalk Ends". |
applegrove |
Nov-22-10 09:14 PM |
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Scheherazade nt |
Xipe Totec |
Nov-22-10 09:16 PM |
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From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler |
pamela |
Nov-22-10 09:22 PM |
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Second this. I loved "Mixed Up Files" when I was a kid. |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-22-10 11:17 PM |
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phillip pullman-his dark materials |
mopinko |
Nov-22-10 09:23 PM |
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He might like "Farmer Boy" |
WolverineDG |
Nov-22-10 09:37 PM |
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I was going to suggest the Little House books, and Farmer Boy was my favorite. |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-22-10 11:25 PM |
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Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Books. NOT the Disney version, the originals |
csziggy |
Nov-22-10 09:40 PM |
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Books |
Dinger |
Nov-22-10 09:45 PM |
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Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen |
murielm99 |
Nov-22-10 10:59 PM |
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Bone is a great graphic novel. |
NuttyFluffers |
Nov-23-10 09:08 AM |
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Oh! Also books by Zilpha Keatley Snyder! |
distantearlywarning |
Nov-23-10 09:37 AM |
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The thread is getting long, so I'm not sure if anyone has said "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-23-10 01:06 PM |
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Rocket Ship Galileo by Robert Heinlein |
MicaelS |
Nov-23-10 01:10 PM |
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I always enjoyed the books Marguerite Henry wrote |
GoCubsGo |
Nov-23-10 01:29 PM |
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She's wonderful |
TZ |
Nov-23-10 01:50 PM |
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Jonathan Stoud |
MrsMatt |
Nov-23-10 01:38 PM |
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Well, let's see: |
LWolf |
Nov-23-10 02:19 PM |
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The Gammage Cup is a good fantasy story I read as a kid. Can't remember the author's name offhand. |
DarkTirade |
Nov-23-10 02:23 PM |
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Starabella! |
KamaAina |
Nov-23-10 02:26 PM |
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I like Joan Aiken. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, A Touch of Chill. |
BlueIris |
Nov-23-10 03:11 PM |
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Brian Jacques' Redwall books, Felix Salten's Bambi books... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Nov-23-10 03:29 PM |
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Oh, and Stephen Hawking's children's novel tinged with astrophysics... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Nov-23-10 03:34 PM |
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Peter Pan. |
surrealAmerican |
Nov-23-10 04:03 PM |
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Tales of the Fish Patrol by Jack London |
Brother Buzz |
Nov-23-10 04:33 PM |
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Absolutely need more Dahl! |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-23-10 04:38 PM |
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Charlotte's Web and Stuart LIttle |
lunatica |
Nov-23-10 04:42 PM |
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How about the "Hardy Boys?" |
Old Troop |
Nov-23-10 06:11 PM |
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OMG, DUers rock |
MorningGlow |
Nov-23-10 07:07 PM |
#108 |
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