Series for young readers - Page 2

Yapyap · 02-05-2012, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Skullduggery Pleasant series is pretty good by Derek Landy.
Lots of magic and mayhem and main storyline is a about a young girl.
(told from her POV)

Skulduggery Pleasant is my absolute favourite series right now (and I'm, um, a bit older), but I should say that while it's classified as aimed at the 9+ age group, the second trilogy gets rather gory at times - something that many preteens will love but others might find a bit much.

No sex, though, but as the main character grows older, there's some romance (no more than kissing mentioned) in the later books.

But it's a wonderful series and well worth a read!

I'll also second Percy Jackson and for something that is very "clean" in every possible way (no graphic violence, no swearing, not romance-focused) and had a very "wholesome" feeling about it (in the best way possible, with a clear "good message" but not preachy or patronising), Jeanne DuPrau's dystopian Ember series (starting with City of Ember).

AJ Starr · 02-05-2012, 12:22 PM

I just found a series called The Tapestry by Henry H. Neff. It's almost a carbon copy of Harry Potter and I'm enjoying it tremendously. I'm half way through the 1st book, The Hound of Rowan, and I can't stop reading it.

PS I'm 58 yrs old.

AJ

deannah · 02-05-2012, 01:31 PM

I've only read the first book in this trilogy, but was totally enraptured by it.

The Giver (trilogy) by Lois Rowley is the first book followed by Gathering Blue and Messenger.

basschick · 02-05-2012, 05:24 PM

a series i've always loved is the lloyd alexander prydain series, based on welsh mythology mixed with some humor but with characters that are fresh and human. it consists of:

The Book Of Three
The Black Caldron
The Castle of Llyr
Taran Wanderer
The High King

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02-05-2012, 12:22 PM	#17
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	I just found a series called The Tapestry by Henry H. Neff. It's almost a carbon copy of Harry Potter and I'm enjoying it tremendously. I'm half way through the 1st book, The Hound of Rowan, and I can't stop reading it. PS I'm 58 yrs old. AJ

02-05-2012, 01:31 PM	#18
deannah Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 14 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Idaho USA Device: KK, KT, KFire, KFire HD, KPaperwhite	I've only read the first book in this trilogy, but was totally enraptured by it. The Giver (trilogy) by Lois Rowley is the first book followed by Gathering Blue and Messenger.

02-05-2012, 05:24 PM	#19
basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	a series i've always loved is the lloyd alexander prydain series, based on welsh mythology mixed with some humor but with characters that are fresh and human. it consists of: The Book Of Three The Black Caldron The Castle of Llyr Taran Wanderer The High King

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