06-01-2014, 12:27 AM | #31 |
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What, no one reads The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew anymore? The Black Stallion?
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06-04-2014, 10:23 AM | #32 |
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Actually my nine-year-old just read her first Nancy Drew and she LOVED it! But I was shocked when I read the back cover copy, it was a cyber-mystery! They still publish new ones, did you you know that??
My daughter loved a book called "Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power" by David Pogue (yes, THAT David Pogue, the technology writer). It's little-known but hysterical. Age 8 or so. She will read anything by Roald Dahl, also a lot of humor (in fact, he even has a quote in one of his books, something along the lines of, "what good is a children's book if it isn't funny?"). She is up to the fourth Harry Potter but will probably stop there for a while. She was enthralled with the Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I think that's for kids a little bit older than 9, she and I read it together. eP |
06-09-2014, 05:16 PM | #33 |
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Just about anything by Andre Norton, Tamora Pierce, James Schmitz, Terry Pratchett, a wrinkle in Time and the Hospital Station series by James White. And for Females Georgette Heyer.
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09-24-2017, 01:41 AM | #34 |
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hi guys aren't you giving download links to the books? all the links are pointing to amazon. i thought this site will give some free download links for the different formatted books.
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09-24-2017, 02:44 AM | #35 |
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09-30-2017, 09:59 AM | #36 |
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I would recommend Arthur C. Clarke's collected short stories. I enjoyed the short-story format as a kid, and Clarke did it incredibly well. I found he was a very optimistic author in his outlook who communicated a great sense of wonder. I don't find his short stories have aged. IMO very appropriate for a young reader.
The Collected Stories Of Arthur C. Clarke A steal at that price. Last edited by Pajamaman; 09-30-2017 at 10:05 AM. |
09-30-2017, 10:28 AM | #37 |
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Well, sure 'nough!
Check out Ursula K. Le Guin's Sci-Fi for young adults. We're talking National Book Award and the Newberry Award, among others for her YA series. |
10-01-2017, 06:25 AM | #38 |
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As a teenager in the 50s I really loved Edgar Rice Burroughs' martian series.
Only the 3 first volumes were translated into Danish. They are the best of the very long series. The first 3 Volumes are: 1. A Princess of Mars 2. The Gods of Mars 3. Warlord of Mars They are in the public domain. A beautiful 100th anniversary edition can be found on Amazon |
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