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Seeing we are on the subject of books...
Please can we share ideas for books for voracious tween/teen readers. I cannot keep up and read the books that my dd reads - I am trying to come up with her summer list She has read most of the classic series for girls (and boys), all the Bethlehem books.I am going to post a few authors on her list - if anyone has any opinions on any of them please let me know.
Ann Rinaldi
Lloyd Alexander
Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Haddix - is a mild sci-fi type thing.. the Shadow Children series is set when the gov't restricts the number of children allowed and those that are born but are not "allowed" are called "shadow children". Since they're written from the shadow children view with the gov't as the bad guy.. they make you think about what would happen if the gov't made this decision rather than making it seem like a good idea. Still it depends on the child.
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I think you mean Lloyd Alexander.
I highly recommend his books.
on our public library site you can enter the author's name, find books by him/her and find reviews and summaries. I hope this helps you.
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Mary K wrote:
I think you mean Lloyd Alexander.
I highly recommend his books.
on our public library site you can enter the author's name, find books by him/her and find reviews and summaries. I hope this helps you.
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Thanks Mary - I have edited it. And thanks for the heads up 
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JodieLyn wrote:
| Haddix - is a mild sci-fi type thing.. the Shadow Children series is set when the gov't restricts the number of children allowed and those that are born but are not "allowed" are called "shadow children". Since they're written from the shadow children view with the gov't as the bad guy.. they make you think about what would happen if the gov't made this decision rather than making it seem like a good idea. Still it depends on the child. |
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Thanks Jodie - she has read one called Double Identity that my boys want to read. It is about cloning I think.
The ones she has on her list are the Shadow Children series.
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I have read 2 books by Ann Rinaldi, given to me by a school teacher. They are novels of historical fiction. I remember one being set during the american revolution. It was several years ago, and Hannah wasn't yet ready, but they are written for the early teenage upward. I would let my dd's read the books written for this age group by this author.
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Ann Rinaldi
Marilyn, here is the link for her website. You can get a summary of each of her books, which may be helpful. Some of her main characters are 16 and some are 12.
This thread is also very helpful for me.
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Thanks Stephanie.
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I *think* Patricia Wrede should be ok... She writes fantasy. My ds checked one of her books out of the library recently but didn't get around to it.
My dd likes Sisters of the Sword and Sword Bird, both with their accompanying sequels. And right now she is on a Warriors, Seekers, and Guardians of Ga'Hoolekick. All those series are a bit, hmmm, on the New Agey side? And perhaps a bit twaddley, but fairly harmless, I think. My 12.5 yo ds enjoys them, too.
Has she read all of L.M Montgomery's books, beyond Anne of Green Gables? There's the whole series about Anne, plus the Emily books and Jane of Lantern Hill.
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Thanks Angela.
I have two problems with a lot of the books:
1. So much fiction for teens seems to be so "dark" - why can't there be happy, light stories?! 
2. I personally do not like the whole fantasy genre. My dh has read Tolkein with the children, and previews some of dd's books. We are not over fussy (eg he has read Harry Potter with dd) - but a lot of the teen fiction seems to have wizards and dragons and suchlike
I am just such an Anne of Green Gables/Little House on the Prairie person - I don't like this dark fiction.
That's why we love Bethlehem books as they are so "light" (not twaddle - but leaving a good feeling) I am going through their catalog again.
I don't want to have all very heavy classics for her summer reading - but some happy books would be nice!
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The dark nature of teen fiction bothers me, too. It's not just fantasy for teens... it's the whole fantasy genre. It's one of the reasons I took a break from my writing. I am/was a fantasy writer -- a very, very minor one  , with only a few stories published, pretty much all of them before I reverted to the Church -- and the field really does seem to be pretty dark. A lot of anti-heroes. Wizards and dragons don't bother me, but when all the protagonists are kind of surly and not even very likeable... I'd have a problem with that no matter what genre. My stories also tended not to be of the light sort, so I needed to step back and investigate why that was.
My friend Sarah Prineas generally has a lighter touch. I've not read her book *The Magic Thief*, but my ds loved it. I've been meaning to read it, but haven't been able to excavate it from his room. 
Here is Patricia Wrede's website; I don't think she writes dark. (At least, that isn't the impression I have ever gotten of her work.)
The Official website for Diana Wynne Jones I've never read her books either, but from some of the descriptions (her new book prominently figures gigantic vegetables), I don't think she writes dark either.
Holly Black -- The Spiderwick books are good. I've seen some of her other books described as "dark" and "edgy".
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Angela - my dd just walked in from ballet rehearsals and is SO impressed when I told her that you are a fantasy writer - thinks it is so cool. I am going to go through your suggestions with her. She wants to know what you published! We have never read the Spiderwick books.
I am going to finalize my blog post about her booklist - I have managed to find a lot of books that she has not read which are not fantasy or dark - but I need to include some of her list in there too.
I am going to pm you too.
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Thank you all for your help. I am just glad that I have made a list, that I have reviewed most items and that I think she will enjoy. I am sure we will add to it and that she will have lots to comment on!!
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Marilyn,
My dd read a series a couple of years ago called Dragons in our Midst. It is fantasy, sort of a Christian allegory, I believe. It is written by a Christian homeschooling dad of six kids. My dh read them too and enjoyed them.
Has she read Redwall? My dds have all been reading them from ages 13 down to 7. I have read four and they are fun and interesting.
How about Jane Austen? Dd13 has been reading her for over a year. Dickens, too.
I tend to not like fantasy, so I have nothing else to offer in that genre.
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