I think 14 years old would probably be good for these books. But I guess it's also on how mature your son is. (He does also have series The Lost Books... which are young adult books... they kind of take place int the same 'universe' as the Circle books. They aren't nearly as violent.)

There is a few parts you might not want your child to see. (Kirk and an Orion girl... you figure it out. Uhura is in her bra at one point, the Orion girl is in her underwear too. It all happens for about 5 minutes in the film. You can cover eyes.) Otherwise it is okay for kids... typical Star Trek stuff. Fights and phasers and swords... Sulu. But the way it is an AWESOME movie.

Has she tried the Dragon Keeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul. Those are Christian and it's an excellent fantasy series. And just to add to the whole Harry Potter thing... there is a lot of Christian themes in them. I was never against them as a Christian... but my mother-in-law was. She finally read them... I had to loan her my entire series and she read them in a week. When she was done... she couldn't understand the fuss. She loved them.

Honestly.... I laughed, through the whole movie. My husband said he felt bad for everyone around us. (He was just saying that... I wasn't really that loud.) My opinion is just stick with the books.

I liked it... but be aware that Rory (the daughter) makes some very bad choices in the later years. Premarital sex, breaking laws, and so on... she seemed to have a better head on her when she was in high school. (I liked the high school years better... I was a Jess fan.)

I think Brenden was picked for his voice... I think it's a perfect choice. I like the rest of the cast is excellent too. Meggie looks exactly like I pictured her. Looking at all the pictures on IMDB made me happy... at least for the looks of things. But I am still worried about seeing it. I'm so afraid of the liberties they might have taken. And I'm also worried about my son not liking it too. He really liked the book and we're taking him to see it for his birthday. PS... Firefly... I like your quote from Mal. (I too am a Browncoat... bet you can't guess where my user name comes from)

He died! Oh no now I am sad. The Prisoner was brilliant. My husband was happy I made him watch it as he was better able to understand the Prisoner Simpson's episode. (That and he enjoyed it to)

I don't think Inkheart has really caught on here yet. I was able to get it at my library which... is rather small and always busy. We like it so much we ended up buying it and Inkspell too... now we have to get Inkdeath. (My library had neither) I'm really enjoying them. I'm not sure I'm looking forward to the movie or not. I've been so disappointed in movies lately...

Okay so here goes... I've read the first three in the Twilight series. I would not even consider these Christian in the slightest. The do touch on the subject of souls, God, and even morality (waiting for sex until after marriage). I would not say there is anything extremely awful from a Christian perspective other then the the vampires. If I had a teen daughter I would probably let her read them. In all I would say that even Harry Potter has more Christian themes (some very blatant ones in fact) than the Twilight series. I am a Christian so I do understand your concerns. I think your best bet would be that if your heart is telling you to keep your daughter from reading them... then you should listen to it.

I also recommend The Dragon Keeper Chronicles. (Just a warning there is heavy christian content in them, I don't know if that's an issue or not.)

Okay, now the summer is going to start slowing down a little bit after this weekend (I'm littlest is turning two!) I was wondering if all of us still wanted to try to get some sort of outing planned. Let me know guys.

We just got ours... so progress really isn't happening yet... but man are my legs sore.

Anne of Green Gables and the sequels... I absolutely loved those.

I've been in contact with another lady from this board and we were thinking of trying to get an outing together. We were thinking of maybe a zoo trip or I've suggested Greenfield Village or The Henry Ford Museum. Nothing is set in stone and we've only just begun talking about it... but if anyone was interested... I think it would be a lot of fun.

I read Judy Blume too. I never regretted reading her, my mom who's just as avid a reader as I am recommended several of them to me when I was in middle school.