LibraryLover Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 DD turned 11. I know it's impossible, but we are stuck thinking we've read eveything.Suggestions please.We have read:All Harry PotterAll Artemis Fowl plus other Colfer booksLots of Redwall (dd is not a fan right now)The Little PrincessThe Secret GardenLittle WomenAlice in WonderlandAll Dahl booksAll Eva Ibbotsen booksNanny McpheePippy books, plus RonaiAll Cynthia RylantHuck Finn, Tom SawyerRebecca of Sunnybrook FarmAnne of Green Gabes (dd is not a fan)All the Mysterious Bendict Society booksThe Door in the WallSwallows and AmazonsThe Railway ChildrenMary Poppins booksWizard of Oz booksGregor The Overlander booksEnder's GameSpiderwick booksLemony Snicket booksA Single ShardThe Bronze BowThe Witch of Blackbord PondThe Mixed -up FilesElla Enchanted, plus Levine's Princess books (not sure of the titles...)Mr Popper's PenguinsHans BrinkerThe Wheel on the SchoolSing Down The MoonLittle House booksThe Golden GobletSome of the historical Princess books & a bunch of other stuff from the SOTW bibliogrpahyHelp! There are billions of books, and we dont do well with dry spells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 How about The Mennyms by Sylvia Waugh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 How about The Mennyms by Sylvia Waugh? Woah. Those look good! ILL is calling my name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Woops, you already had those listed..... This Book is Secret Has she read L'Engle? She's a fantastic author. You might also try The Well-Educated Mind, that has a great reading list :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Marguerite Henry's horse/animal books (Misty of Chinoteague and Brighty of the Grand Canyon were our favorites, Brighty was the most pleasing to read aloud) The Island of the Blue Dolphins Lassie Come Home (Eric Knight) The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale) All Creatures Great and Small (Herriot) Lloyd Alexander's Taran Wanderer series Adam of the Road (Elizabeth Janet Gray) The Wind in the Willows (Graham) I'm sure you've probably read some of these too. :) Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Nick of Time has been highly recommended to me, though we haven't read it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 We've loved Sisters Grimm books by Michael Buckley, The Olympian Series by Rick Riordan, The Five Ancestors series by Jeff Stone (kung fu-may be a bit violent for your tastes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Secret of Platform 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 All of a Kind Family--series The Borrowers--series The Rescuers--series (NOT Disney) 101 Dalmations The Little White Horse The Chestry Oak Understood Betsy The Incredible Journey Hurry Home, Candy Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom Daddy Longlegs and its sequel, Dear Enemy Blue Willow Sarah, Plain and Tall Time at the Top and All in Good Time Ben and Me Mr. Revere and I Rabbit Hill Chronicles of Narnia (in the original, published order, of course :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 (edited) Number the Stars The Diamond in the Window Tom Sawyer The Golden Goblet The Egypt Game Black and Blue Magic Blue Willow The Hobbit Half Magic The 21 Balloons These are all, without exception, outstanding books that are fun to read aloud. Edited June 11, 2010 by Carol in Cal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I forgot one my daughter really liked at your dd's age. I liked it myself when I was their age. The Tripod trilogy, starting with The White Mountains (Samuel Youd). My dd's 5th grade teacher read it to her class, and she finished the trilogy over the summer. It's thought-provoking. And The Sword in the Stone is one of my all-time favorite read-alouds. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. It can get wordy, but my son loved the stories about the critters. He actually said he wishes he were the boy. :001_smile: (There's also a very cute movie based on the book.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Indian in the Cupboard books Gone Away Lake The Westing Game Henry Reed books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I thought of another one - The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 The Tiffany Aching series (The Wee Free Men; A Hat Full of Sky; Wintersmith) by Terry Pratchett The Lost Years of Merlin series by T. A. Barron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 I'd forgotten about Blue Williow! My oldest dd loved it. Number the StarsThe Diamond in the Window Tom Sawyer The Golden Goblet The Egypt Game Black and Blue Magic Blue Willow The Hobbit Half Magic The 21 Balloons These are all, without exception, outstanding books that are fun to read aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Woops, you already had those listed..... This Book is Secret Has she read L'Engle? She's a fantastic author. You might also try The Well-Educated Mind, that has a great reading list :D We read A Wrinke in Time. I will check on This Book is Secret. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I forgot: The Swiss Family Robinson Around the World in 80 Days (not a fan of other Vern works) Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 We read A Wrinke in Time. I will check on This Book is Secret. Thanks! Oh, you really should try the whole series (L'engle). Of course, I'm a huge fan of hers ;) Ds got TBiS for his birthday (May 19th) and finished it yesterday. The next book in the series should be here today. He LOVED it. It's chock full of fun little extras and in a few places tells the reader to go get a dictionary and look up a word :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Lots of good ideas! Thank you! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 How about The Mennyms by Sylvia Waugh? :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: She has another series, starting with Space Race, which is also fantastic. IIRC, Waugh was one of Edward Gorey's favourite children's authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Nancy Farmer's Sea of Trolls trilogy Little Grey Men and sequel Down the Bright Stream by BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Larklight by Philip Reeve, and its sequels. It is fun and smart steampunk for kids/young adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melora in NC Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate The Hotel Under the Sand Larklight The Enchanted Castle The Penderwicks and The Penderwicks on Gardham Street Peppermints in the Parlor Dealing with Dragons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 We all loved The Penderwicks and The Penderwicks on Guardam Street. Have you read any of Kate Dicamillo's books? We have enjoyed several of them. I assume you have exhausted E.B. White? The Trumpet of The Swan and Charlotte's Web are two of dd's all-time favorites. Dd also really liked Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. Ds loved Kenny and The Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi. We just started The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer on recommendation from someone on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Nancy Farmer's Sea of Trolls trilogyLittle Grey Men and sequel Down the Bright Stream by BB We enjoyed Sea of Trolls (one of the first really violent books I read to her lol) when studied vikings, although the others weren't as good. My older kids loved SofT. I don't know Little Grey Men. I'll check that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 We've read all of these (Love Kate!) older kids were not Penderwick fans, so I kind of forgot about them. I should revisit them with this dc. Thanks! We all loved The Penderwicks and The Penderwicks on Guardam Street. Have you read any of Kate Dicamillo's books? We have enjoyed several of them. I assume you have exhausted E.B. White? The Trumpet of The Swan and Charlotte's Web are two of dd's all-time favorites. Dd also really liked Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. Ds loved Kenny and The Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi. We just started The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer on recommendation from someone on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I'd forgotten about Blue Williow! My oldest dd loved it. Have you also read "The Red Velvet Room?" This is by Zilpha Keatly Snyder, the author of "The Egypt Game" and "Black and Blue Magic" that I also recommended. I would say that of her books it is one that is pitched a little older than the rest, which is why I didn't put it on my original list; but it is very well written and takes up the same issues as Blue Willow to some extent. My other favorite book by her is "The Changling". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 We just finished Rosemary Sutcliff's Iliad and Odyssey adaptations. Violent but very, very cool--have you read these yet? I think Swiss Fam Rob is a little dull in spots, and The Westing Game is a tough read aloud as it's full of word play. Walter Farley's Black Stallion might be good. Black Beauty can be a little bit dull in places (wordy) but a good story. The second and third books in the Anne of Green Gables series are good--again, a little wordy. Oliver Twist and David Copperfield are ok as read alouds--long, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I like Richard Peck's books that have to deal with people living in the early 20th century: A Year Down Yonder A Long Way From Chicago Here Lies the Librarian A Season of Gifts The Teacher's Funeral Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 I am thinking you know us! A Long Way From Chicago tops the list of favs for every member of our family! :) Thanks for the suggestions. And thanks to all, in case I missed thanking you!!! I like Richard Peck's books that have to deal with people living in the early 20th century: A Year Down Yonder A Long Way From Chicago Here Lies the Librarian A Season of Gifts The Teacher's Funeral Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Kildee House Princess Academy Shakespeare Stealer series Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos and 2 sequels Esperanza Rising Doll People and sequels Emily Windsnap and sequels My dd is a little younger than yours so YMMV. HTH!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Marguerite Henry's horse/animal books (Misty of Chinoteague and Brighty of the Grand Canyon were our favorites, Brighty was the most pleasing to read aloud) The Island of the Blue Dolphins Lassie Come Home (Eric Knight) All Creatures Great and Small (Herriot) The Wind in the Willows (Graham) /QUOTE] I was thinking these, too. Balch's Indian Paint Bristleface Life With Father/Life With Mother Father Dear Father by Bemelmans The Man Without A Country (serious) At that age I enjoyed Animal Farm, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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