ThelmaLou Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 They're ages 16, 14, 12, 10, and 4. Obviously, I'm mostly aiming at the older four. Something boys would really love. Could be fiction or not, biography is fine, too. I was looking at Bud and Me as a possibility. Anyone have an opinion on this, or any other suggestions? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gailmegan Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I am always partial to fantasy like LOTR or Narnia books, but if you only had time to do one book and wanted something that would interest that range of ages, how about Watership Down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelmaLou Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Well, my boys have all already read the Chronicles of Narnia and LOTR, and I'd really love to do a new adventure with them. We haven't done Watership Down, so I'll look that one up and see if it sounds like a good fit. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) The Wee Free Men is intelligent & funny. Prepare your Scottish accent! :001_smile: "From Booklist: Gr. 6-10. Pratchett turns the bogeymen of fairy tales and nightmares into reality in the latest book in his popular, comedic Discworld series. Young Tiffany Aching, incipient witch armed with a large iron frying pan, goes after the Elf Queen, who has taken Tiffany's little brother into Fairyland and who plans to use humans' dreams to conquer their world. Tiffany's companions on her quest are a talking toad, who used to be a human, and a band of fierce Wee Free Men, who are six inches tall, talk with a Scottish brogue, and are famous for "stealin' an' drinkin' an' fightin'!" The action is both manic and a little scary as the queen confronts her pursuers with a headless horseman, dreams that trap dreamers inside them, and more. In the end, Tiffany must face the Queen alone while attempting to sort out reality from nightmare. Both the humor and the danger will appeal to fans of Discworld; they will also draw readers who like J. K. Rowling's Harry, Hermione, and Ron." Edited September 13, 2014 by Stacia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGreen Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 We read Bud and Me earlier this year. I enjoyed it and my #2&3 really liked it. My oldest actually wasn't that into it and didn't listen to much of the story. :confused1: I don't really have any suggestions for you, maybe The Neverending Story? That is on our summer list. The Westing Game was great and I am looking forward to doing that w/ my son next year. Maybe Hatchet or some other Gary Pualsen book? Surviving the Applewhites The 16 year old is throwing me, as I'm not sure what that age is into, yk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) ... Edited September 11, 2023 by J-rap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Nick of Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktkcb Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 The Great Brain series. very funny for all ages. Also the Little Britches series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 The Mysterious Benedict Society? Hatchet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photo Ninja Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 How about something by G. A. Henty? The Cat of Bubastes? Under Drake's Flag? Wulf the Saxon? My sons loved Henty starting about age 10, and my oldest, a junior in college, texted me last week asking if I would send him some Henty books to re-read this summer. They are very boyish books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I second Hatchet and The Great Brain series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Are you still looking? What about a great Jules Verne adventure? The Mysterious Island was our latest and we loved it. Lots of adventure and science-y stuff. You might still be reading it after you get home, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiKC Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 What about something like: Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 My Side Of The Mt. By The Great Horn Spoon InkSpell Series {not about magic} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 My boys (13, 10, 6) enjoyed Little Men (by Louisa May Alcott), believe it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 The Three Musketeers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Inkheart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 They're ages 16, 14, 12, 10, and 4. Obviously, I'm mostly aiming at the older four. Something boys would really love. Could be fiction or not, biography is fine, too. I was looking at Bud and Me as a possibility. Anyone have an opinion on this, or any other suggestions? Thanks! Swallows and Amazons The Phantom Tollbooth The Hobbit All of these have been big hits at our house. I was surprised how much the older boys liked The Phantom Tollbooth, but they were the two whose language skills were high enough to get all the little jokes. They also liked Understood Betsy, Charlotte's Web and Homer Price. Understood Betsy was a surprise, since it seems like a story for girls. But there is such a sense of adventure and changes of heart that they loved it. The line "the dreaded chores" just came up yesterday, even though we read the book a year ago. Treasure Island might be another good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 My Family and Other Animals, by Gerald Durrell. There's a second book also, and there is a wonderfully well-done PBS movie of the first book. Books by Richard Peck, especially the ones that are about visits to Grandma Dowdel. I'll second the suggestions for the Great Brain series and for Little Britches. Little Britches is more heartwarming; the others I've recommended here tend more towards the hilarious (also heartwarming too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy in Indy Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 The Door Within Trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson. We read in the car on the way to and from church. DH and I have enjoyed this series as much as 10 yo ds. It's a series that's sort of a cross between Narnia and LOTR--there's a cross between two "worlds," dragons and knights. Very boy oriented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Summerland by Michael Chabon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Consider anything by Farley Mowat especially The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, The Boat That Wouldn't Float, or Owls in the Family. If you want something more serious And No Birds Sang is his memoir of his time in Italy during WWII -- very moving. I also second The Great Brain and Little Britches. HTH ~Moira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejadragna Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 kingdoms dawn series are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Another vote for The Graveyard Book -- one of my personal favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 The Hobbit or Little Britches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Try Henty, CS Forrester (Hornblower), Kipling, O'Brian (Aubrey), Tolkein or perhaps even Heinlein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Sorry - can't resist. The Book of the Dun Cow Watership Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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