hmschooln Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Any suggestions? Would like to get him some books for his b-day that pertain to those. Fiction or non. Any good ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Have you looked at T A Barron's Merlin series? This. And The Sword in the Stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschooln Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks so much to you all. Any others? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weddell Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I can't remember if this is appropriate for a 12 year old: The Once and Future King: http://www.amazon.com/The-Once-Future-King-White/dp/0441020836/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366341112&sr=8-1&keywords=once+and+future+king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffnkids Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 The Once and Future King, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Le Morte d'Arthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 The Black Arrow - it is not in King Arthur's time frame, but I thought I'd just throw it out there. I read a lot of King Arthur fiction in High School, some does have adult content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod's mum Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I'll add Susan Cooper's series which starts with Over Sea, Under Stone. There is a fairly recent film, which we've not seen, but I love the books. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Is_Rising_Sequence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Echoing authors Howard Pyle and Susan Cooper. Cooper's series may be interesting because the main character is a boy about the same age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rai B. Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck, a retelling of Le Morte d’Arthur. Mostly paraphrased and not complete at his death. And maybe Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey. A very horsey version set in 5th century Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I'll add Susan Cooper's series which starts with Over Sea, Under Stone. There is a fairly recent film, which we've not seen Nooooooooooooooo! Please trust me and don't go there. The movie is subtitled The Dark is Rising, yes, but similarities with the book end there. I only hope that Christopher Eccleston had signed on before the Arthurian theme was dropped entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 My son that likes those things absolutely adored the abridged version of The Odyssey. He still talks about it to this day. I know it isn't the same thing but thought I would put the suggestion out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Susan Cooper is such a wonderful writer - I don't think any film could capture her essence, even though the subject matter is widely know. Read her well written stories and your imagination will easily make all the pictures you like. [ETA, responding to nmoira's comment above, forgot to quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Susan Cooper is such a wonderful writer - I don't think any film could capture her essence, even though the subject matter is widely know. Read her well written stories and your imagination will easily make all the pictures you like. [ETA, responding to nmoira's comment above, forgot to quote] We're huge Cooper fans here. The movie didn't just fail to live up to her standards -- it was abysmal (well, except for some of the bits with Eccleston.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod's mum Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Nooooooooooooooo! Please trust me and don't go there. The movie is subtitled The Dark is Rising, yes, but similarities with the book end there. I only hope that Christopher Eccleston had signed on before the Arthurian theme was dropped entirely. We're huge Cooper fans here. The movie didn't just fail to live up to her standards -- it was abysmal (well, except for some of the bits with Eccleston.) Susan Cooper is such a wonderful writer - I don't think any film could capture her essence, even though the subject matter is widely know. Read her well written stories and your imagination will easily make all the pictures you like. [ETA, responding to nmoira's comment above, forgot to quote] Well that's annoying. I have the dvd here and am waiting for this dd to read the books before we watch it (that's always our deal). We'll still watch it, it's good to discuss the differences, but this helps my resolve to keep the dvd til after, so thanks for the warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I haven't read either in years so I can't remember if there is anything objectional in it, but I was reading them in the 10-13 yr old range: Mary Stewart - she has a Merlin quartet, starting w/The Crystal Cave. AA Attanasio - the series starts with The Dragon and the Unicorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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