SeaConquest Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I think my son would really enjoy some Choose Your Own Adventure-type books. I remember reading them when I was a kid. Does this genre still exist? Any books of this sort that you can recommend? Bonus points if they are of decent quality. He comfortably reads at about a 3rd-4th grade level. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 The originals are still around. They are just as fun and dumb as ever though: http://www.amazon.com/Abominable-Snowman-Journey-Nabooti-Adventure/dp/1933390948/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431307983&sr=1-1&keywords=choose+your+own+adventure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 They are truly bad, but I don't think that's a problem really. My kids got on a kick with them and really enjoyed them for a couple of months. They're fun reading. One of them - War with the Evil Power Master - has been sitting in the bathroom and I was trying to make all the worst, most reckless decisions and get myself killed. Unfortunately, I kept ending up beating the Power Master and saving everyone that way, so they might also teach poor decision making skills. ;) I haven't seen any other books that do this, unfortunately. I know when I was a kid they were so big that there were some literary spinoffs (I had some Narnia themed ones) and some historical knockoffs (dh apparently had a bunch that were about American history) but I doubt the writing was actually any better... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 They are truly bad, but I don't think that's a problem really. My kids got on a kick with them and really enjoyed them for a couple of months. They're fun reading. One of them - War with the Evil Power Master - has been sitting in the bathroom and I was trying to make all the worst, most reckless decisions and get myself killed. Unfortunately, I kept ending up beating the Power Master and saving everyone that way, so they might also teach poor decision making skills. ;) I haven't seen any other books that do this, unfortunately. I know when I was a kid they were so big that there were some literary spinoffs (I had some Narnia themed ones) and some historical knockoffs (dh apparently had a bunch that were about American history) but I doubt the writing was actually any better... That's hilarious. :) I did find a few at our library, but I was hoping that there might be a more literary version. Ah well. I am pretty sure that he will love them. Thanks, Farrar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I was curious so I found the old Narnia ones I had as a kid: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_11?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=narnia+solo+games&sprefix=narnia+solo%2Caps%2C126 Also, I have no idea about the appropriateness of this, but as I was googling, I fell down a googlehole and accidentally found this, which has such a delightful premise that *I* might need to read it. It would certainly be more fun to have in the bathroom than the Evil Power Master: http://gamebookadventures.com/gamebooks/to-be-or-not-to-be/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I was curious so I found the old Narnia ones I had as a kid: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_11?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=narnia+solo+games&sprefix=narnia+solo%2Caps%2C126 Also, I have no idea about the appropriateness of this, but as I was googling, I fell down a googlehole and accidentally found this, which has such a delightful premise that *I* might need to read it. It would certainly be more fun to have in the bathroom than the Evil Power Master: http://gamebookadventures.com/gamebooks/to-be-or-not-to-be/ We are going to read Narnia over the summer, so these will be great. I think that I will keep Shakespeare in mind for down the road. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 We have really enjoyed these choose your own books: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1429662735/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=1431317658&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=orphan+train+adventure&dpPl=1&dpID=51jGSld4AiL&ref=plSrch There is a whole series, each one is centered around history. I really like that they don't all end happily ever after, because life doesn't really work that way. American girl also had some great choose your own adventures, but I doubt your son would like those ;-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieCotton Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 The originals are still around. They are just as fun and dumb as ever though: http://www.amazon.com/Abominable-Snowman-Journey-Nabooti-Adventure/dp/1933390948/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431307983&sr=1-1&keywords=choose+your+own+adventure I was just thinking about these today. So cool my boys will love them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Love the ones that prairie mentioned! Here is the entire list (and they have interactive survival adventures and engineering adventures too!)http://www.capstonepub.com/library/brands/you-choose-books/#/library/brands/you-choose-books/idev/ft_hardcover/ft_board-book/ft_hardcover-plus-cd/itemtype_individual-title/?perpage=100 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 This is a game-ish book that has you moving around similar to CYO Aventure: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1609920899/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?qid=1431360746&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=Math+quest There's a series of these, and my kids 8-12 find them fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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