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Yeah, 9 is probably a better age range. Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 09/12/2010 11:40:07 PM
I might have been younger, actually. I can't remember. But I remember really loving her books, and while they are easy to read they are not pandering or childish while still being age-appropriate and relevant.

My favorites were Walk Two Moons (won a Newberry Medal, I think), which is about a girl on a cross-country trip with her grandparents. Bloomability, which is about a girl from New Mexico or Kentucky who goes to a fancy boarding school in Switzerland, and The Wanderer, which is about a girl who goes on a trans-Atlantic boat ride (it's set in the modern day) with her uncles and cousins.

Good stuff!!

I'm not sure my 12-year-old sister would enjoy them, but the 9-year-old sister would!


I'm out of ideas then, sorry.
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2nd Annual Holiday Bookshelf: What books should you ask for, buy for others, read? Ask away! Jacob - 18/11/2010 08:09:48 PM 997 Views
I have a few requests: Jacob - 19/11/2010 06:37:32 PM 596 Views
I second your first request. I need to read some good history. I've not read any this year. Rebekah - 19/11/2010 07:12:04 PM 697 Views
I haven't read any of the Rasputin biographies. Jacob - 19/11/2010 08:00:07 PM 602 Views
And I second the second. *NM* Legolas - 19/11/2010 07:33:29 PM 220 Views
I am a little annoyed Camilla - 20/11/2010 01:33:30 PM 622 Views
That is a good rant and question. Jacob - 22/11/2010 04:24:26 PM 603 Views
Okay. I've got another one. I need good thrillers/detectives/mystery/romance. Legolas - 21/11/2010 06:16:33 PM 624 Views
A couple of suggstions: Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:26:49 PM 696 Views
Ahern was fairly lambasted as far as I am aware Stephen - 22/11/2010 12:54:43 AM 567 Views
Was that by readers of that particular genre, or more by "serious" critics? Rebekah - 22/11/2010 07:34:24 AM 552 Views
Not all of those are available in the library/bookstores here, but some are. Thanks! *NM* Legolas - 25/11/2010 03:42:24 PM 285 Views
Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey Mysteries? Kristen - 22/11/2010 12:30:37 AM 523 Views
Oh yes. They are rather fun. *NM* Rebekah - 22/11/2010 07:33:45 AM 247 Views
Sounds interesting, but not sure if I can easily get them. Legolas - 25/11/2010 03:44:02 PM 526 Views
Detectives suitable for any Mother Druid - 25/11/2010 11:53:27 AM 682 Views
Donna Leon is very good snoopcester - 25/11/2010 03:39:25 PM 568 Views
But you prefer bookswith rude bits? Druid - 26/11/2010 11:47:15 AM 821 Views
I do snoopcester - 27/11/2010 12:19:02 PM 612 Views
Now that you mention it, she's read Donna Leon. I'll look into the others, though, thanks. *NM* Legolas - 25/11/2010 03:41:47 PM 240 Views
Since there is a lack of recommendation requests... I am going to unannounce. Jacob - 03/12/2010 12:25:57 AM 528 Views
Here's an interesting list of books, marketed by their authors. Rebekah - 03/12/2010 08:55:29 PM 680 Views
I need book recommendations for a 12-year-old girl. Not fantasy. At all. Rebekah - 08/12/2010 11:31:21 PM 564 Views
Since I'm already stalking you nossy - 08/12/2010 11:40:37 PM 530 Views
Shockingly so. Rebekah - 09/12/2010 06:34:58 PM 589 Views
Yeah, I'm not sure I have much to add to my post there, either. Legolas - 09/12/2010 06:37:15 PM 512 Views
Re: I need book recommendations for a 12-year-old girl. Not fantasy. At all. Camilla - 08/12/2010 11:48:03 PM 535 Views
Agreed. *NM* Jacob - 09/12/2010 02:15:40 PM 241 Views
Re: I need book recommendations for a 12-year-old girl. Not fantasy. At all. Rebekah - 09/12/2010 06:03:55 PM 639 Views
Good! Camilla - 09/12/2010 11:43:26 PM 520 Views
I loved Sharon Creech when I was that age Darth_Katie - 09/12/2010 01:32:46 AM 701 Views
Thanks for this. Rebekah - 09/12/2010 06:38:08 PM 535 Views
Yeah, 9 is probably a better age range. Darth_Katie - 09/12/2010 11:40:07 PM 654 Views
Hmmm Jacob - 09/12/2010 02:17:53 PM 749 Views
Re: Hmmm Rebekah - 09/12/2010 06:42:19 PM 568 Views
I ignored you all. Rebekah - 10/12/2010 06:27:14 PM 598 Views
That works too. *NM* Jacob - 10/12/2010 06:58:58 PM 236 Views
Free recommendation: On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers Jacob - 14/12/2010 04:54:43 PM 648 Views
They do not have Tim Powers in Waterstones in Edinburgh. Rebekah - 16/12/2010 12:59:09 PM 551 Views
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