tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33104679.post8400288460481971842..comments2023-04-26T04:12:21.853-05:00Comments on Guilford Road: IloveyouI'mcrying: Tween Reading ListAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780332353141865219noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33104679.post-72493159102967990052010-04-27T23:11:32.141-05:002010-04-27T23:11:32.141-05:00THANK YOU, ALICE!!!!!! You've just relieved b...THANK YOU, ALICE!!!!!! You've just relieved bundles of stress from this mother of a book-wormlet. NOW, I'll know where to send her in the library.<br /><br />BTW, Linds ranks the Benedict Society books this way: #1 best, #2 good, #3 better. <br /><br />Others that she enjoyed (more in upper elementary) are the City of Ember (lots of great parallels to the Christian hope!) and its prequel/sequel, the Shadow Children series by Haddix, and the 'Things not Seen' books by Andrew Clements (I didn't read these). <br /><br />I agree with Farmer's Wife-- youth fiction is very well written. Do you think the publishers are more selective?<br /><br />Thanks again SO much for offloading some of my stress at the library! This should keep her in books for a long while!Shannonhttp://www.shannonpopkin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33104679.post-68308680367419562892010-04-23T14:19:33.347-05:002010-04-23T14:19:33.347-05:00I'm glad you are putting that research to good...I'm glad you are putting that research to good use ;-)picturingmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396670307120348942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33104679.post-12779515575922361572010-04-22T16:46:45.816-05:002010-04-22T16:46:45.816-05:00Marguarite Henry books for horse-crazy kids; Irish...Marguarite Henry books for horse-crazy kids; Irish Setter books, like Big Red, by Jim Kjelgard (sp?); Cornelia Funke's books; Brian Jacques Redwall books; City of Sparks...can't think of the author...; Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam...<br /><br />My husband and I have found that youth fiction is much more imaginitive and well-written than most adult fiction! I loved Marguerite Henry as a girl, just recently returned to read them as an adult and love them even more, now. <br /><br />Love your list, Alice. (My dream job looks much the same as yours...only I really think the stress of reading at home would be tarsome (sic), so we'd probably have to read on the beach or in the mountains once in a while on sabbatical, don't you think?)The Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014152106142806100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33104679.post-5262526831997041982010-04-22T16:38:03.145-05:002010-04-22T16:38:03.145-05:00Yay! What a great list of book suggestions!Yay! What a great list of book suggestions!Melanienoreply@blogger.com