Book Suggestions for 11 year old?

 >From: "Mike McCleary" snapp.TakeThisOut@boo.net

 >Howdy,
 > My niece is 11, but is reading on a college level, so I was
 >wondering if anyone could suggest some adult literature that's not too
 >"adult".
 >
 >She loved Narnia, Redwall, Snicket, Harry, LotR; but we're trying to build
 >up a nice list for her.

Is she interested in science fiction? If so the "Juveniles" (actually quite
grown up) of Robet Heinlein are worth a look. _Citizen of the Galaxy_ is my
particular favourite. Also _Double Star_, but don't bother with anything he
wrote after about 1960

The late Eric Frank Russell also did some good stuff, notably _Wasp_, _The
Great Explosion_ and _Men Martians and Machines_.

George R Stewart's _Earth Abides_ is certainly worth a read. So is Asimov's
_Pebble In The Sky_ , Poul Anderson's _After Doomsday_, Arthur C Clarke's _The
City And The Stars_, Jack Williamson's _Seetee Shock_, L Sprague DeCamp's
_Lest Darkness Fall_,Leigh Brackett's _The Long Tomorrow_ and just about
anything by John Wyndham
--
Mike Stone - Peterborough England

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Rachel Steen wrote:
 > You may want to enquire with private schools, as they often place
 > adult fiction on required reading lists for their grade 7+8 kids.
 > They could probably suggest additional texts for her.

So do public schools.

I well recall being a reader like your niece. A child that age tends to read
all over the lot, so to speak: some at "grade level," some YA, some
classics. On the classical front, at that age I read and enjoyed Nicholas
Nickelby, The Black Arrow, Jane Eyre, and The Last of the Mohicans. (Kids
can have a greater tolerance for turgid writers like Cooper. <G>) Louisa May
Alcott is an ovious one.

There's lots of good YA stuff out there. One of my personal favorites is
K.M. Peyton. You might want to try her Flambards quartet, one of which won
the Newbery, or the Pennington books, which unfortunately are hard to come
by in the US.

There's also a lot of good historical fiction she might like. Margaret
Leighton, Elizabeth Speare, and Walter Edmunds spring to mind, as well as
any number of more contemporary authors.

Since she likes fantasy, consider Garth Nix, whose Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen
trilogy is excellent. Also Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials, starting
with The Golden Compass. Robin McKinley has written several excellent books,
which also have the advantage of strong female leads: "The Hero and the
Crown" and "The Blue Sword."

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Janet

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Mike McCleary wrote:
 > Howdy,
 > My niece is 11, but is reading on a college level, so I was
 > wondering if anyone could suggest some adult literature that's not too
 > "adult".
 >
 > She loved Narnia, Redwall, Snicket, Harry, LotR; but we're trying to build
 > up a nice list for her.

If she likes fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones should be just the thing.

Everybody's got their own favorites -- mine are Howl's Moving Castle,
The Nine Lives of Christopher Chant, and Archer's Goon. But almost
everything by her is good, and the best of her stuff is absolutely
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Here's some of my suggestions:

The Perilous Gard and The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster

Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl

Agree on the K.M. Peyton recommendation. Hopefully in the USA some are
still available at the library.

The "Beany Malone" and "Katie Rose" series by Lenora Mattingly Weber

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

Anything at all by Rosemary Sutcliff

Up A Road Slowly by Irene Hunt (recently reissued, hooray!)

Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian

The Thief and its sequel The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

Best wishes,

Anita
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 >From: Cory Panshin torve.DeleteThis@enter.net

 >If she likes fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones should be just the thing.
 >

Might try her on Ray Bradbury as well - his earlier stuff anyway
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Anita Wilhelm wrote:
 > Here's some of my suggestions:
 >
 > The Perilous Gard and The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope
 >
 > Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
 >
 > Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl
 >
 > Agree on the K.M. Peyton recommendation. Hopefully in the USA some
 > are still available at the library.
 >
 > The "Beany Malone" and "Katie Rose" series by Lenora Mattingly Weber
 >
 > All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
 >
 > Anything at all by Rosemary Sutcliff
 >
 > Up A Road Slowly by Irene Hunt (recently reissued, hooray!)
 >
 > Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian
 >
 > The Thief and its sequel The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
 >
 > Best wishes,
 >
 > Anita

Sutcliff, of course! I can't imagine how I failed to mention her. Herriot
and Pope are great suggestions also.

I don't know the others--I'll have to add them to my own TBR list.
--
Janet

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mike stone <mwstone.TakeThisOut@aol.comnomotony> wrote in article
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  > >From: "Mike McCleary" snapp.TakeThisOut@boo.net
 >
  > >Howdy,
  > > My niece is 11, but is reading on a college level, so I was
  > >wondering if anyone could suggest some adult literature that's not too
  > >"adult".
  > >
[snip]
 >
 > Is she interested in science fiction? If so ... [snip]
 > --
 > Mike Stone - Peterborough England
 >
To add to Mike's list:

_Emergence_ by David R. Palmer

The protoganist is 11; the book is diary-style but the prose is very
condensed, so is a challenging read.

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Janet Puistonen <boxhill.RemoveThis@verizon.net> wrote in article
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 > Rachel Steen wrote:
[snip]
 >
 > There's lots of good YA stuff out there. One of my personal favorites is
 > K.M. Peyton. You might want to try her Flambards quartet, one of which
won
 > the Newbery, or the Pennington books, which unfortunately are hard to
come
 > by in the US.
 >

Pennington series - yes. Flambards - 1st & maybe 2nd is OK, but I wouldn't
recommend the 4th for an 11 year old.

[snip]
 >
 > Since she likes fantasy, consider Garth Nix, whose
Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen
 > trilogy is excellent. Also Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials, starting
 > with The Golden Compass. Robin McKinley has written several excellent
books,
 > which also have the advantage of strong female leads: "The Hero and the
 > Crown" and "The Blue Sword."

Abhorsen trilogy seconded - my 12 year old loves them. My 12 year old
hasn't got to "The Hero and the
Crown" and "The Blue Sword", yes, but reading them as an adult, I thought
they were great.

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"Mike McCleary" <snapp.DeleteThis@boo.net> wrote in message news:<10hs18ggvqs8gca.DeleteThis@corp.supernews.com>...
 > Howdy,
 > My niece is 11, but is reading on a college level, so I was
 > wondering if anyone could suggest some adult literature that's not too
 > "adult".
 >
 > She loved Narnia, Redwall, Snicket, Harry, LotR; but we're trying to build
 > up a nice list for her.
 >
 > Thanks in advance
 > God Bless
 > mike

I have to chime in for James Herriott and Garth Nix's Sabriel trilogy
too. She also might enjoy Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series,
Terry Pratchett, Jasper Fforde, Agatha Christie, Laurie King's Mary
Russell series, and PG Wodehouse's Jeeves books. And has she tried
Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles and Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising
Series? Those are terrific too.

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Hi Janet,

If you do and like them and want to talk about them, email me privately!
Thanks for seconding my recs. It sounds like we share the same tastes.

Anita

 > Sutcliff, of course! I can't imagine how I failed to mention her. Herriot
 > and Pope are great suggestions also.
 >
 > I don't know the others--I'll have to add them to my own TBR list.
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ericatay.RemoveThis@netscape.net (Erica) wrote in message news:<78fd346.0408181225.25f664bc.RemoveThis@posting.google.com>...
 > "Mike McCleary" <snapp.RemoveThis@boo.net> wrote in message news:<10hs18ggvqs8gca.RemoveThis@corp.supernews.com>...
  > > Howdy,
  > > My niece is 11, but is reading on a college level, so I was
  > > wondering if anyone could suggest some adult literature that's not too
  > > "adult".
  > >
  > > She loved Narnia, Redwall, Snicket, Harry, LotR; but we're trying to build
  > > up a nice list for her.
  > >
  > > Thanks in advance
  > > God Bless
  > > mike
 >
 > I have to chime in for James Herriott and Garth Nix's Sabriel trilogy
 > too. She also might enjoy Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series,
 > Terry Pratchett, Jasper Fforde, Agatha Christie, Laurie King's Mary
 > Russell series, and PG Wodehouse's Jeeves books. And has she tried
 > Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles and Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising
 > Series? Those are terrific too.
 >
 > Erica
Prydain is great, plus here are some other suggestions :
Earthsea Series - Ursula K LeGuin
Pern Series - Anne McCaffery
The Gandalara Cycle - Randall Garrat & Vicki Heydron

Cheers,

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