Does anyone have any suggestions for any recently published books that an 11 year old boy might like? My nephew's birthday is coming up.
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'Objects In Space'
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sj - Jan 03, 2007 9:21:37 am PST #1780 of 28167
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Topic!Cindy - Jan 03, 2007 9:47:49 am PST #1781 of 28167
What is even happening?
I tried googling in French, which turned up nothing of note.
Sometimes, I just love it here.
Amy - Jan 03, 2007 9:51:06 am PST #1782 of 28167
Because books.
Does anyone have any suggestions for any recently published books that an 11 year old boy might like?
Does he like vampires/horror/paranormal stuff? Darren Shan's Cirque du Freak series was enormously popular with Jake (who was a bit older when he started them, but I don't think the reading level would be too difficult). They might be a tad too "grownup" depending on the kid, though.
Andrew Clements books are also wonderful, and I know there's a newish one out, although I forget what it's called. They're real-world, real-kids stories, and they're really good.
sj - Jan 03, 2007 11:09:58 am PST #1783 of 28167
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, AmyLiz! He goes back and forth on horror type things, he either loves them or they freak him out. I'll look at the Clements books.
sj - Jan 03, 2007 5:33:57 pm PST #1784 of 28167
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Darjeeling:
I just looked up Andrew Clements, and I knew the name sounded familiar. I am fairly certain I went to a reading one time that he was at. Judy Blume was the main speaker that night. It was one of the few perks I got as an supervisor in retail book hell. According to wikipedia he currently lives very close to here, too. I am definitely going to go with one of his books for the nephew. Thanks again, AmyLiz!
Amy - Jan 03, 2007 5:38:58 pm PST #1785 of 28167
Because books.
Cool, sj! Jake loved his stuff, and Ben has just started on it.
Strega - Jan 03, 2007 6:25:43 pm PST #1786 of 28167
I suppose it should go in the comics thread, but this is where Anita Blake gets mentioned occasionally, so I give you: The Annotated Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter.
8.4: In a caption explaining how her mystical vampire-sense works, Anita claims that she "knew vampires like some people knew horses." Given what I've heard about her relationships later on in the series, that line is frigg'n hilarious.
Be sure to mouse over the pics.
Atropa - Jan 03, 2007 7:08:40 pm PST #1787 of 28167
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Bwah! Thank you for linking to that, Strega.
Deena - Jan 04, 2007 4:00:53 am PST #1788 of 28167
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Jilli, have you read the book, Dragonfly, by Frederick S. Durbin? I'm almost done with it and it seems like something you'd like.
Connie Neil - Jan 04, 2007 5:21:38 am PST #1789 of 28167
brillig
Given what I've heard about her relationships later on in the series, that line is frigg'n hilarious.
Snerk.