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Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

Discussion Threads

There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."

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Kate P. - Feb 08, 2019 5:23:32 am PST #25327 of 28197

That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Gris, how old is he?

Not Gris, but I know his oldest is 7 -- just a few months older than Rose.

The My Weird School series (by Dan Gutman) is really popular with this age group at my library. Jon Scieszka's books are great: you might try the Time Warp Trio series or the Frank Einstein series. Mac Barnett has some good series too, like Mac B., Kid Spy and The Terrible Two. Oh, and there's always Captain Underpants, of course!

Others you might try: Timmy Failure books by Stefan Pastis; Origami Yoda books by Tom Angleberger; Yasmin series by Saadia Faruqi (possibly a little on the young side); Big Foot and Little Foot series by Ellen Potter; Gumazing Gum Girl series by Rhode Montijo; Princess in Black series by Shannon Hale.

Rose has really been enjoying the Puppy Place series by Ellen Miles, the Ivy and Bean books by Annie Barrows, the Jenny and the Cat Club books by Esther Averill, and the Calpurnia Tate: Girl Vet series by Jacqueline Kelly. My mom just gave her Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective (by A.B. Greenfield) for Christmas, and though she hasn't gotten to it yet, it looks good and possibly something C might like. Other recent favorites: Dory Fantasmagory series by Abby Hanlon; According to Humphrey series by Betty Birney; Catstronauts series by Drew Brockington (graphic novels).

More mysteries: Encyclopedia Brown, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Boxcar Children: all those old ones are still good fun. Newer books: the Zach and Zoe Mysteries by Mike Lupica; Hilde Cracks the Case series by Hilde Lysiak.

Glad to hear that C is turning into such a big reader!

DavidS - Feb 08, 2019 5:24:16 am PST #25328 of 28197

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Has he ready any Beverly Cleary or the Superfudge books by Judy Blume?

Oh yeah, Emmett loved Superfudge about the time he was reading the Wimpy Kid books.

And I read all the Beverly Clearly at that age.

Katerina Bee - Feb 08, 2019 6:27:43 am PST #25329 of 28197

Herding cats for fun

Don't forget the Great Brain series, nor Half Magic. Oldies but goodies.

meara - Feb 08, 2019 7:30:30 am PST #25330 of 28197

Oh, Boxcar Children and Great Brain and Half Magic!! All such favorites once upon a time...

Gris - Feb 08, 2019 1:48:02 pm PST #25331 of 28197

Hey. New board.

Great! Thanks. Some of these I had thought of but then forgotten, and some of them are new to me. Should I jump straight to Superfudge or start with tales of a fourth grade nothing? I remember loving them too.

sj - Feb 08, 2019 2:02:41 pm PST #25332 of 28197

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Gris, I would start with Fourth Grade nothing, but I'm a completist. There are five books in the series now.

Gris - Feb 09, 2019 1:03:36 am PST #25333 of 28197

Hey. New board.

Cool beans.

Gris - Feb 10, 2019 3:18:05 am PST #25334 of 28197

Hey. New board.

Princess in black was successful.

sj - Feb 10, 2019 4:46:29 am PST #25335 of 28197

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay!!!

Kate P. - Feb 10, 2019 5:22:21 am PST #25336 of 28197

That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Awesome! I love those books.

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