I don't know Prydain. An 8-year-old might like A Wrinkle In Time. And, while they're not exactly fantasy, I'd recommend The Westing Game and From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler to pretty much any kid, but especially precocious girls.
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Hil R. - Jan 26, 2009 4:51:12 pm PST #8346 of 28431
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Sophia Brooks - Jan 26, 2009 4:53:40 pm PST #8347 of 28431
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A Wrinkle in Time is lovely, although I do remember liking Prydian. I haven't read Prydian since that age, though, so I don't remember any larger implications. I read Narnia at that age too, as well as The Diary of Anne Frank.
beth b - Jan 26, 2009 4:53:46 pm PST #8348 of 28431
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Mom not one of the world's great feminist role models
then Tamora Pierce is a great idea.
Consuela - Jan 26, 2009 4:55:31 pm PST #8349 of 28431
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Typo, I would say that the Prydain chronicles aren't exemplars of feminist fiction, no, but they're not offensive: Eilonwy saves the day a number of times, and the women do have agency and power.
I suspect Tamora Pierce would be better on the feminism, though, it's true.
DavidS - Jan 26, 2009 5:20:54 pm PST #8350 of 28431
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I love the Prydain books.
and the controversy begins -- is it too scary for kids.
All the worthwhile Newberry winners have been controversial it seems.
Also would like to note: Have people completely forgotten that the biggest phenomenon in kid's publishing before J.K. Rowling was R.L. Stine?
sj - Jan 26, 2009 5:24:33 pm PST #8351 of 28431
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I'm listening to A Wrinkle in Time on CD when I'm in my car and loving it. I somehow missed reading it as a kid.
Typo Boy - Jan 26, 2009 5:31:02 pm PST #8352 of 28431
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Tamora Pierce has written a lot. Anyone want to recommend one book, ideally a standalone, so she does not end up too frustrated if takes a long time for her to get any sequels?
beth b - Jan 26, 2009 5:31:23 pm PST #8353 of 28431
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R.L. Stine really isn't scary.
Hil R. - Jan 26, 2009 5:33:18 pm PST #8354 of 28431
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Goosebumps isn't that scary, but Fear Street gave me nightmares for years.
beth b - Jan 26, 2009 5:40:24 pm PST #8355 of 28431
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
tamora pierce doesn't write stand alones.