circle of magic ;the circle opens
protector of the small ( Song of the Lionesse leads into this but I never read it)
those are the ones I like the best
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
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."
beth b - Jan 26, 2009 5:49:45 pm PST #8357 of 28431
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Ginger - Jan 26, 2009 7:24:23 pm PST #8358 of 28431
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I somehow missed reading it as a kid.
That's sad. "There is such a thing as a tesseract." "Wild nights are my glory. I just got blown off course." "I do fact facts. They're a lot easier to face than people."
I loved Edward Eager. Seven Day Magic is a stand-alone. Half Magic starts a series of interlinked books, but the story is complete in each book.
The Borrowers? Stuart Little?
Polter-Cow - Jan 26, 2009 7:43:08 pm PST #8359 of 28431
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Doesn't Seven Day Magic have a part where they meet the kids from Half Magic ? I loved those books too.
Ginger - Jan 26, 2009 7:48:30 pm PST #8360 of 28431
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Do they run across a girl picking up the charm? I can't remember. I may have to reread.
meara - Jan 26, 2009 8:56:43 pm PST #8361 of 28431
Tamora Pierce has a few different sets of books, most set in the same "world". You could probably start her either with the "Song of the Lioness" quartet ("Alanna: The First Adventure" being the first book in it, then "In the Hand of the Goddess", "Woman Who Rides Like a Man" and "Lioness Rampant").
The other quartet of hers that's a good intro to her characters would be the Keladry books--First Test, Page, Squire, and Lady Knight.
Fay - Jan 27, 2009 12:57:02 am PST #8362 of 28431
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
What meara said.
Although I'd put in a good word for the Oz books too. With the proper illustrations. Classic fantasy for the win!
Gris - Jan 27, 2009 2:42:07 am PST #8363 of 28431
Hey. New board.
I was going to recommend the Song of the Lioness quartet as a good start, but on rethink it might make sense to go with the Circle of Magic series. They're aimed at a slightly younger set, so might be a better intro to the author for even a very precocious 8-year-old. If she likes them, but wishes for something a tad older-feeling, then she's ready to jump into the Alanna and Keladry series (which do include some very fade-to-black love-making scenes as the characters get older, as a warning.)
Laga - Jan 27, 2009 6:23:18 am PST #8364 of 28431
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Does anyone else remember Miss Pigglewiggle?
Scrappy - Jan 27, 2009 7:21:07 am PST #8365 of 28431
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Mrs. PiggleWiggle. And,. yes, they are wonderful books.
javachik - Jan 27, 2009 7:51:10 am PST #8366 of 28431
Our wings are not tired.
Laga, YES! I still remember the story of the girl who wouldn't bathe who got tomatoes planted on her skin!