Reading it alone, I found A Wrinkle in Time pretty scary in 4th grade.
Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Dec 10, 2012 4:01:42 pm PST #3850 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
aurelia - Dec 10, 2012 4:02:54 pm PST #3851 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
What is a step up from Junie B Jones? The Great Brain?
Sounds like I need to read some L'Engle myself. I may go with Alex Rider for the 13 yr old.
zuisa - Dec 10, 2012 4:03:10 pm PST #3852 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Content-wise, I don't think there'd be anything wrong with A Wrinkle in Time.
But this is coming from the girl who was reading Stephen King at 11.
Dana - Dec 10, 2012 4:11:35 pm PST #3853 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I am still kind of freaked out by A Wrinkle in Time.
What about The Mixed-Up Files...?
Amy - Dec 10, 2012 4:11:38 pm PST #3854 of 30001
Because books.
Poor Homer. Hang in there, Jesse.
What is a step up from Junie B Jones?
The Clementine books by Sara Pennypacker, the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume's Fudge books.
DebetEsse - Dec 10, 2012 4:11:58 pm PST #3855 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Roald Dahl is good for the about-7 demographic.
tommyrot - Dec 10, 2012 4:12:58 pm PST #3856 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How about the graphic novel version of A Wrinkle in Time?
Amy - Dec 10, 2012 4:14:09 pm PST #3857 of 30001
Because books.
Oh, or the first Little House book!
zuisa - Dec 10, 2012 4:14:53 pm PST #3858 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
It's really old and probably dated at this point, but The Boxcar Children series was a big favorite of mine at that age.
(The first book was published in 1924! I knew it was old but was unaware it was THAT old)
DavidS - Dec 10, 2012 4:15:44 pm PST #3859 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's really old and probably dated at this point, but The Boxcar Children series was a big favorite of mine at that age.
Did you ever see the famous BBC version starring Jenny Agutter?