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?
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
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."
zuisa - Dec 10, 2012 4:16:24 pm PST #3860 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Did you ever see the famous BBC version starring Jenny Agutter?
No! I had no idea it was ever filmed.
Jesse - Dec 10, 2012 4:16:32 pm PST #3861 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I re-read The Westing Game recently, and highly recommend it for littles, especially if they are from mystery-reading families. For slightly older kids, I like to recommend The Secret Adversary, the first Agatha Christie book about Tommy and Tuppence, although I haven't re-read it in yonks, so I don't know what kind of now-problematic stuff is in there.
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2012 4:19:18 pm PST #3862 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Skipping to ask what age range is A Wrinkle In Time good for? Is 7 too young?
Hmm, now I want to re-read this. (I've been re-reading all of the adult L'Engle books over the past couple of weeks, but I think I just finished the last one on my shelf. Onward to A Wrinkle in Time, I think.)
DebetEsse - Dec 10, 2012 4:20:09 pm PST #3863 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
How about the graphic novel version of A Wrinkle in Time?
I dislike this plan. Save the real thing for later.
I'm shopping for girls ages 4 and 7 and boys ages 13 and 15. I swear this used to be easier.
My cousin, who is 11, likes the Percy Jackson books, and the sequel series. Also the Merlin series. There was another, but I can't recall. Many and many of the nerdlets on my Tumblr like the Young Wizards series. You could also do the first 3 Hitchhiker's books.
I would be tempted to tell you to get the 15 YO a John Green book and introduce him to the Nerdfighter community.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 10, 2012 4:23:47 pm PST #3864 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I loved The Boxcar Children! I want to live in the boxcar and get dishes from the dump and clean them with sand!
Aims - Dec 10, 2012 4:25:32 pm PST #3865 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Dammit. Had an awesome post and I searched away.
Aims - Dec 10, 2012 4:28:38 pm PST #3866 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Attempt two:
Emeline's current faves:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (though Joe hates them) Kate DiCamillo (Winn-Dixie, Despereaux) Katie Kazoo Junie B (for the younger)
Also, Patricia Polacco can Do No Wrong. She is fantastic author. Her books look like picture books, but the issues she deals with are things like "special ed" kids, bullying, racism, cancer, etc. but in kid friendly terms and ways that kids can really relate to it. She is one of the most amazing children's authors I have come across.
For non-fiction, the "Who is ..." series is great; Emeline has almost of the ones about Influential Women.
DavidS - Dec 10, 2012 4:30:19 pm PST #3867 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
No! I had no idea it was ever filmed.
Oh, bother, I've confused it with E. Nexbit's The Railway Children.
hippocampus - Dec 10, 2012 4:31:45 pm PST #3868 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Aurelia - Lemony Snicket? Narnia. The Oz books. Tuesdays in the Castle.
We are making forays into The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. I will let you know how it goes.
here's an app that lets you compare relative frames-per-second animations, up to your monitor's refresh rate
oh no I won't be doing that.
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