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We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good

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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Typo Boy - Jul 29, 2005 8:13:58 am PDT #8734 of 10002

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Need two recs in children's and adolescent literature.

1) A 12 year old boy - loves to read, into a bunch of sports baseball, basketball, football, soccer - also a Nascar fan. Mostly not into SF or Fantasy, but is into Harry Potter. Anything that would make a good Birthday present.?

2) A second birthday - a 15 year old girl, who is mainly into boys, and top 20 MTV music. She used to love to read, but apparently not so much these days. Want to get her a book that will remind her that just cause other things are fun too, books have not stopped being pleasurable.

Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2005 8:17:59 am PDT #8735 of 10002

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

A 12 year old boy - loves to read, into a bunch of sports baseball, basketball, football, soccer

I remember seeing sports books by Matt Christopher all the time, but I don't whether they're actually any good.

Want to get her a book that will remind her that just cause other things are fun too, books have not stopped being pleasurable.

Does she like magic? I recommend Half Magic by Edward Eager. Because...come on.

erikaj - Jul 29, 2005 8:18:54 am PDT #8736 of 10002

Always Anti-fascist!

Um, for the second one, maybe "Forever"...I liked it when I was fifteen.

Topic!Cindy - Jul 29, 2005 8:21:45 am PDT #8737 of 10002

What is even happening?

Forever is a good one, but it might have squicked me to get it from an uncle or male family friend.

Ben (age 9) devours Matt Christopher books, but I think they might be a little young for a 12 year old.

ChiKat - Jul 29, 2005 8:22:50 am PDT #8738 of 10002

That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Maybe Hatchet by Gary Paulsen for the boy.

Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2005 8:23:14 am PDT #8739 of 10002

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

If he likes Harry Potter, maybe he'll like the Lemony Snicket books? Or Artemis Fowl? Or the other three thousand similar series?

DavidS - Jul 29, 2005 8:23:29 am PDT #8740 of 10002

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

For the 12 y.o. boy, maybe Chabon's Summerland which is both baseball and magic and age appropriate.

erikaj - Jul 29, 2005 8:24:39 am PDT #8741 of 10002

Always Anti-fascist!

Yeah, maybe, Cindy...Paula Danziger? Funny and nsm About The Sex.

Scrappy - Jul 29, 2005 8:35:05 am PDT #8742 of 10002

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Both my brothers ate up biographies of sports figures at that age. If you found out what teams he likes, you could see if there is a good bio of one its star players.

DavidS - Jul 29, 2005 8:40:09 am PDT #8743 of 10002

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

Both my brothers ate up biographies of sports figures at that age. If you found out what teams he likes, you could see if there is a good bio of one its star players.

This is true of Emmett as well. He loves reading about Jackie Robinson and Honus Wager and Babe Ruth. I also enjoyed getting big omnibus collections of 100 Greatest Sports Heroes type things.

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