tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post4919287313002771703..comments2024-01-28T23:26:14.870-08:00Comments on Dead Houseplants*: Recommendations for my 12-year old nephew, Part 1Kim Aippersbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-2821863058025364202016-05-29T18:09:02.759-07:002016-05-29T18:09:02.759-07:00I'm feeling a bit smug, since I've read al...I'm feeling a bit smug, since I've read all of these (that's rarely the case when I look at online lists). I read the Chrestomanci books all out of order (any order), but I generally prefer internal chronological.Got My Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504371573041967671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-20603988651261177582016-05-23T13:39:05.061-07:002016-05-23T13:39:05.061-07:00I see you've included half the books from my f...I see you've included half the books from my favorite reading list, when I was a child! How did you get that look into my memories, hmm? lol<br /><br />Glad to see so many great classics on this list!Suzanne Warrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141459404743769260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-91702600608579719272016-05-17T15:30:36.418-07:002016-05-17T15:30:36.418-07:00Oh, good thinking! I remember liking those.Oh, good thinking! I remember liking those.Kim Aippersbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-38935107379766827612016-05-17T13:44:05.442-07:002016-05-17T13:44:05.442-07:00I was going to suggest The Dark is Rising Sequence...I was going to suggest The Dark is Rising Sequence but I see someone else has. How about The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver? The first is called Wolf Brother. They're set during the Stone Age in Europe and I found them impossible to put down once I started. Nobody seems to mention them these days, but they're definitely worth a look.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-71287298595712291482016-05-16T17:39:07.450-07:002016-05-16T17:39:07.450-07:00Aww, I am so glad Diana Wynne Jones was in there o...Aww, I am so glad Diana Wynne Jones was in there on your list. I was going to suggest it anyway! I was going to say Dogsbody cause that's about animals, and children love animals.<br /><br />What else, what else. Oh! The Lemony Snicket books! Did we say those?Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-83304003009350620712016-05-16T11:33:48.107-07:002016-05-16T11:33:48.107-07:00And I can't at all remember what order I first...And I can't at all remember what order I first read Chrestomanci in, but I think it took me a few rereads to sort out which Chrestomanci each book was talking about. So internal chronology does make sense as a reading order!Kim Aippersbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-82410904012451831362016-05-16T11:19:49.201-07:002016-05-16T11:19:49.201-07:00I suppose Duane's Wizard series could be consi...I suppose Duane's Wizard series could be considered a classic by now! I'm definitely including it on my next list. Of course The Blue Sword; I guess I thought of it as for a slightly older audience, but nothing in it would be inappropriate or too difficult for a 12 year old. And also very of course The Dark is Rising! Don't know why I didn't think of it: it's sitting on my shelf not far from Lloyd Alexander!Kim Aippersbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-46486060365855877942016-05-16T10:12:06.648-07:002016-05-16T10:12:06.648-07:00But great suggestions! Black Beauty is the only o...But great suggestions! Black Beauty is the only one of these (at least going by authors) I haven't read with my fantasy-loving boy. Katy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07004516588697970368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-26075670685583437342016-05-16T10:11:04.495-07:002016-05-16T10:11:04.495-07:00Not that I've actually read them in that order...Not that I've actually read them in that order, but i'm going to be heretical and suggest that it might make most sense to read the Chrestomanci books in book chronology order, starting with The Charmed Lives of Christopher Chant, then Conrad's Fate, then Charmed Life and the Pinhoe Egg. Chrestomanci's behavior in the later books makes so much more sense if you get to know him a little better first...<br /><br />For other classic fantasy - Robin McKinley's The Blue Sword is a good one, and Diane Duane's Young Wizards series was first published 30 years ago now... I also really like Edward Eager's books, but they might be a little young for your nephew depending on his taste. The Dark is Rising is a little short on strong girls, but still worth considering. Katy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07004516588697970368noreply@blogger.com