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A good book to share

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mumnosbest · 19/09/2019 19:37

DS is yr10 and DD is yr7. DS and me have been running our own little book club for a while where we read the same book and chat about it. This has been easy enough as I'll read anything so he chooses. DD has started secondary school and wants to join in. Can anyone suggest a good book that both might enjoy? She's a good reader so not worried about the reading level. Thinking possibly war or crime themed but open to any suggestions.
TIA

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Leeds2 · 19/09/2019 19:49

Not war, or crime, but how about Wonder by RJ Palacio? They may have seen the recent film.
Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman.

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mumnosbest · 19/09/2019 21:05

Thanks, I'll have a look at these

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LoveGrowsWhere · 20/09/2019 08:42

The Book Thief
Rule Britannia by Du Maurier
(DS did Wonder at school in yr7)

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Sewingbea · 20/09/2019 17:17

Judith Kerr's "Bombs on Aunt Dainty", which is a sequel to "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit".

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Leeds2 · 21/09/2019 00:17

War Horse might lead to lots of discussion.

And any Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple for murder.

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Witchend · 21/09/2019 11:38

Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey.

Both ds and dd2 (aged about 14yo and 10yo when they read it) loved it, and we had lots of discussions. It could be interesting if they do Princes in the Tower in history for ds as he will be extremely vocal that Richard didn't do it. Grin

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Greenleave · 21/09/2019 11:50

What love suggestions here, we have ran out of books to read so much my 11 yrs old is diving in war and peace and already in 1/3 of the book the last 3 weeks or so. I havent read it though, too many words for me.

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quissum · 21/09/2019 14:05

Hunger Games? Lots to talk about.

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PopGoesTheWeaz · 21/09/2019 16:21

The Giver

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TonTonMacoute · 21/09/2019 16:39

The Wolf Brother séries by Michelle Paver, I think they are called Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.

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PopGoesTheWeaz · 23/09/2019 11:10

Waht about some of the Neil Gaiman childrens books like Coraline

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