We are a reading family (between me, dh, dd21 and dd17- there are 100s of books in this house and all of us but DH also have Kindles)
DD14 is not a reader
She is academically able, doing well at English but just will not read for pleasure.
We gave up trying to encourage, bribe etc a few years ago and she has just begun to show a glimmer of interest again, but she is soooooo picky (unlike the other two dds who will literally read everything)
We have recommended to her (and she has turned down) :
Harry Potter
Hunger Games
Lorien Legacies
Maze Runner
Lord of the rings/hobbit
When she was younger she liked Jacqueline Wilson.
She has recently read a David Walliams (way too young for her- I was just glad to see her read anything something)
She enjoyed THe Secret Diary of Adrian Mole but won't read the other ones.
She read the Fault in our Stars and said she enjoyed it, but has not picked up his new one (Paper Towns?) I bought for her birthday a few weeks ago.
She says she likes historical novels, but written like a diary or in the 1st person. On the basis of this, I suggested Jane Eyre (which she did at school and hated- she wants this type of thing but "less boring")
Any suggestions?
I was thinking I capture the Castle might fit the bill, but it's so long since I read it.
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fatowl · 25/12/2015 15:19
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