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Like hetty feather - with a love story too - and not so sad

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BYOSnowman · 05/04/2016 20:42

So ds (9) has just read the first three hetty feather books. He enjoyed them (he loves history) but found them a bit sad.

He told me he wants a book that has a love story. I think he wants a happy ending - not mills and boon or anything!! He is very naive so nothing too 'love'

Any suggestions??

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PerspicaciaTick · 05/04/2016 23:18

Would he like the LIttle House on the Prairie series?
He might like "Spidersweb for Two" if you can find a secondhand copy around.
The Sword in the Stone is a bit different and might get him into Arthurian legends.

Fink · 05/04/2016 23:18

Another one coming over from TA thread, as instructed!

As a disclaimer, I don't have a ds and have never been a 9 year old boy ... how about Noel Streatfeild? Or The Secret Garden. Most of the proper history (as opposed to just old) kids books I can think of are quite grim, so no help there. Not really in the categories you've suggested, but maybe Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl, his autobiographies.

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BYOSnowman · 05/04/2016 23:14

Thank you both! I will look at these.

When I say love story it is only a side story not the story iyswim

So in one book the fiancé gets killed in ww1. He would like a book where the love interest doesn't die!!

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Paperm0ver · 05/04/2016 23:12

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Stickerrocks · 05/04/2016 23:11

For something a bit different, take a look at Whispering to Witches by Anna Dale. I'm struggling on the love story bit, because when DD was 9 she was obsessed with Young Sherlock, Young Bond and Theodore Boon type books.

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BYOSnowman · 05/04/2016 23:06

Yes he's read that. And he likes MM but said the problem with the books is that they make him feel sad!

He is a bit down at the moment so it would be good to find him something uplifting!!

It's almost the equivalent of me needing something to cheer me up after listening to the archers atm!!

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Stickerrocks · 05/04/2016 23:03

Michael Murpago books sprung to mind, but some of them have sad endings. Private Peaceful is a great story with first love thrown in, but it's very poignant. I'd suggest you read it yourself first to see what he would think.

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BYOSnowman · 05/04/2016 22:56

Thanks sticker!

I am a little flummoxed and could only come up with the Anne of green gables set. Sent him off to bed with a book on the Cold War while I thought about it!!

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Stickerrocks · 05/04/2016 22:52

Hmmmm. Doing as told from the other thread & pondering on your behalf.

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BYOSnowman · 05/04/2016 22:18

Bump!

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