Books for Roisin and Yorkiegirl to read!

Yorkie, did you get the books?

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I picked up the MM sequel today from the library, and ds1 has hardly moved since I gave it to him
(Actually that's an exaggeration, as I did drag him down for some tea.)

You are right about the 'values' ... he told me his favourite part was Nockman being changed from a baddie into a goodie!

Actually it has made me think a lot about his reading material. He tends to read books written for 10-14 yr olds because of his reading abilities; but actually a lot of this atm is heavily focused on 'complex' characters and plots - not simply black and white. But actually despite everything he is only 7, and in many ways b/w suits him better.

So please let me know of any other suggestions in a similar vein.

Ta,
Roisin

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I read Molly Moon yesterday - I was quite surprised by the plot in parts ... but isn't it peculiar at the end? So moralising? I haven't come across anything remotely similar in tone written in the last 50 years - or more! It's quite unusual ... but maybe that's why ds1 liked it so much. He's not exactly renowned for picking up subtleties of emotion/social niceties etc.!

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Am I talking to myself on here?!

Yorkiegirl I picked up the Molly Moon book from the library today

But also picked up 4 academic tomes I'd ordered, which had to come from the British Library, so I only have 4 weeks to read and return them all

MM should come in handy for some light relief though.

Redhouse have got all 5 Alex Rider books for £11.99 = bargain!

Unfortunately they're out of stock

Oh no - scrub that! I've just checked and it's actually a single volume with the first four books in ... very unsatisfactory IMO.

The Book People have got the first 4 Alex Rider books for £7.99!

Have I mentioned my NY resolution was to spend LESS money on books this year ... Needless to say I've failed already

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Thanks Roisin, wasn't sure how to link it - will get used to this soon hopefully. I'm like a kid in a candy store at the moment, there's so many interesting topics and conversations I keep flitting between them all but I haven't posted much, just lurking .

Thanks for the welcome {{{{{{everyone}}}}}}

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Bubblerock posted on this one ... not that I'm nosy or anything

Welcome to mumsnet Bubblerock! Keep posting!

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Yeah, I love it! DS1 has a habit atm of picking up a book and becoming engrossed when he's supposed to be getting dressed in the morning. It makes me laugh - it's a nice problem to have!

ks-"the 7 professors of the far north" is nice for bedtime reading-am reading it to ds2 (7) but ds1 (11) listens too. Interesting story, one of those books thats easy to read aloud and best bonus is short chapters so if pushed for time can read one but can seem like real hero and read 2 if not!

Hi Yorkie, just noticed you were posting at the moment - I'm not stalking you but I left a message on one of your old threads (thought it said January but it was December - doh!) It was about Centreparks and I thought you might be interested.
Sorry to butt in on the book club! Just read LuciaLucia - can't remember the author but was a nice read, I normally read Catherine Alliot, patricia Scanlon, basically any easy reading girly books - any recommendations?
"PS I love you" by Cecilia Ahern is also good - made me laugh & cry!

well done with DS2. It's wonderful when you have to tell them off for reading in bed isn't it?

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Thanks MarsLady - I haven't come across these two. Just looked at them on Amazon - they look interesting. I've just remembered I've got a couple of Christmas books I haven't read yet as well (adults' books though!)

Have you read Eragon yet? I enjoy Artemis Fowl, but didn't rate the third one as highly as the others. Bit like Lemony Snicket really, it's virtue is in its originality, so once you've read a couple it ceases to be original?!

DS2 has finally got the reading bug ... I'm so excited! I've been waiting for him to want to read in bed for about 6 months, and it just hasn't happened. But this week I've been reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to him, and he was so gripped by the story he wanted to continue, and has read a couple of chapters to himself in bed every night; and I've had to drag his book off him at lights off time ... it's so lovely! He's a fab little reader, so the world is his oyster now, as it were.

have you read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (?) and I'm not scared by Niccolo Ammaniti?

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!! Both of them. Not for kids by the way. Definitely for grownups.

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OK - it's on the shelf at the town library, I'll pick it up later this week.

Saved me a moral dilemma ... if I have to reserve it from another branch or if it's out I have to choose whether to do it on ds1's ticket - which is free, or on my own, which makes them query why I'm reading children's books, and they charge me 65p!