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Stranger Things - the books

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Guineapigbridge · 17/12/2019 09:08

My nine year old is a mature girl and an advanced reader. She’s read her way through the Hunger Games trilogy and devours every book in her path except girly books. She refuses to read things like Ann of Green Gables that I liked at her age. Her book preference is slightly dark series. Loved Harry Potter but has read them all more times than I could count.
Her older friends love Stranger Things. Due to the rating on it and her age I won’t let her watch the tv series. I’m open to letting her read the books.
Anyone able to provide a review?

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BlackInk · 17/12/2019 10:21

I don't know what the Stranger Things books are like -- the TV series would be a bit scary/sexy for my 10 year old DS I think.

He's a voracious reader though. Harry Potter was his first big series but he has also loved Skullduggery Pleasant, Percy Jackson, the Eragon series and I've bought him the His Dark Materials trilogy for Christmas.

JacquesHammer · 17/12/2019 10:28

I’ve not read the books. However other suggestions:-

Whitby Witches trilogy
The Dark is Rising series

WeirdPookah · 17/12/2019 10:29

I've only read Suspicious Minds, but it kind of helps in understanding it having already seen the series.

Has she read the Spooks books? Spooks Apprentice is the first and they are pretty dark from the start, bit darker than Harry Potter. But brilliant. I love them. They are based on Lancashire legends, Pendal witches, boggarts... They are great.

And what about Terry Pratchett? Less dark but magical and fairly easy reading still even though they are adult books.

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Dieu · 17/12/2019 16:08

Dark Matter would be a good book for her.

confusedofengland · 17/12/2019 16:15

Has she tried the Demon Headmaster series?

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Guineapigbridge · 17/12/2019 17:40

Thanks for these suggestions! Amazing! Thank you :)

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PsychoSyd · 17/12/2019 17:45

Maybe she could try the Alex Rider series?

FourEyesGood · 17/12/2019 17:57

Has she read the His Dark Materials trilogy? I love them and they’re really well written.

ShamefulBlanket · 17/12/2019 18:12

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spiderlight · 17/12/2019 18:36

My son enjoyed the Charlie Bone series - a bit darker and more grounded in the real world than Harry Potter but of a similar ilk.

BarkandCheese · 17/12/2019 18:45

The books are spin offs and probably wouldn’t make sense without seeing the program.

She sounds a lot like my DD book wise, these are some of her favourites

Percy Jackson series
Alex Rider series (or anything else by Anthony Horowitz)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett
Mortal Engines series

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