Does anyone know anything about these kids' books?

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Poison Chris Wooding
Ropemaker Peter Dickinson
Snowmaker's Trilogy Catherine Fisher
Amulet of Samarkland Jonathan Stroud
Shadowmancer Graham P Taylor
Artemis Fowl Trilogy Eoin Colfer
Windsinger Trilogy William Nicholson
Across the Nightingale Floor Lian Hearn
Sabriel Garth Nix
Mortal Engine Philip Reeve
Thief Lord Cornelia Funke
Amazing Morris and his Educated Rodents Terry Pratchett
Stravaganza Mary Hoffman
Bad Alice Jean Ure
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon
Holes Louis Sachar
Hoot Carl Hiaasen
Witch Child Celia Rees
Coram Boy Jamila Gavin
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze Jan Yolen
Noughts and Crosses Malorie Blackman
Fake KK Beck
Stormbreaker etc Anthony Horowitz
Journey to the River Sea Eva Ibbotson
City of Beasts Isabel Allende
Viaduct Child Patrick Wood
Montmorency Eleanor Updale

Oh bother. Can't get it to do the spacing so it's virtually unreadable. Sorry.

If anyone knows anything about the above books (if you can read the list!) such as approximate age it's suitable for, what it's about, etc etc I'd be really grateful.

big list there why do you ask ?

I would have thought all of the ones i know on the list are for nine plus in content. Across the Nightingale Floor is IMHO for young teens as the girl comes close to being raped. Some themes in Mortal engines are quite strong. Holes is fine for eight plus I Would think. They are all very good books. It would take ages to go through them all

Eva Ibbotson is a current fave of 9yo dd but not sure about that specific book. ds(12) has read the Anthony Horowitz, Mortal Engines, Artemis Fowl , Curious Incident of the Dog in past 18 months or so I'd say 11+.

Out of that list, I would say most could be recommended. I don't personally love the Noughts & Crosses series, nor the Stravaganza series or the Across the Nightingale Floor Tales of the Otori. I would not recommend Shadowmancer; City of Beasts by Allende was also poorly written.

Other than that hey're all pretty well-recommended books and series and all for children about 10/11+, though some nine yr olds would read some of them possibly.

The ones I would recommend most are -
Artemis Fowl series
Sabriel series
Mortal Engines series
Holes
Coram Boy
Journey to the River Sea
Montmorency series

but that's my personal taste, rather than anything else.

I have never been fussed about Noughts and Crosses either. I love Thief Lord and Artemis Fowl.

Artemis Fowl series is fantastic. DH and I read them to each other :o I'd say suitable from about 9 upwards but obviously depends on ability to read/comprehend. There's quite a bit of humour for the grown ups too. I guess a younger child could have it read to them.

Curious Incident - brilliant story. I'd say maybe 11 plus, it is a simple read but deals with more complex issues so a younger child may not enjoy it.

Holes - not read the book, but I keep meaning to as the film was good. Interesting story, no idea about the difficulty level though. I get the impression though that it's like Curious Incident in that it appeals to adults and children (or at least young teens) alike.

Why d'you ask? :)

Thank you all.

It's a list of suggested reading at dd's secondary school. It's not age related on their site so I couldn't tell which were for older teens, and assumed this was a list for anyone up to GCSE, or possibly up to A-Level.

DD is 11, and has read some of them - she got bored with Artemis Fowl a year or so ago for instance, but is only just now reading Mortal Engines. I was so busy trying to sort out the formatting from the site that I didn't notice there were some on there which we already know!

Are there any you'd really steer clear of (for an 11 yr old)?

I don't know all of them but as i said before Across the Nightingale Floor Lian Hearn is a bit upsetting in places for a girl of that age. Mine had read it before i realised.

Only one I've read is the Pratchet one (The Amazing Morris ...) - in my view it would be suitable for any child of secondary age (and for some primary). If your DD reads as fast as I do though, it won't last long!

My DS1 loved the Garth Nix books and he was about 11/12 when he read them.

He liked Artemis Fowl at about the same age too.

He found Stormbreaker a bit boring and the others that followed in the series. He preferred the film.

Don't know the others, sorry.

HTH

Ropemaker Peter Dickinson
Snowmaker's Trilogy Catherine Fisher
Amulet of Samarkland Jonathan Stroud
Shadowmancer Graham P Taylor
Artemis Fowl Trilogy Eoin Colfer
Windsinger Trilogy William Nicholson
Across the Nightingale Floor Lian Hearn
Sabriel Garth Nix
Mortal Engine Philip Reeve
Thief Lord Cornelia Funke
Amazing Morris and his Educated Rodents Terry Pratchett
Stravaganza Mary Hoffman
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon
Holes Louis Sachar
Hoot Carl Hiaasen
Witch Child Celia Rees
Coram Boy Jamila Gavin
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze Jan Yolen
Stormbreaker etc Anthony Horowitz

My kids have all read all of these and loved them, except for MArk Haddon which they loathe. I would say Artemis Fowl and Terry pratchet - 9 plus. Artemis FOwl books are perhaps the greatest children's books ever but there are 6 of them not 3. The rest of them 11 plus except for the Otori books. hey get progressively more adult as they go on. The last one is definitely not a children's book at all and is heartbreaking.

My DD (11) just started the Abhorsen trilogy but had to stop reading it as she was scared, the boys and I loved it, though.

Wind on Fire trilogy is a particular favourite of mine also Stravaganza books. The Shadowmancer books are a Christian allegory written in response to Phillip Pullman and the like.

Brilliant, thanks.

Trip to Waterstone's being planned as we speak!

The windsinger books are my absolute favourite books! I really liked the naughts and crosses books but for me rather than a child - there is some sex in them ifI rememebr correctly so maybe not suitable for too young a child.