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Books for Roisin and Yorkiegirl to read!

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Turkiegirl · 04/12/2004 21:19

I think we need a whole new thread.....
Half way through Wolf Brother, then need to read Curous Dog, then Eragon, then my new set of Michael Morpurgo!

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roisin · 18/01/2005 20:26

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

roisin · 18/01/2005 20:27

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

roisin · 18/01/2005 20:29

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

Unfortunately they're out of stock

roisin · 19/01/2005 18:22

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.

Yorkiegirl · 25/01/2005 19:13

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roisin · 29/01/2005 14:17

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.!

Yorkiegirl · 29/01/2005 14:18

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roisin · 30/01/2005 19:15

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

Yorkiegirl · 30/01/2005 19:21

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MunchedTooManyMarsLady · 04/02/2005 19:50

Yorkie, did you get the books?

Yorkiegirl · 04/02/2005 19:51

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MunchedTooManyMarsLady · 04/02/2005 19:53

Was that me and my addressing of the envelope? Sorry honey Do I need to duff anyone in for you?

Yorkiegirl · 04/02/2005 19:54

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MunchedTooManyMarsLady · 04/02/2005 19:55

Phew! Glad to hear it. Let me know when you are ready for some more books. I have so many

roisin · 09/02/2005 18:09

Hi! Marslady - don't know if you'll see this, but thanks for the recommendation way back for Garth Nix: Mister Monday. You are certainly right about it being a bit odd, and taking a bit of getting into, but it's a great book. Definitely a series I want to buy for the shelf, as I'm sure dss will enjoy them at some point. (DS1 is engrossed in the Tolkein atm so it'll be a while before he gets round to anything, and will probably want to read some light rubbish then!)

What are you reading right now Yorkiegirl?

Yorkiegirl · 09/02/2005 18:10

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Yorkiegirl · 09/02/2005 18:11

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roisin · 09/02/2005 18:26

I know the feeling. We only have one (pathetically small) bookshop in the town, and I still manage to spend far too much money on books!

What did you spend your fiver on?

Lirael, Sabriel and Abhorsen are fantastic, exquisitely written. Very dark in places: basically it's all about necromancers and controlling death etc. I'm not sure I should even 'approve' of it It's certainly not something I would want ds1 reading for some considerable while.

Yorkiegirl · 09/02/2005 19:03

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roisin · 09/02/2005 19:53

Yes, Sabriel is the first one.

MarsLady · 17/02/2005 18:06

Glad you're enjoying the Garth Nix series. I'm about to source some more books for DS1. There's a lovely guy in the bookshop who is always spot on with his recommendations for all of my kids.

roisin · 17/02/2005 18:19

I'm reading more children's fiction than ds1 atm ... He's recently read Tolkein: Two Towers, and is now starting Hitchhiker's Guide!

I'm reading Grim Tuesday. Recently even read one of his Goosebumps books, and was horrified at how much I enjoyed it!
I really should grow up

ChocolateGirl · 19/02/2005 20:08

Oh my gosh, Roisin and YorkieGirl - you are so well read!! What mines of information!! I like children's lit too but haven't read that much of it - my dc1 is 4 so we are reading slightly different books from you - but I will look at this thread in detail for more ideas on things to read. Thank you!

Yorkiegirl · 19/02/2005 20:09

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roisin · 06/01/2006 19:16

Hey - we haven't been on here for ages!

Have you read the sequel to Wolfbrother? (Spirit Walker). DS1 got it for Christmas, and I wasn't keen as I hadn't particularly enjoyed Wolfbrother, but he kept trying to persuade me to read it so I did, and it's great - far superior to the first one.

Maybe now he will take up my recommendations. He still hasn't read Montmorency, or The Bad Beginning!

On this theme this week I had my best lesson so far. The teacher had left as cover work for yr7s: 30 mins quiet reading, then class discussion on what they're currently reading and favourite authors! I was in heaven! I really felt I brought some inspiration and enthusiasm to the class.