Good books for teens and pre-teens

wolf · 05-25-2005, 05:35 PM

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl

The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster

The Black Stallion series - Walter Farley (these stories are very, very dated. There's stuff that you'll have to explain about life in the 40's and 50s, but if you have a horse-crazy kid these books are the way to go.)

Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell

My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George

Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George

Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh (similar to, but entirely unlike the movie)

Follow my Leader - James Garfield

With the exception of Harry Potter, I am pretty much innocent of any information regarding children's books published after 1980 or so.

Lunaephiliac · 05-25-2005, 07:22 PM

If they're smart & just a bit cynical: Terry Pratchett(Discworld Series) Actually, I think most of you would like these books.

TP!

05-25-2005, 05:35 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster The Black Stallion series - Walter Farley (these stories are very, very dated. There's stuff that you'll have to explain about life in the 40's and 50s, but if you have a horse-crazy kid these books are the way to go.) Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh (similar to, but entirely unlike the movie) Follow my Leader - James Garfield With the exception of Harry Potter, I am pretty much innocent of any information regarding children's books published after 1980 or so. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-25-2005, 07:22 PM	#2
Lunaephiliac Nice people frighten me. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle. Yes, it's raining. Posts: 47	If they're smart & just a bit cynical: Terry Pratchett(Discworld Series) Actually, I think most of you would like these books. TP! __________________ Well, obviously no one is going to give you a nickel every time something common happens, so stop using that idiotic phrase. Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished, persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. -Mark Twain

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