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Erik wants to read: My son is in the fourth grade but recently tested as having a high school junior/senior reading level. This poses a problem because what is challenging for him in terms of reading level is often not developmentally appropriate (i.e one of the books o ...more

Mar 22, 2017 08:03PM · Like

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Books added: 798

Age: 51

Location: El Paso, TX

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A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
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Ursula K. Le Guin

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Mar 23, 2017 04:06PM · 3 likes · Like

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Where the Red Fern Grows
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Wilson Rawls

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Mar 23, 2017 12:12AM · 1 like · Like

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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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Gary Paulsen

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Mar 23, 2017 12:12AM · 1 like · Like

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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone, #1)
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John Grisham (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 23, 2017 12:13AM · 1 like · Like

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
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Laura Hillenbrand

she said: " There is a young adult version of this book. If your child likes non-fiction, there is also a young adult version of Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly. My boys love reading historical non-fiction. These types of books are particularly a good idea to suggest when they are covering these events in social studies. ...more "

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Mar 23, 2017 12:19AM · 1 like · Like

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Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)
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Derek Landy

he said: " This is YA fantasy a bit like Harry Potter that starts light-hearted but in later books becomes quite dark but not too "adult". ...more "

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Mar 23, 2017 04:04PM · 1 like · Like

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Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3)
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Patricia A. McKillip

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Mar 23, 2017 04:05PM · 1 like · Like

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Have Space Suit—Will Travel
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Robert A. Heinlein

he said: " Heinlein wrote a lot of Science fiction for teens in the 50s. They are all appropriate. "

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Mar 23, 2017 04:09PM · 1 like · Like

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Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1)
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Rex Stout

he said: " The Nero Wolf books are clean old-fashioned murder mysteries. There are a lot of them, and they are stand alone, so they don't have to be read in order. They are less archaic than Sherlock Holmes. I think that Sherlock Holmes and Tolkien are good ideas too. ...more "