Please tell us what books your tween likes.

[Timothy]

Malika wrote: "Hector :)Feb 11, 2012 04:17 PM
The Dark is Rising
The Whipping Boy
The Wednesday Wars
Coraline
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Diary of..."

Another great list, Malika. Thank you! Some of these books are in our library already. Would you consider adding the ones that aren't? Thanks again.

[Malika]

Timothy wrote: "Malika wrote: "Hector :)Feb 11, 2012 04:17 PM
The Dark is Rising
The Whipping Boy
The Wednesday Wars
Coraline
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last..."

Sure, I am just getting the kid's lists without checking the library. When I can catch the tweens they are excited to give me their books lists. Malika

[Timothy]

Malika wrote: "Timothy wrote: "Malika wrote: "Hector :)Feb 11, 2012 04:17 PM
The Dark is Rising
The Whipping Boy
The Wednesday Wars
Coraline
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wim..."

Thank you, Malika!

[Leslie]

My 9 yr old son, Thomas, is in a local library Pre-teen book club. Right now they are reading Poppy. He thinks it's okay, but he had me order Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief for him yesterday. He is currently reading The Day My Butt Went Psycho series cos he got them for his birthday, but he doesn't seem to like them as much as he thought he would. His favorite thing to read is Mad Magazine. Sigh.

[Timothy]

LOL. Sorry I didn't read this post before I answered your post in the introduction section. I'm glad that Thomas had you order The Lightning Thief yesterday. If he likes it, it should keep them busy reading for a while. There are four more books in the series. Two more books involving the same characters (plus new ones) in Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series, and the first two books of Riordan's The Kane Chronicles. I wouldn't worry too much about Thomas' obsession with Mad Magazine. I was deeply obsessed with them myself at age 9. If Thomas doesn't like The Lightning Thief, we'll put our heads together and find some books he doesn't like.

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My son enjoyed Hatter's Creek Rescue. It's an adventure story, probably geared a little more for boys.

[Timothy]

Hi Dwight & Son. I cannot find Hatter's Creek Rescue in the Goodreads library, although I found it on Amazon. I have requested that it be added to the Goodreads library, and I'll let you know the outcome. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Timothy]

Hi Again, Dwight & Son. Goodreads has added Hatter's Creek Rescue.(http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...). Do you think you and your son could write a paragraph about it and add it to the group library? Thanks! :D

[Erik]

I just read Hatched by Gary Paulsen - GREAT BOOK! I think tweens would like it.

[Timothy]

Erik wrote: "I just read Hatched by Gary Paulsen - GREAT BOOK! I think tweens would like it."

Great recommendation, Erik. Are you going to blog Hatchet? If so, could you add your blog as the group's review of Hatchet, or just write a paragraph? Only if you have time. Thanks again!

[Erik]

Sure I'll add it! I read it for Reading Olympics at School. I'll write a review about it and add it to the group's list of books :)

[Timothy]

Erik wrote: "Sure I'll add it! I read it for Reading Olympics at School. I'll write a review about it and add it to the group's list of books :)"

Thanks Erik! :)

[Diane]

Books my kids (currently in grades 3 and 5) have read and enjoyed in the last year or two (that I can remember) :


The Harry Potter Collection
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Golden Compass and His Dark Material Trilogy
Hoot
Everything on a Waffle
The Twenty-One Balloons
Hatchet
Dragon Rider
How to Train Your Dragon
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection
Beyond The Mango Tree
The Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine
The Witch Of Blackbird Pond (This is YA but is very mild)
The Shadows of Ghadames
Star Wars books (various authors)
Bad Kitty books
Warriors series by Erin Hunter
Because of Winn-Dixie
Charlotte's Web
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tiger Rising
Shiloh trilogy
Bridge to Terabithia
Coraline
The Book of Three (and Chronicles of Prydain)
Sarah, Plain and Tall
The Cay and it's sequel Timothy of the Cay
Darth Paper Strikes Back
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Number the Stars
The Owl Service
Stuart Little
Misty of Chincoteague
The Good Master
The Singing Tree
The Marvellous Mongolian
The Royal Diaries series by various authors
Adventure stories by R.M. Ballantyne
Vampire Plagues series by Sebastian Rook
The Empty Mirror
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
James and the Giant Peach
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Where the Sidewalk Ends
A Light in the Attic
Falling Up
The Missing Piece
Jack Sparrow books by Rob Kidd
Ghost of Fossil Glen
The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs
Catwings series
Ramona series and Henry series by Beverly Cleary
Bunnicula series
I, Juan de Pareja

When my daughter was a little younger she loved the American Girl historical fiction and mystery books, the Dear America series, and the Animal Ark series.

[Timothy]

Hi Diane! Thanks for this great list! :D I'll make sure that they're all in our library. Thanks again!!

[☼Bookish]

We're reading Tony Abbott's new series UNDERWORLDS: The Battle Begins and When Monsters Escape

I'm coming to love Tony A.

[Timothy]

Pamela wrote: "We're reading Tony Abbott's new series UNDERWORLDS: The Battle Begins and When Monsters Escape

I'm coming to love Tony A.

..."
Thanks Pamela! I've added these to our library. :D

[Diane]

I remember a couple more series my children have read this year:


The "I Survived" series by Lauren Tarshis
Guardians of Ga'Hoole Collection

[Timothy]

Diane wrote: "I remember a couple more series my children have read this year:


The "I Survived" series by Lauren Tarshis
Guardians of Ga'Hoole Collection"

Thanks Diane! I got about halfway through your previous list this morning. Thanks again!

[Diane]

Forgot a few more of my kids' favorites:


The Cumbersome Collection (A series of Unfortunate Events books)
Ella Enchanted
Esperanza Rising
The Ghost's Grave
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Three books in series, I think)
Holes
Night Frights: Thirteen Scary Stories and sequels
Confetti Girl
The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Peter Pan
A to Z mysteries by Ron Roy
Anne of Green Gables
How to Eat Fried Worms
The Boys' Book of Survival: How to Survive Anything, Anywhere


American Girl books my daughter has read and enjoyed:
Samantha: An American Girl
Kit: An American Girl (Boxed Set)
Josefina: An American Girl
Molly: An American Girl : 1944
Felicity: An American Girl
Kaya: An American Girl : 1764
Kirsten: An American Girl : 1854
Addy: An American Girl (Boxed Set)
The Smuggler's Treasure
Hoofbeats of Danger
The Night Flyers
Julie Story Collection
Lindsey
Samantha's World: A Girl's-Eye View of the Turn of the 20th Century
Welcome to Molly's World · 1944: Growing Up in World War Two America
Welcome to Kit's World · 1934 : Growing Up During America's Great Depression
Welcome to Kaya's World, 1764: Growing Up in a Native American Homeland
Welcome to Felicity's World · 1774: Growing Up in Colonial America
Welcome to Josefina's World 1824: Growing Up on America's Southwest Frontier
Welcome to Addy's World · 1864: Growing Up During America's Civil War
Chrissa

[Timothy]

Diane wrote: "Forgot a few more of my kids' favorites:


The Cumbersome Collection (A series of Unfortunate Events books)
Ella Enchanted
Esperanza Rising
[book:The Ghost's ..."

Thanks for this further list, Diane! I'll get them into the library soon. :D

[Leslie]

Michelle wrote: "I'll add some old and not-so-old classics as my two cents:

Rascal, by Sterling North
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
A dog..."

Oh, you're killing me! YOur list encompases some of my very favorites! It's true what they say about the reading one does in childhood becoming a part of you and staying with you forever. Reading that list was like looking back at school yearbooks! So many old friends!