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    #230703 - 05/15/16 07:44 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Raevyn]
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    Originally Posted By: Raevyn
    Also, The Princess Bride is a good movie and (I'm guessing) a good book. I'm not sure what age group would like it, but the site in the link says ten and up.
    https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-princess-bride


    While The Princess Bride is indeed a good book (and movie), I would recommend that a parent read it before handing it over to a child. The book includes a "meta-story" that is not in the movie, that discusses some unpleasant frank opinions about the author's kid. I'm sure it would either blow by or be funny to many kids and teens, but I wouldn't want to hand it to a sensitive 9-year-old without knowing what's in it.

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    #230707 - 05/16/16 06:14 AM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
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    #230741 - 05/16/16 11:49 AM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: ElizabethN]
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    True smile I posted here before actually starting the book, and I did notice that...
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    #230986 - 05/21/16 01:35 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
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    Another suggestion is the Dear America series. I own the Titanic one, but there are many others...
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_on_the_Great_Titanic
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    #230987 - 05/21/16 01:37 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
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    Also "A Christmas Carol".
    https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-re...ry-of-christmas
    Sorry for all these suggestions, I just can't help but want to share book recommendations! :p
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    #230989 - 05/21/16 01:41 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
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    Oh, and the original Hundred and One Dalmatians? I haven't read it yet, but it seems like it's right for this age level.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hundred_and_One_Dalmatians
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    #230990 - 05/21/16 01:43 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
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    One more for now: the Warriors books. They can be violent or sad, but they're really quite good.
    https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/warriors-series
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    #231085 - 05/23/16 01:25 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
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    I just remembered The Two Thousand Pound Goldfish. I think it was sad, but funny, but that was a few years ago--I'm not sure how it would hold up.
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/327270.The_Two_Thousand_Pound_Goldfish
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    #231086 - 05/23/16 01:26 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
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    #231087 - 05/23/16 01:27 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
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    And for the older range of this age group, Sounder.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounder
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