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Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Raevyn #230703 05/15/16 06:44 PM
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ElizabethN Member E Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,390 Seattle area	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.

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Mark D. #230707 05/16/16 05:14 AM
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eco21268 Member E Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 647	Marie Lu Legend Trilogy series: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4342215.Marie_Lu

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 ElizabethN #230741 05/16/16 10:49 AM
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Raevyn Member R Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 77	True I posted here before actually starting the book, and I did notice that... Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Mark D. #230986 05/21/16 12:35 PM
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Raevyn Member R Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 77	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 Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Mark D. #230987 05/21/16 12:37 PM
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Raevyn Member R Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 77	Also "A Christmas Carol". https://www.commonsensemedia.org/bo...n-prose-being-a-ghost-story-of-christmas Sorry for all these suggestions, I just can't help but want to share book recommendations! :p Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Mark D. #230989 05/21/16 12:41 PM
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Raevyn Member R Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 77	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 Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Mark D. #230990 05/21/16 12:43 PM
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Raevyn Member R Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 77	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 Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Mark D. #231085 05/23/16 12:25 PM
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Raevyn Member R Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 77	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 Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Mark D. #231086 05/23/16 12:26 PM
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Raevyn Member R Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 77	The One Left Behind. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/one-left-behind#cart/cleanup Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.

Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 Mark D. #231087 05/23/16 12:27 PM
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Raevyn Member R Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 77	And for the older range of this age group, Sounder. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounder Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.

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