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rachelmanija Feb. 22nd, 2012 01:06 pm)
rachelmanija Feb. 22nd, 2012 01:06 pm)I need recommendations for books which are likely to appeal to an 11-year-old who likes sf, fantasy, and the Alex Rider
series, AND to a 10-year-old who likes mysteries and Lemony Snicket
. To clarify: a single book must appeal to BOTH kids.
On a completely different topic, I double-checked with my Queer Narrative professor, and got an okay to do a fictional therapy session with a queer character from a historical work. He said to just insert myself-as-therapist into their historical context. I am leaning toward one of the heroines in Sarah Waters' Fingersmith
. Lots of issues regarding social narratives, personal "stories," "problem-saturated narratives," queerness, and "madness" there! (I could also counsel them as a couple, but we haven't yet gotten into couple's counseling so I don't feel on firm ground with that.)
series, AND to a 10-year-old who likes mysteries and Lemony Snicket. To clarify: a single book must appeal to BOTH kids. On a completely different topic, I double-checked with my Queer Narrative professor, and got an okay to do a fictional therapy session with a queer character from a historical work. He said to just insert myself-as-therapist into their historical context. I am leaning toward one of the heroines in Sarah Waters' Fingersmith
. Lots of issues regarding social narratives, personal "stories," "problem-saturated narratives," queerness, and "madness" there! (I could also counsel them as a couple, but we haven't yet gotten into couple's counseling so I don't feel on firm ground with that.)![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Skulduggery Pleasant (http://www.amazon.com/Skulduggery-Pleasant-Scepter-Ancients-ebook/dp/B003VIWNSU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1329946200&sr=1-1) (series)
The True Meaning of Smekday (http://www.amazon.com/The-True-Meaning-of-Smekday/dp/B003FOOGCG/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1329946325&sr=1-1-spell) (Highly rec'd!)
Midnight for Charlie Bone (http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-for-Charlie-Bone/dp/B0000YSMLU/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1329946373&sr=1-2) (Red King series) Not a bad riff on HP
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ear,_the_Eye_and_the_Arm) (Highly rec'd)
I'm betting the Percy Jackson ones you already know.
My oldest nephew is only 7, so most of the stuff I've gotten him is a bit too young. But I'll snag stuff that's too old for him as long as I don't mind reading it now- and all of the above were at the least readable.
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