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Posted by firebird (Member # 1971) on :

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if you could help me out. I want to buy my 9 year old neice some books for Christmas but I'm out of ideas!

She has just finished and loved the Lemony Snicket - Series of Unfortunate Events. She says she loves the humour and the black comedy.

Do you have any recommendations of something similar?

Thanks in advance,
FB

Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :

when I was that age I read anything by William Sleator. (actually, I read some of the Lemony Snicket books then too)

I think Interstellar Pig by Sleator was pretty fun, but he's a sci-fi YA author, so i dont know if she likes sci-fi

Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :

My teenager recommended Frank Beddor's Looking Glass Wars series and The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.

Posted by adenam (Member # 11902) on :

Roald Dahl

Posted by ambyr (Member # 7616) on :

Dealing with Dragons was my favorite book ever at that age.

Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :

Everybody Poops.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Nice, Orin. [Roll Eyes]

firebird, has she read the Dalemark Quartet or any of the Young Wizards books?

Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :

Another recommendation - Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series)

Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :

The Bartimaeus Trilogy.

http://www.bartimaeustrilogy.com/

Posted by firebird (Member # 1971) on :

Thanks!

Lots of recommendations which are very much appreciated. William Sleator in particular looks good. She seems to take against anything with animals in it and I need to check about magic / sci-fi themes.

Thanks again!

Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Orincoro:
Everybody Poops.

She could just watch the movie!

Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :

Around that age I was a big fan of the Great Brain series.