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#1 2012-08-17 22:12:19

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Your favorite books

I am looking for some good kid friendly books. I've read Animorphs and it's too creepy. I don't like small easy books like Magic Tree House or Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I am supposed to read things like Charlotte's Web. Humphrey hamster books I've read. Any ideas? I'm running out.  sad


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#2 2012-08-17 22:15:41

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Re: Your favorite books

im wondering what grade you're in, or approximate? because that will help me give some reccomendations

but no matter how old you are uh
hmm i really cant think of any any-age books
other then like maybe MAYBE The Hobbit


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#3 2012-08-17 22:15:49

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Re: Your favorite books

Ender's Game is excellent, but from your opinions, you probably wouldn't like it.

It's not creepy like Animorphs, but it's same genre.

It's more of a 10+ book, though. It's still good.

And bananaman: What grade i'm in? I'm going into 6th.

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#4 2012-08-17 22:21:21

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Re: Your favorite books

Animeboy975 wrote:

Ender's Game is excellent, but from your opinions, you probably wouldn't like it.

It's not creepy like Animorphs, but it's same genre.

And bananaman: What grade i'm in? I'm going into 6th.

no not you the OP
why did you think i was talking to you?  tongue 

oh uh The Wild Things was a really good book
you might like, but it might be too creepy


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#5 2012-08-17 22:34:32

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Re: Your favorite books

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#6 2012-08-17 22:35:57

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Re: Your favorite books

Harry Potter (The first three aren't particularly "creepy" or intense though I suppose if you find shapeshifting humans creepy you might as well avoid these)

And I'm guessing he's fairly young, considering Animorphs scares him.


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#7 2012-08-17 22:40:42

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Re: Your favorite books

I just remembered!

Try Roald Dahl's stuff. Their not frightening, seem like a length you would find okay, and are very good. I specifically recommend:
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator
Matilda


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#8 2012-08-17 22:58:29

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Re: Your favorite books

soupoftomato wrote:

I just remembered!

Try Roald Dahl's stuff. Their not frightening, seem like a length you would find okay, and are very good. I specifically recommend:
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator
Matilda

OK, I'll try them out!  smile


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#9 2012-08-17 22:59:53

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Re: Your favorite books

soupoftomato wrote:

Harry Potter (The first three aren't particularly "creepy" or intense though I suppose if you find shapeshifting humans creepy you might as well avoid these)

And I'm guessing he's fairly young, considering Animorphs scares him.

I've heard of harry potter. I'll try it out.  smile


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#10 2012-08-17 23:01:18

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Re: Your favorite books

bananaman114 wrote:

Animeboy975 wrote:

Ender's Game is excellent, but from your opinions, you probably wouldn't like it.

It's not creepy like Animorphs, but it's same genre.

And bananaman: What grade i'm in? I'm going into 6th.

no not you the OP
why did you think i was talking to you?  tongue 

oh uh The Wild Things was a really good book
you might like, but it might be too creepy

I'll try them out!  wink


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#11 2012-08-17 23:05:33

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Re: Your favorite books

ANYWAY, approximately what age are you?

It's necessary to give good recommendations to you, and don't be specific if you don't like giving out your age.


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#12 2012-08-17 23:06:04

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Re: Your favorite books

I remember reading Animorphs and being so scared of snails for years  tongue  What kind of books do you like? And is it ok if they swear in them? I do a lot of reading so I'll try my best to help  smile


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#13 2012-08-17 23:07:08

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#14 2012-08-18 10:28:30

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Re: Your favorite books

sydrodk1 wrote:

I remember reading Animorphs and being so scared of snails for years  tongue  What kind of books do you like? And is it ok if they swear in them? I do a lot of reading so I'll try my best to help  smile

I like books with animals. I also prefer if they are chapter books. But, I'm in 4th grade and read at 6th, 7th, or 8th grade level, so also some stuff above my grade level would work.


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#15 2012-08-18 10:32:54

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Re: Your favorite books

soupoftomato wrote:

Harry Potter (The first three aren't particularly "creepy" or intense though I suppose if you find shapeshifting humans creepy you might as well avoid these)

And I'm guessing he's fairly young, considering Animorphs scares him.

Actually what I mean by "creepy" about the books is that there are aliens. Aliens? They're kinda creepy!


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#16 2012-08-18 10:33:57

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Re: Your favorite books

jellyjam456 wrote:

sydrodk1 wrote:

I remember reading Animorphs and being so scared of snails for years  tongue  What kind of books do you like? And is it ok if they swear in them? I do a lot of reading so I'll try my best to help  smile

I like books with animals. I also prefer if they are chapter books. But, I'm in 4th grade and read at 6th, 7th, or 8th grade level, so also some stuff above my grade level would work.

I think you'd like Roald Dahl's books. They're really funny. There's one called The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me which has animals in it, but the rest don't really have animals in them. I think you also might like Geronimo Stilton and the Freddy Saga.

I recommend you go to your local library and look for them there before you buy any of them.

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#17 2012-08-18 10:38:49

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Re: Your favorite books

Warriors by Erin Hunter.
It's a little violent, but it's okay I guess.


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#18 2012-08-18 10:44:32

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#19 2012-08-18 10:46:11

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Re: Your favorite books

jellyjam456 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

Harry Potter (The first three aren't particularly "creepy" or intense though I suppose if you find shapeshifting humans creepy you might as well avoid these)

And I'm guessing he's fairly young, considering Animorphs scares him.

Actually what I mean by "creepy" about the books is that there are aliens. Aliens? They're kinda creepy!

Eh, I would say if you get scared by aliens you aren't on a Middle School level.


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#20 2012-08-18 10:52:36

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Re: Your favorite books

soupoftomato wrote:

jellyjam456 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

Harry Potter (The first three aren't particularly "creepy" or intense though I suppose if you find shapeshifting humans creepy you might as well avoid these)

And I'm guessing he's fairly young, considering Animorphs scares him.

Actually what I mean by "creepy" about the books is that there are aliens. Aliens? They're kinda creepy!

Eh, I would say if you get scared by aliens you aren't on a Middle School level.

Reading level is not the same as maturity level (And no I don't mean maturity as in poop jokes). It means he or she is able to read at a middle school level, but finds things like aliens creepy. All that means is that he's a fourth grader and likes fourth-grader type books but has a better vocabulary than most fourth-graders, which lets him read slightly higher-level books.

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#21 2012-08-18 10:56:15

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Re: Your favorite books

Dinoclor wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

jellyjam456 wrote:

Actually what I mean by "creepy" about the books is that there are aliens. Aliens? They're kinda creepy!

Eh, I would say if you get scared by aliens you aren't on a Middle School level.

Reading level is not the same as maturity level (And no I don't mean maturity as in poop jokes). It means he or she is able to read at a middle school level, but finds things like aliens creepy. All that means is that he's a fourth grader and likes fourth-grader type books but has a better vocabulary than most fourth-graders, which lets him read slightly higher-level books.

Yeah, but content increases in maturity level with an increase in vocabulary level.

The standardized test can say you have a whatever vocabulary, but it's not perfect.

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#22 2012-08-18 11:35:18

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Re: Your favorite books

Charolette's Web itself is a good book. Try Stuart Little, or, albeit slightly gory and scary, the Redwall series.  smile

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#23 2012-08-18 14:17:17

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Re: Your favorite books

Cozyhut3 wrote:

Charolette's Web itself is a good book. Try Stuart Little, or, albeit slightly gory and scary, the Redwall series.  smile

OK then!


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#24 2012-08-18 14:20:40

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Re: Your favorite books

Dinoclor wrote:

jellyjam456 wrote:

sydrodk1 wrote:

I remember reading Animorphs and being so scared of snails for years  tongue  What kind of books do you like? And is it ok if they swear in them? I do a lot of reading so I'll try my best to help  smile

I like books with animals. I also prefer if they are chapter books. But, I'm in 4th grade and read at 6th, 7th, or 8th grade level, so also some stuff above my grade level would work.

I think you'd like Roald Dahl's books. They're really funny. There's one called The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me which has animals in it, but the rest don't really have animals in them. I think you also might like Geronimo Stilton and the Freddy Saga.

I recommend you go to your local library and look for them there before you buy any of them.

OK! I'll try them out!


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#25 2012-08-18 14:29:00

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Re: Your favorite books

soupoftomato wrote:

Dinoclor wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

Eh, I would say if you get scared by aliens you aren't on a Middle School level.

Reading level is not the same as maturity level (And no I don't mean maturity as in poop jokes). It means he or she is able to read at a middle school level, but finds things like aliens creepy. All that means is that he's a fourth grader and likes fourth-grader type books but has a better vocabulary than most fourth-graders, which lets him read slightly higher-level books.

Yeah, but content increases in maturity level with an increase in vocabulary level.

The standardized test can say you have a whatever vocabulary, but it's not perfect.

I'm pretty high leveled in reading, But maturity... I'd read books about monsters in bad science experiments more than books about aliens taking over the world....  neutral  You can say I'm not mature but I'd really read even robot books before aliens. I'd even read a science fiction book first, too  hmm


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