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[dandelionpretty]

I'm tired of waiting for Inkdeath to come out. It's there! We just need a translated copy! Anyway, the release has been pushed back to October. Boo. Anyone else read Inkheart and Inkspell?

I've found my old copy of The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho. I got it in a trade with a friend years ago. I gave him Veronika Decides to Die by the same author. I'd

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[gothtique]

My oldest is currently reading those books.
We have been challenged to find him books that are on par with his abilities but still age appropriate. being_ba's partner suggested these. He was psyched when I told him October. He wants it for his birthday.

[dandelionpretty]

They're such good books. The middle one (Inkspell) is my absolute favorite. Ha, glad someone's happy that it's coming out in October! How old is he? Lol, I feel like such a kid right now.

[dandelionpretty]

If anything else that he might like comes to mind, I'll drop you a line. :) (Age appropriate, of course. I read a lot of children's literature)

thanks...

[gothtique]

yeah, it really is a challenge with him.
He is 10!
but he also reads on a college level.
The joys of having a brilliant and mildly autistic kid.
He loves sci-fi fantasy stuff... and I have been wracking my brain to think of all the books I read when I was into all that.
Like, Would Pern be too girly for him? Is Dune too much politics? Donaldson is a little too much sex and violence. Asimov might be over his head developmentally.

Cuz' he is certainly capable of absorbing the material.