Re: Need suggestions for a 3rd grade advanced reader

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
        Mary in Rock Island IL wrote:
> My 11 yo reading beyond her grade level daughter has been enjoying the
> Oz books.  We are working our way through them, a chapter a night.
> Currently reading Tik-Tok of Oz.  She has also enjoyed Alice in
> Wonderland.
> 
> Some other books my various too advanced for their maturity readers
> liked were the Redwall series, Hornblower books (although there are
> one or two adult themes in France), Tamora Pierce's several sets of
> four books, Treasure Island, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea and the
> sequel (something about an island) and the Harry Potter books.

My 7-year-old loved Harry Potter (he read all but the latest one
several times), but hated Redwall (never got more than halfway through
one), and I haven't been able to convince him to start Tamora Pierce
yet (I recently read the Protector of the Small series, and I think
he'll love them).  He started 20000 Leagues Under the Sea after seeing
the movie, but gave up after about 1/3 of the book---he found it too
slow-moving compared to the film.


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