My eleven year old stepdaughter and seven year old stepson are set to arrive Tuesday evening (we live in different states) for a month-long visit.
SD is into her BFF's, clothes, probably starting to crush on cute boys, entering middle school this fall. She struggles with reading. SS is a little wild man, loves dirt, bugs, sports, doing crazy things.
Any suggestions for a book we could read together as a family?
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Harry potter? Maybe the Percy Jackson books, too? Or the Hunger Games books. I think any YA novels that have been made into movies will be in the right genre to appeal to the age range you described.
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@Honeybee: I have the hunger games books and I was wondering if they might be too scary since there is so much death? I like that with both of your suggestions, we could watch the movies together as a reward for finishing the book.
SS would love both and nothing scares him ever but SD is easily scared and lots of movies are upsetting to her (she thinks wall e was scary!) -
@cmomma17: hmmmm, my first thought for SD would be the Little House on the Prairie books or the Little Women books, but idk if that would be action-y enough for your SS? What about the Boxcar Children? Maybe a little below the 11 year old's reading level, but if she's struggling already, they might be just right for her?
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@Honeybee: thanks for the suggestions! My sister and I were obsessed with little house on the prairie!
DH voted for hunger games "because its shorter" , can you guess which one of us is the reader in the family?
I already own hunger games so I think we will give that a shot! -
Hunger Games is a good idea, the author also has a series for younger kids that I haven't read but have good reviews. Might be less scary! I think they are called Gregor the Overlander or something like that
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@Bookworm: ooh thanks! I will look for that!
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Also consider the Artemis Fowl series, they are funny and well written and I think they are going to be made into a movie soon. But I second Harry Potter and Hunger Games. I think at 7 they are too much for them to handle on their own but as a family it should be fine. Anne of Green Gables might be fun with just your sd if that is something you might enjoy. Pippi Longstocking is also a lot of fun, they are easy enough that you could all take turns reading them too but still full of adventure.
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Oh what about the Lemony Snickett books, too? The first one was made into a movie.
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Awesome suggestions all around guys! Thanks so much!!!
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@Honeybee: SD shot down the hunger games idea! Boo!
she said "too scary"
We might have to go browse the bookstore together and look for some of the other suggestions
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