Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:36:14 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Colleen Cahill <ccah at earthlink.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: book suggestions for children
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Cathy,
   She might enjoy Diane Wynne Jones' _Howl's Moving Castle_, which will be
released as an anime film sometime this year.

Pat Wrede has come very interesting titles:
The Enchanted forest trilogy  (Dealing Withdragons/Searching for
Dragons/Calling on Dragons/Talking to Dragons) is good for both the
children and the young lady might enjoy
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0765342324/qid=1098923445/sr=8-4/ref=pd_csp_4/103-9908561-0917461?v=glance&s=books&n=507846>Mairelon
the Magician.

How about Terry Prachett's _Wee Free Men_?  The main character is a 7 year
old girl, but the writing is on several levels and very funny! There is a
sequel _Hat full of sky_ which is a bit more serious and the main character
is 11.

Neil Gaiman's _Coraline_ is dark, but very popular so maybe the gentleman
would like that.

Colleen

At 04:09 PM 10/27/2004, you wrote:
>Since the gift giving season will soon be upon us, I'd
>welcome any usggestions on suitable SF and Fantasy
>books to give a 9 year old girl who reads above grade
>level and a 7 year old boy.
>
>My mom thinks Allie has already read A Wrinkle in
>Time, so I'm leaning towards Susan Cooper's Dark is
>Rising series, assuming she hasn't read that already
>(her parents are not into SF/F), however, it would be
>nice to be able to give her books where the main
>character is a girl.  I don't think she's quite old
>enough yet for Sorcery and Cecilia or the Diane Duane
>Wizard books.  As for Hugh, I'm completely stumped.
>He liked Wolves in the Walls last year, so i'm
>thinking maybe The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two
>Goldfish.
>
>--Cathy Green
>
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Colleen R. Cahill
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