parents of voracious (or not) young readers
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I have discovered a series of books, that cause a 14 year old boy to turn off the tv and video game console, in order to fully concentrate on the books.
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. A book about wild cats that live in clans, with 3 other clans in the area.
He has been devouring them.
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. A book about wild cats that live in clans, with 3 other clans in the area.
He has been devouring them.
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He could prolly get some recipes from beedums.He has been devouring them.
Oh. You meant devouring the books. gotcha. I'll have to check them out.
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Re: parents of voracious (or not) young readers
Isn't it great when this happens? Enjoy it while you can.a1mamacat wrote:I have discovered a series of books, that cause a 14 year old boy to turn off the tv and video game console, in order to fully concentrate on the books.
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. A book about wild cats that live in clans, with 3 other clans in the area.
He has been devouring them.
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Re: parents of voracious (or not) young readers
Thanks, Saucy. I'm not familiar with this series. Would they also be suitable for a very bright almost nine-year-old? --Boba1mamacat wrote:I have discovered a series of books, that cause a 14 year old boy to turn off the tv and video game console, in order to fully concentrate on the books.
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. A book about wild cats that live in clans, with 3 other clans in the area.
He has been devouring them.
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Re: parents of voracious (or not) young readers
Bob, I tnink they would be most suitable, especially as the hero has trouble fitting in and following rules LOL.Bob78164 wrote:Thanks, Saucy. I'm not familiar with this series. Would they also be suitable for a very bright almost nine-year-old? --Boba1mamacat wrote:I have discovered a series of books, that cause a 14 year old boy to turn off the tv and video game console, in order to fully concentrate on the books.
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. A book about wild cats that live in clans, with 3 other clans in the area.
He has been devouring them.
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Re: parents of voracious (or not) young readers
I shall purchase one and hope that Sparky (as he now wishes to be known) does not aspire to emulate that conduct.a1mamacat wrote:Bob, I tnink they would be most suitable, especially as the hero has trouble fitting in and following rules LOL.Bob78164 wrote:Thanks, Saucy. I'm not familiar with this series. Would they also be suitable for a very bright almost nine-year-old? --Boba1mamacat wrote:I have discovered a series of books, that cause a 14 year old boy to turn off the tv and video game console, in order to fully concentrate on the books.
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. A book about wild cats that live in clans, with 3 other clans in the area.
He has been devouring them.
Thanks again. --Bob
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Sparky?! I love it!Bob78164 wrote:I shall purchase one and hope that Sparky (as he now wishes to be known) does not aspire to emulate that conduct.
Thanks again. --Bob
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Re: parents of voracious (or not) young readers
Since I knew that The Boy (just for you, Marley) goes to the school library tomorrow, I encouraged him to see if they had one of the Wildcats books. I like the idea that there are so many books in the series. Unfortunately, I do not know if cats will grab his attention, especially in competition with Star Wars.Bob78164 wrote:I shall purchase one and hope that Sparky (as he now wishes to be known) does not aspire to emulate that conduct.a1mamacat wrote:Bob, I tnink they would be most suitable, especially as the hero has trouble fitting in and following rules LOL.Bob78164 wrote:Thanks, Saucy. I'm not familiar with this series. Would they also be suitable for a very bright almost nine-year-old? --Bob
Thanks again. --Bob
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Re: parents of voracious (or not) young readers
Is he a fan of Charles Schultz?Bob78164 wrote:I shall purchase one and hope that Sparky (as he now wishes to be known) does not aspire to emulate that conduct.a1mamacat wrote:Bob, I tnink they would be most suitable, especially as the hero has trouble fitting in and following rules LOL.Bob78164 wrote:Thanks, Saucy. I'm not familiar with this series. Would they also be suitable for a very bright almost nine-year-old? --Bob
Thanks again. --Bob
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Re: parents of voracious (or not) young readers
I'd say yes to the 9-year-old, since my neighbor's son used to have them at the bus stop when he was in 3rd or 4th grade. My kids have zero attention span and prefer collections of short stories, alas. Thank you, Louis Sachar...Bob78164 wrote:Thanks, Saucy. I'm not familiar with this series. Would they also be suitable for a very bright almost nine-year-old? --Boba1mamacat wrote:I have discovered a series of books, that cause a 14 year old boy to turn off the tv and video game console, in order to fully concentrate on the books.
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. A book about wild cats that live in clans, with 3 other clans in the area.
He has been devouring them.
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Re: parents of voracious (or not) young readers
I'll add another unsolicited endorsement for this series. MarleysNephew, age 11, says he's in the middle of the second book of this series and asked me to look for the sequels at the upcoming Friends of the Library booksale.a1mamacat wrote:I have discovered a series of books, that cause a 14 year old boy to turn off the tv and video game console, in order to fully concentrate on the books.
Warriors, by Erin Hunter. A book about wild cats that live in clans, with 3 other clans in the area.
He has been devouring them.
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