tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post5877336159508706717..comments2023-08-07T04:22:10.722-05:00Comments on Solitude: Middle School book recommendationssandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418406897790083901noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-58122676093469764942010-08-25T17:07:47.405-05:002010-08-25T17:07:47.405-05:00I loved the Blue Bloods too...the whole brother/si...I loved the Blue Bloods too...the whole brother/sister reincarnation thing might be too much for some kids though.<br /><br />Debra Robertson :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-86286536956848981572010-08-23T07:41:36.681-05:002010-08-23T07:41:36.681-05:00May have to break down and purchase Liar both copi...May have to break down and purchase Liar both copies are out at our library and I am number 5 on the waiting listEtterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317695109966873750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-37551959701331054782010-08-22T21:02:38.882-05:002010-08-22T21:02:38.882-05:00Love the Blue Blood series! I can't wait for t...Love the Blue Blood series! I can't wait for the next one! Those are going to be on my books for older teens list.sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418406897790083901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-83686191775256659822010-08-22T21:00:38.005-05:002010-08-22T21:00:38.005-05:00Also have you read the Blue Blood series.. They ar...Also have you read the Blue Blood series.. They are more teen in my opinion but still good never the lessEtterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317695109966873750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-25173200762173263372010-08-22T20:58:30.239-05:002010-08-22T20:58:30.239-05:00love the alex rider series.. My non reading husban...love the alex rider series.. My non reading husband DEVOURED the series.. It really gave him and my oldest son something to talk about besides video games. There is a movie out but skip it as always the books are much betterEtterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317695109966873750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-72940769605300018682010-08-22T20:57:28.595-05:002010-08-22T20:57:28.595-05:00The whole age recommendation for HG is something I...The whole age recommendation for HG is something I've really been wrestling over. Thanks for the great conversation about it!ttulizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416139721030072814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-60610313894547675442010-08-22T20:52:24.886-05:002010-08-22T20:52:24.886-05:00i think I'll add that as a kind of disclaimer....i think I'll add that as a kind of disclaimer.sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418406897790083901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-5111977828031989782010-08-22T20:51:17.803-05:002010-08-22T20:51:17.803-05:00Hmmmm...good comparison! Yeah I would say so. Pe...Hmmmm...good comparison! Yeah I would say so. Perhaps maybe just a tad higher since considering the whole point of the games as a whole. But Collins uses that to make a very great point I think.ttulizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416139721030072814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-20689319022808345682010-08-22T20:43:06.652-05:002010-08-22T20:43:06.652-05:00Liz
would you compare the violence level in Hunger...Liz<br />would you compare the violence level in Hunger Games to that in Harry Potter? I think that especially in the later HP books the level is similar.sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418406897790083901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-62436352202542819262010-08-22T20:35:22.239-05:002010-08-22T20:35:22.239-05:00I LOVE the Hunger Games trilogy...but I'm wond...I LOVE the Hunger Games trilogy...but I'm wondering about the violence in it. What's your take on that? <br /><br />I think it would be appropriate for some middle schoolers but some who more sensitive may not be able to handle it.ttulizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416139721030072814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603134.post-54378666100148167472010-08-22T20:04:29.820-05:002010-08-22T20:04:29.820-05:00Thanks Sandi :) I am always looking for age appro...Thanks Sandi :) I am always looking for age appropriate books for Amanda. It is hard in YA - you don't always know what you are getting into. I am adding many of these to her reading list!!Tammynoreply@blogger.com