kid & adult magic books

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So who read/ used to read L. J. Smith? I loved her "Secret Circle" books.

How about Lloyd Alexander's books: The Book of Three; The Black Cauldron; the High King?

Ursula LeGuin's Wizard of Earthsea books?

The Redwall books with the talking animals of which there's 50 million and I only got through ten?

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[voleuse.livejournal.com]

I haven't read anything by L.J. Smith, though I've added her to my "to read" list.

Lloyd Alexander: I vaguely recall reading one of thee novels. I bought the omnibus edition a while back, but I haven't read it yet.

Earthsea: Yes, and I adore them.

Redwall: I read the first one last summer, and I wasn't impressed enough to continue through the rest.

Have you checked out notsoyoungadult? It's a community about kidlit, and it's kind of fun to see what everyone else reads or remembers fondly.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I haven't read anything by L.J. Smith, though I've added her to my "to read" list.

Read the Dark Visions trilogy first, and then the Secret Circle trilogy.

Lloyd Alexander: I vaguely recall reading one of thee novels. I bought the omnibus edition a while back, but I haven't read it yet.

I remember reading them in sixth and seventh grade. They were a little young for me by then (I'd been reading Michael Crichton since 4th grade), more in writing style than in tone or content, but I still really enjoyed them. The last one, The High King, was my favorite.

Redwall: I read the first one last summer, and I wasn't impressed enough to continue through the rest.

It's a strange thing, reading those. I read a bunch at once, and then stopped completely and haven't felt a desire to pick up any more since.

[leslina.livejournal.com]

It's a strange thing, reading those. I read a bunch at once, and then stopped completely and haven't felt a desire to pick up any more since.

Yeah -- that's what happened with me. By the time I was 14 I had lost my affections for YA Lit and focused more on meatier litrature -- especially since I had the opportunity to take cool elective English classes in my middle and high school that didn't rag on about Regents requisites. But I was always a book monger. That's one passion I have to thank my mom for sparking in me. She loved to read and there were always books around our apartment. I got my first library card when I was 6. *sigh* I hearted Frog and Toad. Still do. ^^ I was reading Stephen King and John Saul by the time I was 10 and started reading unabridged Jane Austen in 6th grade. I was helping to clean out the back closet of our classroom and saw all these weird old books. My teacher said that they were "classics" and that I would have to wait til I was in high school before I read them. I said -- "oh yeah?" And snuck a copy of Pride Prejudice home with me and was smitten immediately. Dickens followed Austen as did Twain and others and although I did struggle with the language my interest in classic lit brought me some attention and helped me a great deal in school. I probably would have never been placed in a "college bound" track if not for me capacity for reading.