Sideways Stories from Wayside School, which I adored, but I didn't know there were sequels until E. came along, and then apparently I didn't read them (E. did) until A. came along and wanted me to read it.
There's a brand new sequel, too (Wayside School Under a Cloud of Doom) -- about which I learned via Yuletide, of all things. I didn't like that one as much as the others, which I read in middle school and then read again when my kids were in the target age demographic. But I dunno if it's because it's a less fun book, or if I'm just more distant from its ethos now that even my children have outgrown elementary school... But I love the original stories!
I think I vaguely recall Ally Carter having a political thriller series as well? (I haven't read any of her books, but a friend's kid was really into the spy ones and also read the other ones, IIRC.)
Hmm, I think I must be thinking of this one, but the blurb doesn't make it sound all that political...
I do suspect Foundation would be too dry for someone E's age -- at least, I found it very boring when I tried to read it around the same time I read and loved LotR, and then it took me until late high school to pick it up again. And that was with me already loving Asimov's other stuff.
Would Hunger Games be too much? I feel like, if the teacher is flexible, an argument could be made for it being a political thriller, at least later on in the trilogy...
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There's a brand new sequel, too (Wayside School Under a Cloud of Doom) -- about which I learned via Yuletide, of all things. I didn't like that one as much as the others, which I read in middle school and then read again when my kids were in the target age demographic. But I dunno if it's because it's a less fun book, or if I'm just more distant from its ethos now that even my children have outgrown elementary school... But I love the original stories!
I think I vaguely recall Ally Carter having a political thriller series as well? (I haven't read any of her books, but a friend's kid was really into the spy ones and also read the other ones, IIRC.)
Hmm, I think I must be thinking of this one, but the blurb doesn't make it sound all that political...
I do suspect Foundation would be too dry for someone E's age -- at least, I found it very boring when I tried to read it around the same time I read and loved LotR, and then it took me until late high school to pick it up again. And that was with me already loving Asimov's other stuff.
Would Hunger Games be too much? I feel like, if the teacher is flexible, an argument could be made for it being a political thriller, at least later on in the trilogy...