Another give-me-book-rec post!
Feb. 18th, 2022 12:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cahnI feel that I ought to know the answer to this, but it is easier to ask you because I know you will have good solutions!
E. needs to read a science-fiction book that is appropriate for her age (12/6th grade/middle grade). If she were two years older I'd give her Ender's Game or Becky Chambers, but she's not. She says she likes fantasy better than SF but I suspect this is at least partially because she hasn't really read much SF, most of the stuff I know about being aimed a little above her head (she's read Dragon Pearl and liked it but is using it for another category). I'd considered giving her a Heinlein juvenile but I think she should probably be just a little older for that too. I also gave her The Martian to look at, which she rejected on account of it being too long :) (If it's something that I think will suit her interests enough, I'll give it to her anyway even if it's long, but Martian was already pushing things a bit -- I'll give it to her in a year or two and I think it'll work better for her then.)
(If there are sentient animals or puzzles to solve that would be a plus, but not required. Another reason she likes fantasy better is because there are more sentient animals, I think.)
E. needs to read a science-fiction book that is appropriate for her age (12/6th grade/middle grade). If she were two years older I'd give her Ender's Game or Becky Chambers, but she's not. She says she likes fantasy better than SF but I suspect this is at least partially because she hasn't really read much SF, most of the stuff I know about being aimed a little above her head (she's read Dragon Pearl and liked it but is using it for another category). I'd considered giving her a Heinlein juvenile but I think she should probably be just a little older for that too. I also gave her The Martian to look at, which she rejected on account of it being too long :) (If it's something that I think will suit her interests enough, I'll give it to her anyway even if it's long, but Martian was already pushing things a bit -- I'll give it to her in a year or two and I think it'll work better for her then.)
(If there are sentient animals or puzzles to solve that would be a plus, but not required. Another reason she likes fantasy better is because there are more sentient animals, I think.)
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Date: 2022-02-18 10:40 pm (UTC)if animal companions are a draw, then The Wild Robot might appeal, it's very charming. and there's a sequel to if the first book is enjoyed.
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Date: 2022-02-19 10:21 am (UTC)This is the book the animated movie Home was vaguely based on, but the book is SO much better!
William Sleator wrote a bunch of juvenile sci-fi that I remember enjoying as a kid (Interstellar Pig, and I feel like I read a bunch more, but don't recall any of the other titles), but no idea how well these books have aged since the 70s...
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Date: 2022-02-20 01:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-02-20 01:03 am (UTC)The Wild Robot does seem very very relevant to E's interest, mind you. Thanks!