The literature police!!!
So CASA received a grant for $1,000 to buy books for the kids our program helps for Christmas, and the program director in turn asked me if I wanted to go book shopping. Little did she know the terror she was unleashing upon the bookstore and the minds of hundreds of children! @.,@ I went through the Youth, Sci Fi, and Fiction sections shelf by shelf, trying to find good literature appropriate for kids 5 through 17. I thought I'd share my harvest for comments/suggestions. I only finished half the book-buying I need to do, so if you know of any book you would recommend for any age 5 through 17, let me know.
Draw Animals! Book & Kit (2)
Home Space Kit (2)
Unicorn Jigsaw Book
Fairie Jigsaw Book
Animals of the World Jigsaw Book
Bunnicula (ages 8-12)
The Snow Pony (Alison Lester) - ages 8-12ish?
My Friend Flicka (Mary O'Hara)
Ramona's World (Beverly Cleary) - 4th grade
The Cricket in Times Square (George Selden)
Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul (ages 9-13)
The Keys to the Kingdom (Garth Nix)
Pirates of the Caribbean - ages 8-11?
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit (Paula Danziger) - ages 10+ (or 9+?)
The Legend of Holly Claus (Brittney Ryan) - ages 9+
Book of Enchantments (Patricia C. Wrede) ages 10+
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Bruce Coville) ages 8-12
Redwall (Brian Jacques) (5th grade-ish)
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke) - ages 9-12
The Thief Lord (Cornelia Funke)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Spiderwick Chronicles, Volume 1 (Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black)
The Princess Diaries, Volume 1 (Meg Cabot)
The Magician's Nephew (CS Lewis)
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle) - 2 copies (ages 9-12?)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K Le Guin) - 2 copies (5th/6th gradeish)
Pirates! (Celia Rees) - Middle school readers (maybe 7th grade +)
The Wee Free Men (Terry Pratchett) - 14+
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Terry Pratchett) - ages 15+
Hogfather (Terry Pratchett) - ages 16+
Life of Pi (Yann Martel) - 16/17+
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman) - 16+
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Draw Animals! Book & Kit (2)
Home Space Kit (2)
Unicorn Jigsaw Book
Fairie Jigsaw Book
Animals of the World Jigsaw Book
Bunnicula (ages 8-12)
The Snow Pony (Alison Lester) - ages 8-12ish?
My Friend Flicka (Mary O'Hara)
Ramona's World (Beverly Cleary) - 4th grade
The Cricket in Times Square (George Selden)
Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul (ages 9-13)
The Keys to the Kingdom (Garth Nix)
Pirates of the Caribbean - ages 8-11?
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit (Paula Danziger) - ages 10+ (or 9+?)
The Legend of Holly Claus (Brittney Ryan) - ages 9+
Book of Enchantments (Patricia C. Wrede) ages 10+
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Bruce Coville) ages 8-12
Redwall (Brian Jacques) (5th grade-ish)
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke) - ages 9-12
The Thief Lord (Cornelia Funke)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Spiderwick Chronicles, Volume 1 (Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black)
The Princess Diaries, Volume 1 (Meg Cabot)
The Magician's Nephew (CS Lewis)
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle) - 2 copies (ages 9-12?)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K Le Guin) - 2 copies (5th/6th gradeish)
Pirates! (Celia Rees) - Middle school readers (maybe 7th grade +)
The Wee Free Men (Terry Pratchett) - 14+
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Terry Pratchett) - ages 15+
Hogfather (Terry Pratchett) - ages 16+
Life of Pi (Yann Martel) - 16/17+
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman) - 16+
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)