[aisle] looking for clean YA reads for advanced reader

[Kathleen Kerner]

Great suggestions from Kristen.  Also, the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd
Alexander and The Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper.


On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:37 AM Rademacher, Kristen via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

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> *Hi Clair,*
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> I’d recommend the following. These are books my own 9 year old is
> devouring as he is a fantasy enthusiast and advanced reader:
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> ·         Serephina by Rachel Hartman (duology)
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> ·         Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (series)
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> ·         Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
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> ·         Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
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> ·         The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (series)
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> ·         Beyonders by Brandon Hull (series)
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> ·         Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin
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> Hope these help!
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> *Kristen Rademacher*
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> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> *On Behalf Of *Clair
> Irwin via AISLE
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:21 AM
> *To:* aisle at list.railslibraries.info
> *Cc:* Clair Irwin <clair.irwin1 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [aisle] looking for clean YA reads for advanced reader
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> Hi!
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> I recently got a request to put together a reading list for a 9 y.o.
> reading near a 9th grade level. They like fantasy, but their parents want
> to keep their reading away from gore or romantic elements-- so definitely
> no *Hunger Games*, *Mortal Instruments,* etc. This second stipulation has
> really stymied my ideas-- does anyone have any recommendations?
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> Thanks!
>
> Clair Irwin
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