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Needing some help or links or even books if you have them.
Me & the wife got the boy a Kindle HD Fire for his birthday (tomorrow) and our rule is he has to read 30 mins a day before he can play any games.......so I am asking for suggestions on which kind of books to download on it for him. He is into Star Wars and Cars (the cartoon and the real vehicles) and Legos, but mostly Star Wars right now, oh and Minecraft. So any info would be helpful and I thank you in advance.
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My youngest just graduated from college, so I'm a few years removed from knowing anything about a nine year old, but then again, classics are classics, right?
James and the Giant Peach Where the Sidewalk Ends Charlotte's Web Goosebumps Phantom Tollbooth Holes Admittedly, I am unaware of any real books published in the last, I don't know, ten or fifteen years.
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If he likes Star Wars, many of the early works of Robert A. Heinlein would likely please him. Here's some suggestions.
Rocket Ship Galileo, 1947 * Beyond This Horizon, 1948 (initially serialized in 1942, and at that time credited to Anson MacDonald) Space Cadet, 1948 * Red Planet, 1949 * Sixth Column, 1949 (initially serialized in 1941, and at that time credited to Anson MacDonald) (aka: The Day After Tomorrow) Farmer in the Sky, 1950 (initially serialized in a condensed version in Boys' Life magazine as "Satellite Scout") (Retro Hugo Award, 1951) * Between Planets, 1951 * The Puppet Masters, 1951 (re-published posthumously with excisions restored, 1990) The Rolling Stones, 1952 (aka: Space Family Stone) * Starman Jones, 1953 * The Star Beast, 1954 * Tunnel in the Sky, 1955 * Double Star, 1956—Hugo Award, 1956[2] Time for the Stars, 1956 * Citizen of the Galaxy, 1957 * The Door into Summer, 1957 Have Space Suit—Will Travel, 1958—Hugo Award nominee, 1959[3] * Methuselah's Children, 1958 (originally a serialized novella in 1941) Starship Troopers, 1959—Hugo Award, 1960[4]
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I did a quick check on Amazon, and there's a ton of Heinlein available for Kindle. But take note that some of his later works are too mature for kids, as he sorta became a dirty old man at times. For instance, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is safe, even if the title sounds suggestive, but Stranger In A Strange Land (his masterpiece) is not suitable for a 9-year-old boy.
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I have a ton of Robert Heinlein eBooks as well as many other authors. PM me if come up with specifics you are interested in. I'm happy to share.
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Anything by Roald Dahl (his children's books that is)
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If he gets into Roald Dahl, you'll have no trouble getting the 30 mins a night. I'd start with "The Twits" if you can find it on kindle. My kids would read those books for hours - multiple times too.
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The whole lot is on Amazon.com. If he doesn't like "The Twits" , "The Fantastic Mr Fox" and "George's Marvelous Medicine" I would be shocked.
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How to eat fried worms, Lawn Boy, that's all I can think of.
Heinlein is a great call. He doesn't use language, but some is his stuff is so out there that it'd make the kid disgusted.
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Get on your local libraries website and find out if they have an eBook section. Most have reading lists updated and posted constantly.
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If he likes sports, Matt Christopher books. Miracle at the Plate was a favorite of mine as a kid.
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I could not have been much older than 9 when I read Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki. A great true adventure story.
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I asked my 10-year old what he would recommend. He said get him all the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books. They're fun to read and I often hear him laughing out loud. He's read them all numerous times.
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Jjirons - I found the whole collection for him. I plan on uploading these tonight after work.
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Don't forget to get a library card and check out free books through them. I use the app Overdrive which connects to my library and they have an amazing selection of old and newest released books. Hopefully your library does too.
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