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To: Kid Rock who wrote (35725)	8/18/1999 9:21:00 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 71178

Don't cut yourself off from goosebumps just because there are TV episodes. Those books ARE great for boys. Especially boys who are not very willing readers. Some other books that are good are the Fear street books and Indian in the Cupboard and the sequels, and they might like the Narnia books- but those books are hit and miss depending on the child.

To: Kid Rock who wrote (35725)	8/18/1999 11:39:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 71178

My kids read a lot, but they read a lot of Goosebumps and Animorph, too. Ben, the older (14), has read The Lord of the Rings, The Once and Future King, the various colors of Fairy Books, is presently reading The Oddysey, and he reads a lot of stuff I've never heard of, and science fiction, too. 20 books from the library at a pop, every couple of weeks. Nick, the younger (11), is a fan of cartoons, like Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, etc. I was thinking of trying to get them to read more "elevated" stuff, myself, definitely want them to try Gulliver's Travels, and Mark Twain, although they may be a little young yet.

To: Kid Rock who wrote (35725)	8/19/1999 1:04:00 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Hey Tom, I see X mentioned Indian in the Cupboard. We still have a lot of Ammo 's 6th grade stuff lying around. I'll look tomorrow for some titles. They are NOT too old for you to read together at night though! Read something fun- like the Wayside Books, or Hank the COwdog. FOrget the great literature until they can enjoy reading for pleasure. THerea re excellent books for almost any interest. What do they like to do? Sports? Animals? Give us some clues and I bet we can make up a good list. I lOVE to do this.