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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > Children's books recommendation thread
 
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Pinus Porcus
May 14, 2019

Ranger McFriendly

coolusername posted:

For anyone looking for more female heroes in fantasy worlds + aimed at a younger crew of 9 - 11, Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.

Starts with Sandry's book: "With her gift of weaving silk thread and creating light, Sandry is brought to the Winding Circle community. There she meets Briar, a former thief who has a way with plants; Daja, an outcast gifted at metalcraft; and Tris, whose connection with the weather unsettles everyone, including herself. At Winding Circle, the four misfits are taught how to use their magic - and to trust one another. But then disaster strikes their new home." Fair warning, the fourth book has (an age-appropriately handled) plague with quarantines and some main characters fall sick.

Her other series are aimed at the 14+ crowd, so make sure to get the right set of books.

I gotta second Tamora Pierce, especially for female protagonists in fantasy series. The Lioness series is excellent for a slightly older crowd (I read it in 7th grade), mostly just due to brief allusions to sex.

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Pinus Porcus
May 14, 2019

Ranger McFriendly
Looking for short chapter books. Kid has been loving Dragon Masters and The Last Firehawk, but we've caught up with what the local library has for those series. Hoping for something very similar, around the same length (sub 100 pages), fantasy, and good stories for a 5 year old.

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Pinus Porcus
May 14, 2019

Ranger McFriendly

yaffle posted:

Similar to those would be Kingdom of Wrenley, maybe Geronimo Stilton? There's a series called Flying Furballs which seems popular right now, but that's less fantasy.

Cool, thank you, Geronimo Stilton looks perfect! We tried Kingdom of Wrenly, but he wasn't interested in continuing that one. We did read Dragon Girls, which was surprisingly ok.

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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > Children's books recommendation thread