What's your child reading?

[krwhiting]

My 14 year old daughter is reading The Road Virus now. So three of them are trying King on for size. I have to be judicious with what I let them read, but I want them to read quality writing and to think about it. And I want them to feel that little frisson of fear that so many of King's works provides.

Kelly

 

[Lily Sawyer]

No kids, but they'd certainly not be reading any of the titles mentioned in the Potential Children's Book Titles To Avoid thread.

 

[champ1966]

I saw my 17 year old reading the school library book he got for his required English reading this quarter. It was The Gunslinger. So maybe my making him read The Road Virus Heads North took.

Kelly

Good news

 

[krwhiting]

My daughter finished The Road Virus and started 1408. I'm picking the short stories for her.

Kelly

 

[krwhiting]

My daughter's review of The Road Virus was that as she got toward the end, she couldn't stop reading. That she found herself picking up speed, zoning everything else out, and rushing to find out what happens.

Kelly

 

[krwhiting]

I think that was my 150th post.

Kelly

 

[FlakeNoir]

I think that was my 150th post.

Kelly

It may take half an hour or so for the system to update, but yes--you are now unmoderated. Congratulations.

 

[krwhiting]

It may take half an hour or so for the system to update, but yes--you are now unmoderated. Congratulations.

So I can go crazy now? Take the gloves off?

Kidding. I am who I am. Same as always.

Kelly

 

[FlakeNoir]

So I can go crazy now? Take the gloves off?

Kidding. I am who I am. Same as always.

Kelly

 

[Neesy]

I think that was my 150th post.

Kelly

Wooo Hoooo - good for you Kelly!

 

[krwhiting]

Wooo Hoooo - good for you Kelly!

Thank you...thank you verruh much...

Kelly

 

[krwhiting]

My younger daughter just gave me a 22 page scary story she wrote for me to read and comment on.

Kelly

 

[kingricefan]

My younger daughter just gave me a 22 page scary story she wrote for me to read and comment on.

Kelly

 

[krwhiting]

My 14 year old daughter finished 1408, now she's reading the story Everything's Eventual. My youngest boy (10), is reading The Chimney Sweep's Ransom, and my second youngest (12), is reading The Country of the Blind.

Kelly

 

[krwhiting]

Six kids at home, six books going. They have been remiss in their school work so I banned all electronics for a while. That means reading and homework are all they get to do at home at the moment. They've all of a sudden developed a desire to read more.

18 year old daughter: Fellowship of the Ring (she's shocked at the differences between the movie and book: "Dad, who's this Tom Bombadil character? And what are barrow-wights?")
17 year old son: Gunslinger
15 year old son: The Shining (just finished Salem's Lot)
14 year old daughter: Everything's Eventual (she'd read some stories out of it, now she's just reading the whole thing)
12 year old son: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (he really likes Tasslehoff; I always liked Raistlin, but whatever)
10 year old son: War of the Worlds

Kelly

 

[champ1966]

Six kids at home, six books going. They have been remiss in their school work so I banned all electronics for a while. That means reading and homework are all they get to do at home at the moment. They've all of a sudden developed a desire to read more.

18 year old daughter: Fellowship of the Ring (she's shocked at the differences between the movie and book: "Dad, who's this Tom Bombadil character? And what are barrow-wights?")
17 year old son: Gunslinger
15 year old son: The Shining (just finished Salem's Lot)
14 year old daughter: Everything's Eventual (she'd read some stories out of it, now she's just reading the whole thing)
12 year old son: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (he really likes Tasslehoff; I always liked Raistlin, but whatever)
10 year old son: War of the Worlds

Kelly

Keep up the good work Kelly.

 

[muskrat]

Yeah, that's great. And here's some good news about my son--he's actually begun reading the Halo novel I bought him for X-mas. Sure, it's just a series based on the popular video games, but it IS an actual, honest-to-God, no-pictures-just-words NOVEL!

There's hope for the lil punk yet!

 

[skimom2]

Six kids at home, six books going. They have been remiss in their school work so I banned all electronics for a while. That means reading and homework are all they get to do at home at the moment. They've all of a sudden developed a desire to read more.

18 year old daughter: Fellowship of the Ring (she's shocked at the differences between the movie and book: "Dad, who's this Tom Bombadil character? And what are barrow-wights?")
17 year old son: Gunslinger
15 year old son: The Shining (just finished Salem's Lot)
14 year old daughter: Everything's Eventual (she'd read some stories out of it, now she's just reading the whole thing)
12 year old son: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (he really likes Tasslehoff; I always liked Raistlin, but whatever)
10 year old son: War of the Worlds

Kelly

Tell her to skip Tom Bombadil--he's entirely irrelevant (lol) and she might give up if she has to wade through that part.

21-The Fall
18-Still working on The Art of Asking
16-Night
8-Dead Guy Spy

 

[ghost19]

My son is reading a trilogy called "No Safety in Numbers" by Dayna Lorentz. I'd never heard of her or the trilogy but I took a look. Some kind of virus meets biological weapon in a mall with four teenagers trying to survive the whole mess. He's enthralled by it and blew thru the first book in less than a week, so I guess it must be interesting to him.

 

[krwhiting]

My 17 year old finished The Gunslinger. Now he's reading The Dark Half.

Kelly