Posted by Racer on May 13, 2005, at 19:32:38
In reply to Hello, Amazon?, posted by partlycloudy on May 10, 2005, at 21:07:20
I just picked up some kids books at a used bookstore, so I think I'll tell you about them. And list some of the kids books I was recommending to my dear PC.
Right now, I'm just starting "Magic by the Lake" by Edward Eager, author of "Half Magic," "Seven Day Magic," "Knight's Castle" and others. I highly recommend Eager's books, if you like kids books. Very charming.
The books I was mentioning, PC, were mostly by John Christopher -- who also wrote "No Blade Of Grass" and others for adults, which are also recommended -- and the specific series is the Tripod Trilogy: "The White Mountains," "The City of Gold and Lead," and "The Pool of Fire." There's also another series, "The Sword of the Spirits" -- you guessed it... Basically, if he wrote it, I recommend it. (Although I'm not too keen on "When the Tripods Came")
And, although I can't remember who wrote it, there's a book called "Charlotte Sometimes" that I loved as a kid...
And did you read "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase?" "The Black Cauldron"?
That's as many as my brain can dredge up right now, but I'll bet you'll like Christopher. I know that "No Blade of Grass" was reviewed on the LostBooks.org site, if you want some info about it.
PC, again -- ALWAYS my pleasure.
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