CJ, you may still be a little sensitive. Nothing I said was directed at you, personally, in any way. I was just trying to encourage playground king (and all of us) to look at the books with analytical eyes, even when they aren't really to his taste.
CJ, you may still be a little sensitive. Nothing I said was directed at you, personally, in any way. I was just trying to encourage playground king (and all of us) to look at the books with analytical eyes, even when they aren't really to his taste.
So I went to my library and realized, oh yea, they'll have all the Percy Jackson books. So I just rented the rest of the series.
Hey guys...
Do you have any recommendations where the main character is between 8-12 yrs old?
I'm asking because at the beginning of my WIP, my main character is 10 yrs old and he moves away from his home and quickly makes new friends. Then the story skips ahead 4 yrs and he's a teenager. Later on in the story, he thinks back to when he was 11-12 yrs old.
Lets narrow it down:
I have read Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief and all 7 Harry Potter books. I guess fantasy/science fiction is one possible category. Has anyone read House of the Scorpion? That would be in that category. Another category would be action adventure books.
Bye guys see you later
I must admit, the Percy Jackson series definitely picks up in the third book. His writing is MUCH better and the quests and interactions with the god's are a lot more, I don't know, believable I guess? And doesn't seem like they were just placed there to advance the plot. I think it also has something to do with Percy getting older, maybe I can connect with the MC easier now?
Dragging through Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors. Now I remember why I gave this series up a few years ago. Books are okay, as I've said before, but just too juvenille. I think even kids would find them so. I know several of you are big lovers of the CB series so I apologize. I am still reading and I'm hoping to actually finishe the entire series this time, because the story is interesting, but the development isn't there. Oh, well.
Reading the third book in the Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney (also known as the Spook's Apprentice). So many series (yeah, I'm looking at you, Skulduggery Pleasant) lose their steam after the first book, but so far he's done a good job of crafting each story so it stands well on its own. I really enjoy his characters.
I actually liked the first book more than the others (although I think I've only read the first three).
Re-reading Olive's Ocean.