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Hello /lit/!
Can anybody recommend me some good children's books, for somebody around 10 years old.
Thanks!

>> No.1595185

Alice in Wonderland

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

classics for a reason

well honestly a 10 year might not like them at all

i would think that they would hate them actually

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I actually don't really like Charlie, although I do like other Dahl books.

Phantom Tollbooth is in the same vein as Alice but is in a much more modern style that modern 10 year olds would be able to appreciate, since most 10 year olds don't understand why you would "work" to enjoy a book.

>> No.1595224

>>1595185
Mmm, I think most children would know those stories anyway, tbh, thanks anyway!
>>1595196
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it!

anybody else got anything?
Is the little prince suitable for this age?

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bump

>> No.1595247

Harry Potter. Ignore the haters, I loved that series when I was 10.

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Maybe something like this?

>> No.1595263 [DELETED] 

>>1595254

Are you TRYING to fuck the kid up? Unless they're edited or something...

Seriously, I don't think suicide is apropriate material in a children's book.

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Cutest story ever.

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>>1595263
Nonsense, kids are a lot tougher than you're giving credit. I read worse when I was that age.

Pic related, this was my absolute FAVORITE book when I was 10.

>> No.1595279

The Little Prince.
That book WAS my 4th grade.

>> No.1595284

>>1595270
My God I loved that book. Way better than the goosebumps crap my friends were reading. The illustrations are amazing.

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>> No.1595329

>1595224

the little prince, to me, is less of a children's book and more of a book about childhood. i think it is most appreciated when the reader is older.

the three i just left are wonderful.

frindle is about a boy who starts calling pens "frindles" and it catches on so much that it becomes a new word.
SO cute & inspirational.

the chocolate touch is about a boy who loves chocolate so much that, when he goes to a new chocolate shop, the shop owner offers him a lifetime supply of chocolate. and, once he gets home, he's surprised to see he only got one piece. the piece of chocolate is magical and makes EVERYTHING the boys eats turn into chocolate.

my fathers dragon is a lovely adventure story. i don't remember much about it, but it was one of my favorites.

>> No.1595341

SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL

fucking best book ever

and anything by Bruce Coville

>> No.1595357

The Series of Unfortunate Events is actually rather /lit/, and I loved it when I was a kid.

Huckleberry Fin.

>> No.1595376

anything by roald dahl

>> No.1595381

>>1595301

Why does the cover of that book make it seem as though those kids are going to shove the sharpie up one of their asses.

>> No.1595387

>>1595381
It's the grip.

>> No.1595398

artemis fowl
le hobbit
airman
neverending story
treasure island

Perhaps a bit above 5th grade level but challenge is good.

>> No.1595408

also, tangerine (or not), a series of unfortunate events, anything by carl hiaasen, redwall, horro pottor. I also immensely enjoyed books about dinosaurs and gladiators and shizz when I was ten. Also, the Timewarp muthafuggin Trio.

I am now done ranting about my personal favorites.

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I think I was 9ish when I read War of the Worlds, the Time Machine and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Those are great and not too deep for a young person to enjoy(except possibly the last one ;)

I think it's good for young people to get exposed to quality sci fi early on as it gets them interested in science.

>> No.1596031

The Dark is Rising series, Susan Cooper
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L'Engle
I also read a lot of Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Encyclopedia Brown and the Babysitters Club around that age. And some of the Judy Blume books, like the Ramona books and "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."