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I just got a gift certificate from my grandparents for Amazon, and I want to get lots of books. Do you guys have any ideas? I like fantasy, adventure, mystery, or classic books.
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(October 15, 2016 - 2:10 pm)
(October 15, 2016 - 2:10 pm)
The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart. It has lots of adventure and plenty of mystery. One of the characters even has your name.
The series is about 4 gifted children who band together to beat the villian-- sounds pretty stereotypical, correct? But it's not. The characters are believable and relatable without being irritating or mushy. The plot is an elusive tangle of puzzles and conundrums. And all three books are steady in excellence-- the first one is best, but the sequels are nothing if not worthy of it. Never disappointing.
Perhaps check out the first one from a library, and then buy them if you like them. I couldn't recommend them more.
P.S: They are nothing at all like the Lemony Snicket books.
(October 15, 2016 - 4:25 pm)
Oh, I love the Mysterious Benedict Society!
And try the Sisters Grimm series or the Land of Stories series. I loved them! They're fantasy.
I'm reading the Glass Sentence series right now, and I like it! You should try it!
Oh, and if you like classic books, read the Anne of Green Gables series! It's supre good, and I LOVE IT! Little Women is also really good, also the Secret Garden and a Little Princess. I love classics!
(October 15, 2016 - 8:42 pm)
Sisters Grimm is really good! Daphne and Puck are awesome.
(October 27, 2016 - 3:11 pm)
THE SECRET GARDEN! (by Frances Hodgson Burnett) It is a classic and sort of mystery at the same time. I definitely recommend it.
(October 15, 2016 - 6:48 pm)
Ready for a giant list of classics from Booksy?
I'll make you a list, and if you'd like more info on any of them just let me know, okay? So, here goes:
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Vilette by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Predjudice by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Betsy-Tacy (and the rest of the series) by Maud Hart Lovelace
To Kill a Mockingbird (a bit older age range) by Harper Lee
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
As for mysteries, I recommend anything by Agatha Christie. She's REALLY good.
(October 15, 2016 - 7:57 pm)
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I've already read Mysterious Benedict society (that's where I got my name. I used to be Kate Wetherall. Kate isn't actually my real name.), Sisters Grimm, the Land of Stories, The Anne of Green Gables series, Secret Garden, and Agatha Christie. They're all really good books. @Booksy: On Netflix, I found a bunch of Poirot mysteries. My family and I have been watching them. They're pretty good! If you have Netflix, maybe you should try them out.
(October 16, 2016 - 12:35 pm)
anything by Agatha Christie EXCEPT this one Tommy and Tupince that everone in my family thinks was awful it kept reapeting itself and I have to wonder if it wasn't the publisher who wrote it
(October 26, 2016 - 11:36 am)
The Wings of Fire Series (fantasy) By Tui T. Sutherland
Belly Up, Poached, Spy School, Space Case (Mystery) or any other book by Stuart Gibbs
Absolutely Truly (mystery) By Heather Vogel Frederick
(October 16, 2016 - 9:34 am)
Oh My Gosh! Cardinal just said my nickname!
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(October 22, 2016 - 11:37 am)
The Princess Academy is really good! And so is The Penderwicks series! DEFINITELY get The Penderwicks! BEST. BOOK. EVER. I love it so much!
(October 27, 2016 - 9:15 pm)