Reddit reviews The Giver (illustrated; gift edition) (The Giver Trilogy Book 1)
We found 5 Reddit comments about The Giver (illustrated; gift edition) (The Giver Trilogy Book 1). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
I'm so excited for your son to have fallen in love with reading - books are some of the best comforts one can have.
Ages 6 - 8 (some of these may be challenging)
Flora & Ulysses (Newbery Award winner) by Kate DiCamillo
I actually haven't read this book, but DiCamillo is an amazing author, and Newbery award winners are usually a safe bet. Tale of Despereaux is another great book of hers.
Everything written by Roald Dahl
Just in case he hasn't read them yet - I suggest Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Mathilda, James and the Giant Peach, and The Witches.
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
Fantastic fantasy series to prepare him for Lord of the Rings trilogy I'm sure he'll watch/read in the future. Fun fact: the authors were dear friends.
Ages 9 -12 (more challenging)
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle
Holes, by Louis Sachar
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
Warning: he will cry at the end. Everyone cries at the end.
Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
A runaway kid who starts a new life - like a children's version of Forrest Gump.
The A. I. Gang Trilogy, by Bruce Coville
Bruce Coville is a great children's author and this series would be right up your kid's alley if he likes spies. Five kids go to an island with their mad scientist parents and basically have amazing spy adventures. This series is geared toward 9+ years, but his other books and collections of stories are geared for younger kids (some of which are about aliens, which may appeal to his Star Wars attraction).
There are so many more books out there, but I didn't want to overwhelm you with choices. Please let me know if there are a specific genre you'd think your son would be interested in, and I'll try to think of more (although I was much more into fantasy when I was younger). Your son is so lucky to have a parent who encourages his reading!!
P.S. I LOVED The Phantom Tollbooth when I was younger :D
E-books:
Glimmer
Paper Towns
The Giver
Four: The Transfer
Thank you for the contest!
Thank you again, 186394. I've already told you how awesome you are. A Kindle Fire HD would be phenomenal. I have fallen out of reading a lot to the point where I don't even buy textbooks for school anymore it's so bad. I want so bad to get back into reading but have no place to put all the books nor do I have the expenses to pay for all of the hardcovers or things of that nature. This ebook helped shape how I treat people and what my morals were as a child and I have not read it since, I think it would be a very fitting book for you, this subreddit, and this gift to be the first book to be read on the kindle. Thanks again for everything you do!
The Giver.
I have been wanting to reread it since the movie is coming out in the summer! You should read it because it is one of those books that should be read by everyone. I remember when I read it in middle school all of the students pretty much enjoyed it so that says something about it.
Thanks for the contest!
The Giver by Lois Lowry
My name is Zach, and the book above is what started my love for reading in grade school. I'd absolutely love a kindle because too often I'm in a situation where it would make reading so much easier.
It's awesome that you're doing this and give the Giver a shot if you get a chance and haven't before. I read it again a year ago, and it's a very fun and quick read. Not quite Dostoyevsky [one of my favorite writers], but it's an interesting read despite it's target audience.