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| CastletonLibrarian | Help! Make Suggestions: Recent Fiction that Appeals to Young Men | 0 | Feb 21 2008, 8:56 AM EST by CastletonLibrarian | |
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A colleague recently asked me for recommendations of recent fiction titles that would be particularly appealing to college age men. She is especially interested in works that contain some kind of ethical dilemma (although she points out that almost all fiction has some kind of ethical dimension). Help! Please add a recommendation to this thread.
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| hermitcrab | Good Books in Children's Fantasy/Fiction | 1 | Jan 24 2008, 12:59 PM EST by Huntsew | |
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I've decided to create a list of relatively new good children's books. My focus was primarily fantasy. Feel free to add.
Harry Potter (though I have to admit I didn't think seven was her best) Tamora Pierce's Series (These books tend to have strong female protagonists) Tortall Series Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: The First Adventure/ In the Hand of the Goddess/ The Woman Who Rides Like a Man/ Lioness Rampant). The Immortals Quartet (Wild Magic/ Wolf-Speaker/ Emperor Mage/ The Realms of the Gods) Protector of the Small (First Test/ Page/ Squire/ Lady Knight) Trickster's Choice & Trickster's Queen Terrier Winding Circle Books (Books based on Sandry, Daja, Briar, and Tris, beginning at Winding Circle Temple). The Circle of Magic Quartet (Sandry's Book/ Tris's Book/ Daja's Book/ Briar's Book) The Circle Opens Quartet (Magic Steps/ Street Magic/ Cold Fire/ Shatterglass) The Will of the Empress Philip Pullman (these books are deep) The Golden Compass The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass Robin Mckinley (She has several good books, one is the blue sword) Christopher Paolini (Eragon and Eldest, his writing begins weak, but improves with each book). Stephenie Meyer (Young Adult Vampire series, start out fun, get progressively more depressing- Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse) P.B. Kerr - Children of the Lamp Books 1-3 (about djinn) I just read these Gail Carson Levine- Ella Enchanted Annie Sage - Septimus Heap Series (currently 3 expecting 7) Suzanne Collins (Underland Chronicles- Gregor the Overlander etc.) These are really good Jonathan Stroud: The Bartimaeus Trilogy (not my favorite but others rave)
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| CastletonLibrarian | A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, by Bill Bryson | 1 | Dec 5 2007, 4:39 PM EST by hermitcrab | |
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This is one of my all-time favorite books. I've always admired authors who can make complex scientific material understandable. Bryson is the master, sprinkling flashes of merriment and devilish asides among the clear, concise explanations. If you've read other Bryson works (like A WALK IN THE WOODS) and have been underwhelmed, don't let that experience keep you from trying this one. A great pick for semester break reading, whatever your level of scientific interest.
Can something this clear and entertaining be accurate science? I'm no scientist, and would be interested in what people in the sciences, as well as other non-scientists, think of it.
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