tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post5151343974951464672..comments2023-12-13T00:46:22.877-05:00Comments on The Speculative Salon: Spec. Books for KidsElla Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08852415807766754606noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post-28602695360546327922011-05-05T20:50:50.302-04:002011-05-05T20:50:50.302-04:00Great suggestions. I am always on the lookout for ...Great suggestions. I am always on the lookout for great kids fiction -for myself, not acually for kids. ;)Stacie VanEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091955607562479166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post-53276039695398173602011-05-05T17:17:33.220-04:002011-05-05T17:17:33.220-04:00I second Ella's recommendation of His Dark Mat...I second Ella's recommendation of His Dark Materials. I had them read to me at bedtime as a kid, and was enthralled. Then I reread them several time as an adult, and they blow me completely away now.<br /><br />The same goes Susan Cooper's Dark Is Rising series. They blend Celtic myth, Arthurian myth, and Britishness to be utterly lovely—also dark, creepy, and tense. I'm never sure if the protagonists are going to win, and I've read the books countless times.<br /><br />I've lost track of how many times I've read The Hunter's Moon, by OR Melling. It's kind of obscure, but it's an utterly perfect YA contemporary fantasy. A teenage girl has to save her impulsive cousin from marrying the fairy king, and ends up travelling the whole of Ireland and dipping into all sorts of Celtic lore. Anyone into YA paranormal or Celtic-based adult UF should enjoy it.Anassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554524219883438465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245338355060736409.post-55662262376031886912011-05-05T15:46:22.620-04:002011-05-05T15:46:22.620-04:00I couldn't agree more, Stacie. I'm so jeal...I couldn't agree more, Stacie. I'm so jealous of the selection of books for young people these days. When I was a kid it was all Baby Sitter mysteries and modified versions of the classics. I read a lot of comic books and mythology collections, too.<br /><br />One of my favorites is Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series. When I first read those years ago I was pretty blown away and now there are just tons of great books for YA. I read some on occasion, but I can't even keep up with them all anymore. That's a good thing.Ella Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852415807766754606noreply@blogger.com