tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post2244512709562450101..comments2024-03-28T13:54:54.596-05:00Comments on RA for All: Monday Discussion: What Books Are You Giving As Presents This Holiday Season?Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085260877904727608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-70114944533841170772014-12-18T08:49:27.937-06:002014-12-18T08:49:27.937-06:00We have five grandboys ages 9-4, so I'm giving...We have five grandboys ages 9-4, so I'm giving lots of books. For the 4 year old, The Book without Pictures (hilarious). For the 5 year old - It's hard to be five by Jamie Lee Curtis. For the other 5 year old - Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnet). For the 7 year old, Timmy Failure and for the 9 year old, A Wrinkle in Time.<br /><br />I'm giving a couple of adults books, too -- The Martian (a great, fun read) and Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers (written in 1902 and supposed to be the first English spy novel)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555712475905654097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-6861083358457409292014-12-15T12:31:32.790-06:002014-12-15T12:31:32.790-06:00My immediate family is trying something new this y...My immediate family is trying something new this year and we're doing the whole name-drawing thing. We used https://www.drawnames.com/ which has actually been working out pretty well. I drew my nephew's name and, in his wish list, all he had listed was "books" - no titles, no authors, no suggestions of any kind. *sigh* He is very particular about his fiction. I've tried the "I like this so you should too" approach in the past with mixed results. He's generally a big fan of complex, plot-driven, epic fantasy like "A Game of Thrones" and "The Name of the Wind." <br /><br />So, this year, he's getting:<br />"Shadowmarch" by Tad Williams<br />"The Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson<br />"Assassin's Apprentice" by Robin Hobb<br />"The Thief" by Megan Whalan Turner<br />"The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern<br /><br />Ok, so the last one is from the "I like it so you should too" category, but still. <br /><br />Hopefully, he'll like at least a few of them. *fingers crossed*Tara BPLteennoreply@blogger.com