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need good scifi books for an 8 year old September 17, 2014 9:45 pm SDG

My son just picked up a juvenile Star Wars book from the library.  We got 3 chapters in and decided its dreck.

I need to introduce him to some real sci-fi that is age appropriate.  Any suggestions?

I have the tripod series by John Christopher on my shelf.  I was waiting for him to get a little older, but now I’m thinking now might be right.

Ender’s Game is also on the shelf, but definitely want to wait another year or two at least.  The impact of that book is so huge, I don’t want to waste it when he might be too young to really get the xenocide at the end.  In other words I want him to be able to get it on his own.  If I have to do any explaining, I introduced it too soon.

I know Heinlein did a lot of Juveniles, but worry they may be too dated.  I’m willing to be convinced otherwise though.

The lack of good juvenile sci fi was exactly why I left the genre as a kid and didn’t revisit it until I was in my twenties.

Any ideas?

  • The White Mountains by SDG 2014-10-03 12:57:03
    • Hey, Steve . . . by DanS 2014-09-24 11:22:21
      • I started reading SF when I was 12. by ER 2014-09-18 14:18:57
        • That's about the time I gave it up. by SDG 2014-09-18 15:07:10
          • Good, hard sci-fi . . . ? by DanS 2014-09-19 11:28:31
            • Here ya go . . . by DanS 2014-09-23 06:34:18
        • For an 8-year-old? by TB 2014-09-18 12:16:11
          • reading to the kids by SDG 2014-09-18 13:03:31
            • "Dragon Riders of Pern" . . . by DanS 2014-09-18 14:15:23
          • "Tom Swift, Jr., and His Flying Lab" . . . by DanS 2014-09-18 10:05:26
            • I don't think you can go wrong with Heinlein's early stuff. by ER 2014-09-18 06:28:33
              • Tom' book by SDG 2014-09-18 08:46:32
                • A particular Heinlein by FrankC 2014-09-18 09:27:53
                  • The early Heinlein . . . by DanS 2014-09-18 09:56:56
                  • or Dan's book... by SDG 2014-09-18 08:57:31
                    • 'course I 'member . . . by DanS 2014-09-18 09:55:23
                  • Or Asimov by bowser 2014-09-18 08:28:13
                    • Great detail . . . by DanS 2014-09-18 09:59:03
                      • When I was 11, a family friend hired me to water his lawn while they were on vacation. I ... by SDG 2014-09-18 08:53:50
                        • Funny how that works. by bowser 2014-09-18 12:32:38

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