| Title / Series | Author | Comments... |
|---|---|---|
| •Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets •Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone •Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J.K. Rowling | wonderful, magical tales... |
| •DragonRider | Anne McCaffrey | Some parents hesitant to give DragonRider series to pre-teens, if so check out the DragonSong series |
| •Dealing With Dragons
•Searching for Dragons |
Patricia C. Wrede | witty, feminist stories about a princess who hates the drudgery of castle life |
| •Xanth series
•Incantations of Immortality series |
Piers Anthony | fantasy (I read them before college :-) |
| •Children of the Atom | Wilmar H. Shiras | out of print, worth the hunt |
| •National Velvet | Enid Bagnold | classic horse story |
| •Most of My Patients Are Animals | Robert M. Miller | Stories of a California vet |
| •All of My Patients Are Under the Bed | Louis J. Camuti | New York vet specializing in cats |
| •The Lord of the Rings Trilogy | J. R. R. Tolkien | fantasy classics |
| •Spellsinger series | Alan Dean Foster | science fiction / mystery |
| •The Hunting of the Snark
•Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
Lewis Carroll | classics! |
| •All of a Kind Family and sequels | Sydney Taylor | A heartwarming story of five little girls living with their parents in New York City at the turn of the century... |
| •Reflex (photography)
•Straight (gemstones) |
Dick Francis | mystery books |
| •Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell | classic historical novel |
| •Uncle Tom's Cabin | Harriet Beecher Stowe | classic |
| •20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne | classic |
| •Little Women
•Little Men |
Louisa May Alcott | classic |
| •Mara, Daughter of the Nile
•The Golden Goblet |
Eloise Jarvis McGraw | historical novels |
| •A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking | physics! |
| •Mr. Tompkins series | George Gamow | quantum physics explained! |
| •Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
•What Do You Care What Other People Think? |
Dr. Richard Feynman | Anecdotal, unpretentious, and lively, its mathematics! |
| •Mathematics, A Human Endeavor | Harold R. Jacobs | A wonderful way to learn mathematics! |
| •Trigonometry the Easy Way
•Calculus the Easy Way |
by Douglas Downing | Real trigonometry and calculus, real fun! |
| •The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook | Judy Galbraith, James R. Delisle | The ultimate guide to surviving and thriving in a world that doesn't always value, support, or understand high ability |
| Title / Series | Author | Comments... |
|---|---|---|
| •All Things Great and Small
•All Things Bright and Beautiful |
James Herriot | The rich and rewarding life of a small-town veterinarian... |
| •A Tree Grows In Brooklyn | Betty Smith | A young girl's coming of age at the turn of the century |
| •Redwall Series | Brian Jacques | British rodents do mideval battle with honor, intrigue, lands (with map) and rich vocabulary |
| •Homecoming series •Ender's Game series |
Orson Scott Card | fantasy/sci-fi |
| •The High King | Lloyd Alexander | |
| •Spring Moon | Bette Bao Lord | A story of China... |
| •Daddy-Long-Legs | Jean Webster | An unknown benefactor comes to the aid of a young orphan by sending her to college... |
| •Bluebeard
•Cat's Cradle, etc. |
Kurt Vonnegut | Broad humor and bitter irony collide... |
| •The Lives of Christopher Chant
•Charmed Life |
Diana Wynne Jones | fantasy |
| •Hercule Poirot series, etc. | Agatha Christie | mystery |
| •Sherlock Holmes series | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | classic mystery |
| •Citizen of the Galaxy
•Farmer in the Sky |
early Robert Heinlein | science fiction |
| •Caves of Steel
•The Naked Sun •I, Robot |
Isaac Asimov | science fiction |
| •Dragon's Blood triology | Jane Yolen | |
| •books by... | John Bellair | gothic style dark fantasy mysteries set in the 1950's |
| •The House in Norham Gardens
•Astercote |
Penelope Lively | English author |
| •Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good? | Miriam, Adderholdt-Elliott, Mary Mack Frasier |
| Title / Series | Author | Comments... |
|---|---|---|
| •Bringing Out The Best--A Resource Guide for Parents of Young Gifted Children | Jacqulyn Saunders and Pamela Espeland | For parents of pre-schoolers, an excellent introduction to the issues in parenting gifted kids. It's one worth purchasing, if only for the extensive bibliography in each chapter! |
| •Exceptionally Gifted Children | Miraca Gross | A must-have volume for parents of exceptionally gifted children |
| •The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child | Sally Yahnke Walker | Add it to your library... |
| •Academic Acceleration: Knowing Your Options | Johns Hopkins University Press | Summaries of research papers... |
| •Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented | Susan Winebrenner | Loan this book to your child's teachers... |
| •Gifted Children: Myths and Realities | Ellen Winner | Myths and misconceptions about gifted children abound and cloud our understanding of what gifted children are like and how they should be educated... |
| •Overcoming Perfectionism : The Key to Balanced Recovery | Ann W. Smith | Offers practical hints to letting go of your superhuman syndrome and being imperfect |
| •The Joy of Imperfection | Enid Howarth, Jan Tras | Light-hearted and practical guide to living in the real world |
| •Too Perfect : When Being in Control Gets Out of Control | Allan E. Mallinger | Trading obsession with excellence for more realistic goals is the key to a saner, healthier life |
| •Perfectionism : A Sure Cure for Happiness | J. Clayton Lafferty, Ph.D. | For anyone caught up in the illusory pursuit of the unrealistic and unattainable standard of perfection |
| •The Courage to Achieve - Why America's Brightest Women struggle to succeed | Betty Walker |
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