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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I loathed middle school English, and I was only interested in reading fantasy novels basically until college. But in college, I ended up drawn to humanities classes, majored in English, and read many classics on my own to challenge myself. I am now a strong writer and still read a mixture of literary fiction, poetry, and fantasy novels.

So I don’t know what to suggest, because although I value reading/writing as an adult, I didn’t as a child. And giving me reading lists would not have worked! My only suggestion is to let your kid read fantasy books but maybe provide them with ones that are better written or have more complex plots—e.g., Ursula Leguin, the mirror visitor series by Christelle Dabos, basically fantasy novels by writers who themselves are also well read. But I wouldn’t give kids a hard time for reading lighter stuff either. [/quote]

Thanks, this is OP. I actually loved fantasy as a kid too and have tried to encourage Ursula leguin, orson Scott card, Tolkien etc etc. They are not interested in these books. My younger kid is reading all the Rick Riordan series which is fine - it's not particularly challenging but she's enjoying it and picking it over TV so that's good. I can't get my older (8th grader) read beyond the bare minimum (assigned for school). [/quote]

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