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Fri Dec-17-04 07:02 PM
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what should I buy for Christmas presents |
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Edited on Fri Dec-17-04 07:02 PM by leftofthedial
Under $20 each
for a 16-year-old girl
a 14-year-old boy
and an 11-year-old girl
??
any ideas?
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:04 PM
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but none of the kids are of age
sorry
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:05 PM
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2. movie theater tickets? |
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:06 PM
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:06 PM
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What kind of things is she into? There are many many types of 16 year old girls... trust me, I was that age not too long ago. :)
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:07 PM
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into reading, anime, music
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:10 PM
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6. Some of my favourite books... I'm 17.5, read some of these at 16 |
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Edited on Fri Dec-17-04 07:11 PM by LeftPeopleFinishFirs
In The Time of The Butterflies - Julia Alvarez How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents - Julia Alvarez On The Road - Jack Kerouac Cry The Beloved Country - Alan Paton The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants (really quick + easy, but cool) - Ann Brasheres A Lesson Before Dying - Earnest Gaines Snow Falling on Cedars - David Guterson (spelling on that, not so sure)
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:12 PM
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She loves books
what did you read at 11?
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:22 PM
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12. Wow, that was so long ago! |
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Plus I was reading at a pretty advanced level back then... it's kind of evened out now. Let's see..
Holes - Louis Sachar Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell Nellie Bishop - Clara Gillow Clark The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster Sarah, Plain and Tall - Patricia MacLachlan Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Brink Charlotte's Web- EB White Charlie and The Chocolate Factory- Roald Dahl The Borrowers- Mary Norton Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume Harriet the Spy- Fitzhugh
I read a lot when I was younger, teehee! :)
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:24 PM
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13. figuring out what books she already has is the big challenge. |
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I know she's read Holes. She also is a very advanced reader.
Thanks!
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:27 PM
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I doubt she has any Clara Gillow Clark books, they aren't real classics like the others on the list. I have met her and have signed copies of all three of her books, because she's somewhat of a local... who happens to have some national status as a writer.
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:32 PM
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17. Clara Gillow Clark looks cool |
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I checked out her publisher's website.
Thanks!
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:11 PM
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7. A book,a book,and a book!!! Can't go wrong. |
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:11 PM
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8. Here! Here! or a gift card to a book store! |
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:14 PM
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10. do I detect a theme here? |
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I've gotten the girls bookstore gift cards before. I know they like them.
I just don't want to seem like the boring old guy who can't think of anything else.
As for the boy, I don't have a clue.
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:21 PM
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11. Boys like books too---Check the local public library for ideas--- |
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and then get a book but be sure to check the return policy. Most bookstores(even the independents) will take a book back within a certain time.
THe public libraries are a wealth of information. They may even suggest a magazine that you can get a subscription for, for one of the kids. Sort of a gift that keeps on giving!
Good luck! They are lucky they have you.
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:25 PM
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This will be our first Christmas with the boy, who is a new member of the extended family.
Should be exciting!
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:29 PM
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16. Journal or blank book for the girls. |
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Maybe the boy too, depending on the boy.
That's what I would have liked!
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:41 PM
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both girls love to write
I don't know the boy very well yet.
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:42 PM
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19. Get that boy a book too!!! |
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There are plenty of great books that boys enjoy out there and reading is not just for girls. My son, now 17, loves to read and always has. He enjoyed Holes, the whole Black Cauldron series (can't remember the author now), The Hobbit, many good books. Or a gift card.
For the 16 year old, what about Watership Down? Great, great book and I know I was a bit younger than that when I first read it.
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