It's true that many black voters voted for Kerry (and Bush) in '04, but seeing as how there wasn't a black candidate in the final two options I don't see that this *particular* argument necessarily proves anything.
Who am I kidding? I still reread it at least once every other year and I'm in my late 20s. That book totally reshaped the way I constructed my inner fantasy life.
Young female readers may also enjoy Hughes' "Isis" series. (Male readers may enjoy it too, but it's definitely written towards a female audience, I think.)
If PlatyPaul's synopsis for "Invitation..." reads like something the young readers you have in mind might like, a good "next book" for them a year or two down the road might be Pamela Sargent's "Earthseed." Some similar themes and views of society, but with a little bit of sex and violence mixed in for good measure. Not overwhelming by any means, and I remember being completely drawn in and intellectually excited by it when I read it in middle school, but some of the scenes might not be universally appropriate.
And I heartily second (or third or fourth or whatever) Madeleine L'Engle's "Wrinkle in Time" series. Wow on so many levels, and available at used book stores and libraries everywhere.
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It's true that many black voters voted for Kerry (and Bush) in '04, but seeing as how there wasn't a black candidate in the final two options I don't see that this *particular* argument necessarily proves anything.
I *LOVED* "Invitation to the Game" as a child!
Who am I kidding? I still reread it at least once every other year and I'm in my late 20s. That book totally reshaped the way I constructed my inner fantasy life.
Young female readers may also enjoy Hughes' "Isis" series. (Male readers may enjoy it too, but it's definitely written towards a female audience, I think.)
If PlatyPaul's synopsis for "Invitation..." reads like something the young readers you have in mind might like, a good "next book" for them a year or two down the road might be Pamela Sargent's "Earthseed." Some similar themes and views of society, but with a little bit of sex and violence mixed in for good measure. Not overwhelming by any means, and I remember being completely drawn in and intellectually excited by it when I read it in middle school, but some of the scenes might not be universally appropriate.
And I heartily second (or third or fourth or whatever) Madeleine L'Engle's "Wrinkle in Time" series. Wow on so many levels, and available at used book stores and libraries everywhere.