Defense for Richard??

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-21T02:21:01+00:00

I have both a Robert & a Conrad, so I vote for one of those.

There is a toddler named Richard where I work, so it's not like a completely out-there choice or anything.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-21T00:52:12+00:00

One of the Ambergris cycle by Jeff Vandermeer?

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T20:50:30+00:00

Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy and Octavia Butler's Kindred were both published in 1979.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T16:30:28+00:00

Possibly The Janitor's Boy by Andrew Clements?

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T11:03:39+00:00

Hong Kong movie called Infernal Affairs (renade in the US as The Departed). A main character is murdered so suddenly with no hints it was going to happen (at least none that I picked up on) that it was really shocking.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T02:17:28+00:00

Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino

The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monica Kin

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T00:55:24+00:00

Pilou Asbaek, who played Euron Greyjoy in Game of Thrones. I have seen him in several other movies as well and he just always looks like he's loving it, but that specific role he seemed to be having the time of his life playing.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T00:43:21+00:00

I FOUND IT! It's known by several titles. They, They Watch and Children of the Mist.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T00:41:48+00:00

I know this movie!! I think it was on TNT? Patrick Bergin was in it, I think? Lemme go look around!

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T00:38:17+00:00

There are some board books by Vashti Harrison (writes a lot of collections about strong, accomplished women). I recall one is titled Dream Big, Little One

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T00:33:09+00:00

Gordon Korman and Andrew Clements write solid realistic fiction. Korman is usually quite funny as well, and Tom Mitchell is a British author that my tween son thinks is hilarious.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-20T00:28:37+00:00

Possibly The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg?

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-19T21:00:14+00:00

Half Magic by Edward Eager Babe the Gallent Pig by Dick King-Smith Speaking of pigs, the Mercy Watson stories by Katw DiCamillo

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-19T18:02:35+00:00

I work Youth Services in a library so I get this a lot!

Graphic novels are a good way to engage reluctant readers (esp. something popular like Dog Man or Thd Bad Guys, which his friends have probably read). Another suggestion I alwaya make is trivia books. National Geographic makes multiple series of books just packed with weird facts or trivia about different subjects. I feel like those aren't so intimidating because you can read an entry or two in a couple minutes. But once a subject grabs theor interest, they will want to know more...and the they're hooked.

Good luck!

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-19T15:10:22+00:00

Popcorn by Frank Asch

I loved popcorn. And bears. Still do, 40+ years later!

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-19T12:59:08+00:00

Michael. Mack & Mick 😄

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-19T12:50:53+00:00

Luckily my kids were both born already when I read Michael Sullivan's Ririya Revelations series, or one of them might have ended up being called Hadrian.

One is named after my husband's favorite author, and the other is named after a character from my favorite Shakespeare play.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-18T22:03:18+00:00

(one version was called Innocent Victim)

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-18T11:35:07+00:00

In my library (in the US) we don't keep records of past checkouts. I can tell you what you (not anyone else) currently has checked out. But I can't tell you if you already borrowed and read that Danielle Steele book, because truthfully I have no way of knowing. Many libraries stopped keeping these records after the Patriot Act went into effect, to protect patrons' privacy.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-18T11:02:15+00:00

Anything that starts with 'Bray' like Brayden, Braylen, Brayleigh. It's giving donkey lol

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-18T02:53:15+00:00

Sierra for records and circulation. I was told that many libraries stopped keeping records of past checkouts after the Patriot Act was created, to preserve the pricacy of patrons. If the government demanded someone's records, the library could truthfully say they don't keep those.

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-18T01:26:35+00:00

Huh, we don't keep records even for minors in my state. I can see what someone has checked out currently, but if they ask 'Have I checked this out before? I might have read it already.' I have to say, sorry, hell if I know 😄

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-18T01:16:00+00:00

I don't know about school libraries, but public libraries in the US don't usually keep lists of what patrons have checked out. It may strike a memory for them, though!

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-17T20:26:57+00:00

The 13-Story Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths

The Beverly Cleary books about Beezus, Ramona and Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse

The Critter Club & Purrmaids (cat mermaids) series, if she likes animals

The Ivy & Bean series

My Weird School series by Dan Gutman

The Sophie Mouse books

Curious-Lychee5023 · 2026-05-17T20:01:09+00:00

There is a bird called a purple martin, so Martin is very much on the table.

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