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I read a ton of Stephen King as a kid and I think my kid will be into it, but I'm not sure which book would be a good entry point. He has so many different types of story from weird to horror to mind bending. What would you use as a good entry for his horror? For an 11 year old.

Update... Thank you so much everyone! This thread is making me want to reread the books myself too ๐Ÿ˜„

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I read my first King book at that age: IT. I'm not sure I'd recommend it for a child of that age, though.

[-] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Me, too. It was a gateway book.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

Kids love trains - S. King

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