Garren Jacobsen
Auror
So a couple weeks ago, my niece was already planning her ninth birthday party, and I asked her what kind of gifts she wanted. With much excitement (literally hopping around) she said she wanted "chapter books."
I had to do a double take. What was that, exactly? Her mother explained that these are books with chapters, i.e. what I as kid of that age only knew as "books."
I guess I'm out of the loop. (But all's well that ends well. I bought her The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World.)
I had a similar problem. My niece wanted chapter books. My sister was less than helpful on what that was. I bought her Harry Potter. She's a Pot Head now.