LaMere Academy Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 My son will start 9th grade this fall and I'm making up his summer reading list. He's not used to reading adult classics, so I'm wanting to ease him in. He just finished Around the World in 80 Days and enjoyed it, but said it was a bit difficult at first because of the way they talked. I want to help him get used to that. So far I have Kidnapped by Stevenson and Robinson Crusoe by Defoe on the list. Any others you can think of that aren't too difficult but will cause him to pay attention and think? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 My daughter read Sherlock Holmes stories with pleasure at that age. She also enjoyed a collection of Poe short stories. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 My daughter read Sherlock Holmes stories with pleasure at that age. She also enjoyed a collection of Poe short stories. Regards, Kareni Great idea, I have The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on our shelf too, even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hen Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Has he read the books on TWTM 8th grade reading list? My DS (an avid reader) went through them between his 7th and 8th grades. The other thing I've done is to do google searches using the key words; 8th grade summer reading or 9th grade summer reading; believe me, you'll get tons of ideas. http://pollard.needham.k12.ma.us/media_center/summer8.html http://www.education-world.com/summer_reading/8th_grade.shtml http://www.gcschool.org/pages/program/library/readlist8.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 http://www.thelatinschool.org/summer-reading.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissi Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Here are some that ds. has read: Ivanhoe, Lord of the Rings, Captain Courageous, Chosen, and Giver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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