NanceXToo Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Hi all, I think my list of books featuring homeschooled characters is now pretty complete. If you are interested, you can see it here: http://nancextoo.livejournal.com/167361.html These cover picture books through Young Adult books, religious books and secular books (I tried to make note of the ones that are religious in nature), books with actual homeschooled characters and books with characters who have life learning experiences with no mention of school. I tried to list brief descriptions of each book. It is as complete a list as I could get it! I hope that you enjoy it. And if you have any other suggestions for me for books to add that I don't already have listed, please let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memmerrill Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Great list! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Wow, great list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Awsome YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Thanks so much for compiling this list! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 How about The Swiss Family Robinson? They seem to be a wonderful combination of book learned and unschooled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I know they're cheesy books, but are the Wild Thornberry's homeschooled? cool list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 How about The Swiss Family Robinson? They seem to be a wonderful combination of book learned and unschooled. added! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm looking forward to sharing the list with my kids. They'd love to read about homeschooled kids! You may want to add Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. Stargirl, a girl who has been homeschooled all her life before moving to a new town and entering the public high school there, is turned on by the students at her school for everything that makes her different. Everyone except Leo Borlock, who falls in love with her on sight. I love this story and cherished the relationship that Leo and Stargirl make with an older gentleman in their community from whom they are "tutored" after school and learn more than they ever could anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I noticed that Stargirl is on the second page of listings. Great book, I agree. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 The People in Pineapple Place and The Prisoner of Pineapple Place by Anne Lindberg The Starbuck Family Adventure series by Kathryn Lasky - the children are homeschooled by a former public schoolteacher tutor Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls - the family homeschools out of necessity, but public schooling is portrayed as more desirable. Arm Of The Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle (I believe Dragons In The Water too, and possibly some of the other books about that family) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 You may want to add Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli I noticed that Stargirl is on the second page of listings. Great book, I agree. Yep, Stargirl is already there. At the bottom of the page I linked you to, there's a link to go on to Page 2 for more titles as it was too much text for me to fit it all in one post. :) The People in Pineapple Place and The Prisoner of Pineapple Place by Anne Lindberg The Starbuck Family Adventure series by Kathryn Lasky - the children are homeschooled by a former public schoolteacher tutor Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls - the family homeschools out of necessity, but public schooling is portrayed as more desirable. Arm Of The Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle (I believe Dragons In The Water too, and possibly some of the other books about that family) Thanks!! Going to look these up now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 The People in Pineapple Place and The Prisoner of Pineapple Place by Anne Lindberg Just wanted to clarify, I was just looking at this on Amazon- it sounds like a really fun story and I would love to check it out with my daughter regardless! But in the second book, Prisoner, it mentions that the character is "tired of being nine years old and a fourth grader." Are you sure it is relevant to homeschooling...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 In the Chronicles of Narnia, the start (and end) of Dawn Treader is in a very, very badly run school, and at the start of Prince Caspian, the kids are on their way to school, but are whisked off the platform before they get there. So the kids really aren't homeschooled, except for maybe the first book with Professor Kirke-but they're also not exactly IN school, either :). My DD believes that Phineas and Ferb are homeschooled. After all, they're never IN school, but they do a lot of learning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) Just wanted to clarify, I was just looking at this on Amazon- it sounds like a really fun story and I would love to check it out with my daughter regardless! But in the second book, Prisoner, it mentions that the character is "tired of being nine years old and a fourth grader." Are you sure it is relevant to homeschooling...? Basically. Pineapple Place is a street that magically travels around the world, and has been since 1939. Everyone stays the same age (and the same grade) eternally. All the kids on the street are taught by one kid's mother in her home, which I guess is actually cottage schooling rather than homeschooling. And the teacher is Jeremiah's mother, so it's definitely homeschooling for him :) (We just finished the first book last night, so I went back and checked) In the first book, the main character (not one of the people in Pineapple Place, but a kid who meets them) attends public school, but he also goes and sees the Pineapple Place kids doing their schooling at the home of one of the children. Edited March 10, 2011 by ocelotmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Basically. Pineapple Place is a street that magically travels around the world, and has been since 1939. Everyone stays the same age (and the same grade) eternally. All the kids on the street are taught by one kid's mother in her home, which I guess is actually cottage schooling rather than homeschooling. And the teacher is Jeremiah's mother, so it's definitely homeschooling for him :) (We just finished the first book last night, so I went back and checked) In the first book, the main character (not one of the people in Pineapple Place, but a kid who meets them) attends public school, but he also goes and sees the Pineapple Place kids doing their schooling at the home of one of the children. Thanks for the clarification! I will go add it in now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Ah! Thanks! I missed page 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Many Dean Koontz books have positive homeschooled characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Many Dean Koontz books have positive homeschooled characters. Do you know of any specific titles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizam Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Mina in Skellig...is that on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow! Thanks for taking the time to compile this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Mina in Skellig...is that on there? Yep, that one's on there :) My daughter and I recently read that one together, and I just found out today that it's actually a movie too, which is available on Netflix's Play Instantly section! Just FYI :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 That's great. PS Woot for Cynthia Rylant! Heart her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 a few I didn't see that you might consider adding: great list, thank you for your work! :001_smile: Laddie -Gene Stratton -Porter (one of my all time fav books) is about a little girl who is very bright and is pulled out of school after she starts for the first time and the new teacher slaps her in the face. The parens allow her to study at home and enjoy nature. Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott - it's been a while since I read this, but I remember Rose goes to live with elderly aunts and her Uncle is put in charge of her education, he sends her out doors and had some beliefs that were very "waldorf" I think. The sequel is Rose in Bloom Jo's boys- Louisa May Alcott - not homeschooling per se, Jo's husband runs a boarding school of sorts for boys, but it sounds so very homeschool-ish. Jane Eyre - she was not homeschooled, but later in life when she is living with her cousins, they all set themselves a routine of daily morning studies, I thought it was really inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Jane Eyre - she was not homeschooled, but later in life when she is living with her cousins, they all set themselves a routine of daily morning studies, I thought it was really inspiring. And she's a home tutor, too :) A friend of mine wrote an SF version called Jane_E, in which Jane is a homeschool teacher, and her horrible cousins attend a virtual academy. It's a fun update. http://www.amazon.com/Jane_E-Friendless-Orphan-Erin-McCole-Cupp/dp/1411690508/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299810450&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather R Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Forgive me if I missed seeing this, but the Theodosia Throckmarton books feature a self-taught (unschooled?) main character. There is occasional mention of "oh dear, we really ought to hire a governess" but that never seems to work out. lol. Excellent books. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Libby On Wednesday by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is about a girl who was homeschooled until middle school when het mother decides to she needs to go to school to be socialized. I have not read it in years, so I can't say mich else about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks, all! I have added in some of the ones most recently mentioned. And you guys are giving me ideas for books I want to read with my daughter, too! I've already placed a few requests with my library's ILL. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) Yes!! How could I have forgoten Theodosia? She does not go to school and has adventures with her professor parents. Her father does threaten her with boarding school at times. ;) Edited March 11, 2011 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Nance, could you possibly post your list here? I can't get to your domain from my computer- for some reason I get an error page. I'd love to include more books like this for my 10yo dd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Nance, could you possibly post your list here? I can't get to your domain from my computer- for some reason I get an error page. I'd love to include more books like this for my 10yo dd. It's a very long list, it would take multiple posts to get it to fit, do you want to PM me your email address and I'll just email it to you? I will probably have to do it later today though, leaving shortly to run some errands and to take the kids to bowling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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