mo2 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 We're doing a one-year overview of world history with my 9yo. I've looked through Sonlight's book lists and this is what I've come up with, but I don't know *anything* about any of these books. Can someone help me pick the best of them? I want secular books, so I didn't list those that I could see were obviously Christian. If you know that any of these I've listed below are Christian, would you please let me know so I can remove them from my list? Seriously, this list is way too long and I need to trim it down. Are there any of these books that you've read and loved or read and disliked? Any that are just boring and skippable? Any that I need to add to it? Thanks in advance. The King's Equal The Whipping Boy Lumber Camp Library The Door in the Wall Twenty-One Balloons Strawberry Girl The Apprentice Peter the Great The Golden Goblet Otto of the Silver Hand The Trojan War Master Cornhill I, Juan de Pareja Eagle of the Ninth The Second Mrs Giaconda The Shakespeare Stealer Augustus Caesar's World The World of Columbus and Sons The Samurai's Tale Adam of the Road Shadow of a Bull The Great and Terrible Quest Mara, Daughter of the Nile The Beduin's Gazelle Hittite Warrior Archimedes and the Door of Science Mary, Bloody Mary Banner in the Sky The Endless Steppe Number the Stars George Washington's World Escape from Warsaw In Search of Honor It's a Jungle Out There! I am David Anna and the King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 The ones in red are books we've either read or will definitely read soon. There are a couple of others that we own and may read at some point. The King's Equal The Whipping Boy Lumber Camp Library The Door in the Wall Twenty-One Balloons Strawberry Girl The Apprentice Peter the Great The Golden Goblet Otto of the Silver Hand The Trojan War Master Cornhill I, Juan de Pareja Eagle of the Ninth The Second Mrs Giaconda The Shakespeare Stealer Augustus Caesar's World The World of Columbus and Sons The Samurai's Tale Adam of the Road Shadow of a Bull The Great and Terrible Quest Mara, Daughter of the Nile The Beduin's Gazelle Hittite Warrior Archimedes and the Door of Science Mary, Bloody Mary Banner in the Sky The Endless Steppe Number the Stars George Washington's World Escape from Warsaw In Search of Honor It's a Jungle Out There! I am David Anna and the King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 The Whipping Boy is great. Don't skip that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiknGirl Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I'll "red" the ones we have read and enjoyed. The King's Equal The Whipping Boy Lumber Camp Library The Door in the Wall Twenty-One Balloons Strawberry Girl The Apprentice Peter the Great The Golden Goblet Otto of the Silver Hand The Trojan War Master Cornhill I, Juan de Pareja Eagle of the Ninth The Second Mrs Giaconda The Shakespeare Stealer Augustus Caesar's World The World of Columbus and Sons The Samurai's Tale Adam of the Road Shadow of a Bull The Great and Terrible Quest Mara, Daughter of the Nile The Beduin's Gazelle Hittite Warrior Archimedes and the Door of Science Mary, Bloody Mary Banner in the Sky The Endless Steppe Number the Stars George Washington's World Escape from Warsaw In Search of Honor It's a Jungle Out There! I am David Anna and the King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishmommy Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I don't know if your 9yo is a boy or girl, but my 9 yo boy cringed and then BEGGED for days to skip The Bedouins Gazelle. After reading a few pages, I could see why, it was way too "romancey" for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Thanks everyone! Keep 'em coming! I don't know if your 9yo is a boy or girl, but my 9 yo boy cringed and then BEGGED for days to skip The Bedouins Gazelle. After reading a few pages, I could see why, it was way too "romancey" for him! Well, my 9yo right now is a girl. But my next 9yo will be a boy. So we'll go ahead and skip it. She's not too "romancey" anyway. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 If the reading is suppose to be history related, then skip "Twenty-One Balloons". It is not really history related in any way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twenty-One_Balloons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didadeewiththree Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I just read Whipping Boy to my 5, 7 and 11 year old and they all loved it. The 11 yr old decided after 10 chapters of read aloud time, that he would just go and finish the rest off. Lots of adventure and good vocab words, along with history. Dont skip this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 If the reading is suppose to be history related, then skip "Twenty-One Balloons". It is not really history related in any way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twenty-One_Balloons Good to know. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbrother Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 We're doing a one-year overview of world history with my 9yo. I've looked through Sonlight's book lists and this is what I've come up with, but I don't know *anything* about any of these books. Can someone help me pick the best of them? I want secular books, so I didn't list those that I could see were obviously Christian. If you know that any of these I've listed below are Christian, would you please let me know so I can remove them from my list? Seriously, this list is way too long and I need to trim it down. Are there any of these books that you've read and loved or read and disliked? Any that are just boring and skippable? Any that I need to add to it? Thanks in advance. The King's Equal The Whipping Boy Lumber Camp Library The Door in the Wall Twenty-One Balloons Strawberry Girl The Apprentice Peter the Great The Golden Goblet Otto of the Silver Hand The Trojan War Master Cornhill I, Juan de Pareja Eagle of the Ninth The Second Mrs Giaconda The Shakespeare Stealer Augustus Caesar's World The World of Columbus and Sons The Samurai's Tale Adam of the Road Shadow of a Bull The Great and Terrible Quest Mara, Daughter of the Nile The Beduin's Gazelle Hittite Warrior Archimedes and the Door of Science Mary, Bloody Mary Banner in the Sky The Endless Steppe Number the Stars George Washington's World Escape from Warsaw In Search of Honor It's a Jungle Out There! I am David Anna and the King I think that your list looks great. My oldest probably could have read all of these books at 9, but I'm not sure what he would have taken away from them. The Genevieve Foster books are definitely 6th grade and up books. You have a few other books on your list that I think also might be above a 9 year olds ability to comprehend, not so much read, just comprehend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 If the reading is suppose to be history related, then skip "Twenty-One Balloons". It is not really history related in any way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twenty-One_Balloons It's not history-related, but it's a FUN book. It was one of my kids' favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I'd skip The Trojan War. Definitely read: The Apprentice The Door in the Wall The Whipping Boy Might be too difficult, but I love them: Augustus Caesar's World George Washington's World Have you read Detectives in Togas? It's a fun book for World History. Maybe cut Anna and the King and watch one of the movies. You could do the same with I am David. It's a Jungle out There is not really about World History, but it's a fun book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 In Search of Honor -- check into it, the Amazon reviews seem to indicate that it's somewhat Christian and it's published by an imprint of BJU. Some books that I loved, loved, loved. The Door in the Wall I, Juan de Pareja Strawberry Girl (although this would also fit just fine in American History if you're overfull this year) The Twenty-One Balloons (just a rollicking good and silly romp) The Genevieve Foster books (those lived in the bathroom for a long time, great place to read a two-page spread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Hittite Warrior has some Christian elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Hittite Warrior has some Christian elements. Thanks for the heads-up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I ditto the comments on the Whipping Boy. Doesn't Otto of the Silverhand contain a monastery and christian brothers? It isn't overtly "Christian," but it does contain religious elements as part of its action. (IMO, it covers them in a 'historical' way that is hard to subtract from that part of history.) Just a heads-up. That one & Adam of the Road would have been too difficult for MY 9 yr old last year, but ok for read alouds. Mary, Bloody Mary - I think I read this one a couple years ago. Main character & her mother are solidly Catholic and that plays a part in what happens in the book when Mary's father, Henry VIII, divorces her mother & breaks from the Catholic Church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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