TheAutumnOak Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I need help thinking of great children's literature for middle school and junior high age children...I am aware of some high school level literature, but I am not sure what would be considered a classic or must read for the younger group...I am hoping some of you can help by listing some suggestions :001_smile: Thanks so much in advance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 There were some great lists on the Circe thread in the Angelicum Academy links. They break it down by grade. The Classical Homeschooling links also had the same lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I've just been totally reworking my reading lists, based on the big Circe thread that has been floating around here. SO this is *totally* a work in progress, but here is what I've got, based on a combination of reading level and content, for what I'm thinking of as "junior high" - like 7th & 8th grade. This is the middle piece of a bigger list, and is in order of reading difficulty, not content, or date, or anything else. Ellen Foster The Crucible The Old Man and the Sea To Kill a Mockinbird The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes something by P.G. Wodehouse something by G. K. Chesterton - Father Brown mystery? White Fang Jane Eyre THe Red Badge of Courage The War of the Worlds A Tale of Two Cities Les Miserables Ivanhoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks!...I am still making my way through the Circe thread :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Okay, I found this link in the Circe thread, and this is what I wanted to know...Very helpful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Okay, I found this link in the Circe thread, and this is what I wanted to know...Very helpful... :iagree: Definitely! I am loving this list, I think it will form the basis for our reading from here on out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 yes, but don't you think that is kind of a weird reading list? at least for 4th-5th grade. I know you have boys, maybe it fits better. But there is a *lot* of edgar rice burroughs and henty, and a lot of things missing, I think?? My eyes are crossing with booklists. Now I'm back to wondering where "modern" lit fits in, if anywhere (i.e. Newberry award winners, books I loved as a girl . . . ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Rose, that may be true. Even liking the list as a whole, there are a lot of titles I would probably skip. The recent talk on having skipped the "good" books led me to look at all levels of this list... we are of course past the Primary age list, but there are books even on there that I'd like to do as read aloud now. Plus add on other titles from authors on the list... I think one could pull together plenty. And many of the Newbery books and such, while maybe not "classics" yet, would still be good choices, I would think. ETA: Rose, I saw another post you made, and I think we're talking about two different lists. The list that AutumnOak linked above is a LOOONG list of good books on classicalhomeschooling.com. The list you referenced in the other thread (and may still be thinking of?) is for a specific 4th grade literature guide. Are we on the same page? As for that list for the literature guide... yes, I agree, it's not a list I would choose even for a boy. He wouldn't be interested in half of them!! Edited March 21, 2012 by SunnyDays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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