AuntPol Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I have lists and lists of "classics". I love most of them. However, I have a very social DD who is not fond of reading. She will read for her required time (with timer set LOL -not one second after even if she is mid sentence). It is rare for her to "get into" a book. When she does, it is more for social reasons. If it relates to her social calendar (friends reading it, movie coming out, relates to her interests, makes her seem cool, etc), she is more prone to read it. She is 9 yo, and she's is in public school (we homeschool her brother and afterschool her). She is prone to pick twaddle but I would like to steer her to living books. I am hoping to compromise and have her read "Tommorrow's Classics". What books do you think embody the ideals of living books yet are still recent enough to be popular among today's kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 The only thing I could recommend would be the Narnia books, which are popular because of the movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Lol, well I would count the Harry Potter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The Tale of Desperaux! The audiobook, read by Graeme Malcolm, is also INCREDIBLE--one of the very best readings I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The Tale of Desperaux! The audiobook, read by Graeme Malcolm, is also INCREDIBLE--one of the very best readings I've ever heard. Absolutely! It's just fantastic. And with the movie coming out this fall, maybe you can leverage that for "social" interest (even though the trailer I've seen looks *nothing* like the book, unfortunately). Perhaps "Ella Enchanted"? It's not necessarily going to be a "classic", but it's fairly good (and much, much better than the movie -- even though it has one fantastic scene)... Walden Media (which produced the Narnia movies) is committed to making movies based on books, many of which (the books), were very good. Those books might be ones that appeal to her because of peer interest (generated by the movies)... And I'd second Harry Potter and Narnia. The Narnia books are certainly classics, and I believe the Harry Potter books will remain children's classics as well. (But if they don't fit your family's criteria, well, there are plenty of other books out there too...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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