Greta Lea Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I'd appreciate any classics that you can remember reading or that your own dc read that were written on a middle-school reading level, but with mature topics that would interest a high school boy. This year he's read AND enjoyed The Outsiders, The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas to name just two. He recently started Lord of the Flies, but was hating it, so I put it aside for now. (That one is on of his older brother's favorites and that alone might be why he really doesn't want to like it). Last year he read (with audio) Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. He says no book will ever top Tom Sawyer. He doesn't like reading fantasy, although he did enjoy the Giver (read that too this year...wasn't a fav. but liked it). He's not read a biography this year. I'm looking for that also. I think he'll enjoy bios. Thanks~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerenlynne Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 DS really enjoyed Watership Down this year which was different from his usual Sci-fi world/dystopian books he likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Trying googling "short classics." There are quite a few lists to peruse. I realize that just because they are short, it doesnt necessarily mean they are easier but sometimes they are. For me, the bonus of them being short is that my kids and I could discuss them in a relatively short time frame, so details, plot, characterization, etc are fresher. A favorite easier, shorter work is Of Mice and Men. Short classics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 My 8th grader liked (and found easy): Animal Farm, Farenheit 451, Catch 22, Brave New World Try short stories by Jack London and Edgar Allan Poe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 We all loved My Side of the Mountain . You could consider some of the novels used in Lightning Literature 7 and 8, especially: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (and if he likes it, there are several sequels in the series, very fun to read, very funny) The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (excellent and fun to read, but it is fantasy) My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (hilarious, a real joy to read) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (genuine classic, short, easy to read) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alira Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Catcher in the Rye and A Separate Peace are the first ones that come to mind. Ds14 has read and enjoyed both this year. He also recommends Tex and Rumble Fish, if your son is interested in reading a few more by SE Hinton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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