ereks mom Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I am trying to help my niece find books. She is interested in reading, but has disabilities, and at age 13, she reads on a 2nd grade level. She is emotionally immature as well--more on a 4th-6th grade level than 8th. Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Do you know anything she has been able to read and has enjoyed to help guide ideas? www.highnoonbooks.com specializes in "high interest / low level" books. You can use that term to look for other things also. Something by Francesca Block like Weetzie Bat might also fit if not too mature or still too hard to read for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaya Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 oh, that's hard. my dd is like that, she's 14, reading on a 4th grade level with interest on a sixth. she enjoyed the ramona books a few years ago but wouldnt admit it. Maybe Charlotte's Web? or Trumpet of the Swan? not sure if those are 2nd gr reading level but my kids still enjoyed those in the fourth and fifth grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 oh, that's hard. my dd is like that, she's 14, reading on a 4th grade level with interest on a sixth. she enjoyed the ramona books a few years ago but wouldnt admit it. Maybe Charlotte's Web? or Trumpet of the Swan? not sure if those are 2nd gr reading level but my kids still enjoyed those in the fourth and fifth grades. I was thinking about the Ramona books! I'll check the reading level, but I think they might be about right. I think Charlotte's Web might be 3rd--maybe even 4th--but I'll check that one too. Thanks! And if you have any more ideas, please let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Do you know anything she has been able to read and has enjoyed to help guide ideas? www.highnoonbooks.com specializes in "high interest / low level" books. You can use that term to look for other things also. Something by Francesca Block like Weetzie Bat might also fit if not too mature or still too hard to read for her. I had run across High Noon books in my searching, but didn't know anything about them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 If she likes dogs, maybe either the Buddy Books series or Hank series would be accessible and funny for her. There are also supposed to be some books that are a bit like Harry Potter involving magic and such, but much easier to read. I don't know titles offhand. We got a lot of help from a children's librarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Check out the Franny K. Stein books. Even as an adult I found those fun to read when DD was at that level. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Afranny%20k%20stein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Listening in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Puffin classics has many good books at the 2nd grade level that can be enjoyed at all ages e.g. Anne of Green Gables series, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Jane Austen books. Penguin classics are generally good for the abridged version for kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Would Magic Tree House be too babyish? If not, they start at 2nd grade level and go up to about 4th with the Merlin Missions and Fact Trackers. They often give a bit of history and also sometimes other good things like exposure to haiku nature poetry in one, and so on. If she did not feel they were too babyish, that would probably be my number 1 choice because of the extra learning about this or that real thing in each one and the existence of the companion Fact Trackers for many. Also that it could take her from 2nd grade to 4th grade level within the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The Who Was... biographies are interesting for older kids but not difficult to read. Here are the levels for a random one on Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/who-was-john-f-kennedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airforcefamily Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 American Girl series of books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 If she can handle a 3.0 reading level, several of Gail Carson Levine and Sharon Creech's books could work. You'd have to look at each title to see the level. Here is a website with some links. I agree with the pp about doing a search on hi-lo books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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