happykids Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 a highschooler to start with? Thanks! ~Sabrina in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy in KY Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 "A Christmas Carol" is familiar and fun, but I read "A Tale of Two Cities" in high school and enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 in The Joy of Reading, "I am certain that the way to begin reading - or rereading-Dickens is with A Christmas Carol." Then he recommends Hard Times next. I just started reading Hard Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 In this thread, you can see there were 6-8 different titles suggested. : ) Hope that helps! Warmest regards, Lori D. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50395&highlight=Great+expectations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djkapp Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 We read David Copperfield aloud last spring--children ages 11-16. They all enjoyed it very much!!. My daughter took her SAT shortly after we finished the book and used it as example and support for her essay on which she received top scores. We all agreed that David could be used as an example for just about any dilemma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Tale of Two Cities, relatively short, more exciting than some others, superb opening lines well worth memorizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtsmamtj Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Cricket on the Hearth gets my vote. We have read Great Expectations also along with A Christmas Carol. We are doing Oliver Twist this year. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan P. Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I would go with Great Expectations. I think both guys and girls enjoy this story. I also read this in high school, and it is the one story that sticks the most in my mind when I think of my English classes. I can still recall Miss Haversham in her decreped (sp?) wedding dress with the dusty wedding cake sitting on the dusty table. I can even envision the spider webs and the rats scurring about! HTH, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaJuana Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I have never taught this book to a student without it becoming one of their favorite books. A Tale of Two Cities is beautifully written and deeply moving. It's one of my favorite books of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingmommy Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 My personal opinion on the easiest to understand....David Copperfield. I loved A Tale of Two Cities, but it does tend to get verbose in some spots and if your child is likely to get lost between the beginning and end of a sentence, as mine would, then there's not going to be much enjoyment. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 If they're reluctant, I'd have them watch the movie adaptation first. (I know this is not a popular opinion.) We loved Nicholas Nickleby (with James D'Arcy), or Our Mutual Friend, and then it was easy to want to read the 400 page book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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