ereks mom Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 They can be fiction or non-fiction, but I expect they'd be more interested in fiction. Also, books should be no more than 125-150 pages because my students are intimidated by "thick" books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Age and sex don't tell us much. Do you know a genre or two that they might like? When I was 13-15 girl, I mostly read technical non-fiction and scifi or adventure books marketed to boys. Would audio books on a higher level be a good recommendation, because I know several that I enjoyed reading and some say are phenomenal audio books When I was that age, I read and enjoyed The Unicorn Hunt -- Adventure Fantasy story The Seventh Tower series by Garth Nix -- Adventure fantasy with a male and female duo in the lead in latter books Rogues to Riches -- Comedic Adventure story Andrew Clements books Broken Sky series-- an Anime inspired adventure story (not a graphic novel) Artemis Fowl --the first few books are good, after that, quality goes down hill. Spider-wick Chronicles were okay, kind of 'meh' Warriors -- the ones about the cats Guardians of GaHoole I LOVED Dragon Lance books when I was 15ish. I read about 30 of those books in one summer but only recommend the core series, I know that the original trilogy has been split into 6 books and are marketed to children, I started with the first Kids book version, but quickly switched to the originals because I was able to have MORE of the story at once vs waiting for the others to be available. Sabriel Lireal Abhorsen are a series by Garth Nix, I think I read them around that age, but they might be too intimidating, but if you can get it on audiobook... If you want less fantasy/adventure and some more "normal" fiction/non-fiction. Botchan (sp?) is hilarious. Its historic fiction (I think) about a Japanese adolescent and his first experience teaching middle school math... A Single Shard is a really good book. The Kite Fighter, too and I suspect that other books by that same author (Yep I think is the authors last name) are of a similar interest and grade level. Swan Girl (Goose Girl?) Long Way from Chicago and its sequel A Year Down Yonder can be read indepent of each other. Everything on a Waffle The Trolls The Prairie Thief -- a book my 12 yo sister really likes even though she never finished it. Avi is an author and a lot of his books are good for that age, The Teachers Funeral, No More Dead Dogs, Nothing but the Truth Marley and Me or the YA version of the same since Marley and Me has references to sex and miscarriage in it. There is also Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Don't know why these are so popular, but they are.) I have read the first 6 or so. I thought Inkheart was boring, but its an adventure story that takes place in the real world and has a female heroine. I hated that series about the dyslexic kid who finds out he's a Demi-god, to me it was really boring, but a lot of people like(d) it so also look into that. Sorry, I can't remember what all of these books look like, so some of them might be "too thick" for your readers comfort level. Sorry if there are too many stinkers on this list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Have they read the Laura Ingalls Wilder books? Also, the Betsy-Tacy book series is probably my all-time favorite. It begins when the girls (Betsy and Tacy) are very young, but as they get older in each book, I would guess that your students would find them enjoyable. The reading level gets a little harder as the girls grow up in the books, so at some point I suppose you may have to stop. I know there at least a couple of historical fiction series that center around the lives of girls in different periods of time. I can't think of the names of the series. Our library had them. But, I think they would be the perfect reading level for your students. My daughters loved them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Horse Diaries 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The Penderwicks series Wrinkle in Time series 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Goodness, 13-16 **and** short? Sadako and the Paper Cranes From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Babysitters Club series Nancy Drew series Dear America series books 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor_dad Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Kate Milford's "Greenglass House" is good. Scholastic lists it as grade level 5.4 and its 176pp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof4babes Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 The lights go on again Escape to witch mountain A wrinkle in time Many waters Charlottes web Carry on Mr bow ditch Gone away lake Holes Jacob have I loved Number the stars Shiloh The giver Walk two moons The midwifes apprentice A girl named disaster Ella enchanted Narnia Harry potter Nine days queen The secret garden The little princess The witching hour Laird Hush an Irish princesses tale. Napoli The book of the maidservant The midwifes apprentice The plague Midnight is a place The upstairs room Johanah reiss The face on the milk carton Moonshiners son Underground to Canada. Ink heart Giver Ice queen by Hans Christian Anderson Little house on the prairie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternallytired Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 When I taught 8th grade, one of my read-alouds was Gutman's The Million Dollar Putt. All the kids thought it was hilarious. That's the only one I can come up with that's both in the right reading-level range and short enough to meet your requirement. Schmidt's Straw into Gold, which I think of as a very thin book, is 176 pg but otherwise that one would fit, too. It's that page requirement that gets me. Even many books I think of as a fairly quick read for that age are still right around 200 pages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor_dad Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Richard Peck's "Long Way From Chicago" and "A Year Down Yonder" could work. 15yo female protagonist in the second book, reading level 4.6-4.9, Newbery honor books... "A Year Down Yonder" is 130pp, "Long Way From Chicago" is 148pp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 How about graphic novels? Smile, Persepolis, and Anya's Ghost come to mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The Hobbit Anne of Green Gables the Little House books The Secret Garden The Bridge to Terebithia Mary Poppins Little Women Mark Twain books Peter Pan Hans Christian Anderson Black Beauty Gone with the Wind National Velvet To Kill a Mockingbird Go for the classics. They are written well enough to appeal to all ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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