Jane Elliot Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) I'm looking for family read alouds, fiction and nonfiction, for my kids ages 8-16. We're covering American history this year up to about the year 1850. I still read aloud a lot of books the 8yo separately (outside of family read aloud time) and he has a high comprehension level, so I typically pick family read alouds that suit the older kids, and he usually enjoys them too. So mainly I'm looking for books the 11-16 yo kids will like. Edited July 7, 2016 by Jane Elliot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I would take a look at the list of Read-alouds for Sonlight D, which is this exact time period. Great list, and most of those will appeal to all of your kids. There are likely some books in the literature for Sonlight 100 which could work too (I'm thinking Tom Sawyer for example). If you wonder about a specific book, you can go to that book's entry on Sonlight, and they will list a "RA" or "Read Aloud" age that they suggest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaplank Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 We are doing Read Alouds for American history too. Here is my list for this year: Slave Dancer - slave trade horrors The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg - Civil War Bound for Oregon - Westward expansion Soft Rain - Trail of Tears Little Britches - early 1900's Truce by Jim Murphy - WW1 Out of the Dust - Great Depression/ Dust Bowl Number the Stars - Holocaust - WW2 Chestry Oak - WW2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 The Birchbark House series (The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year) Streams to the River, River to the Sea Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Amos Fortune, Free Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 I would take a look at the list of Read-alouds for Sonlight D, which is this exact time period. Great list, and most of those will appeal to all of your kids. There are likely some books in the literature for Sonlight 100 which could work too (I'm thinking Tom Sawyer for example). If you wonder about a specific book, you can go to that book's entry on Sonlight, and they will list a "RA" or "Read Aloud" age that they suggest. Yes, great suggestion. But we've enjoyed most of them already. A few we'll do again because they're just so good. I should see what they've added to those cores recently. Thanks for mentioning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 We are doing Read Alouds for American history too. Here is my list for this year: Slave Dancer - slave trade horrors The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg - Civil War Bound for Oregon - Westward expansion Soft Rain - Trail of Tears Little Britches - early 1900's Truce by Jim Murphy - WW1 Out of the Dust - Great Depression/ Dust Bowl Number the Stars - Holocaust - WW2 Chestry Oak - WW2 Nice list. We recently enjoyed listening to The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg. Wonderful book! Several of our favorites are on this list (Bound for Oregon, Little Britches, Number the Stars). I had never heard of Soft Rain. I'll check into it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 The Birchbark House series (The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year) Streams to the River, River to the Sea Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Amos Fortune, Free Man Thank you. I hadn't heard of the Birchbark House series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I'd add Johnny Tremaine to books already recommended. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Carry on mr bowditch was life changing here. I have a son who really related to the main character. Sign of the beaver is a family favorite too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Seconding Johnny Tremain! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Carry on mr bowditch was life changing here. I have a son who really related to the main character. I love that book! I had a family member who really identified with the main character too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Carry On Mr. Bowditch are on our read aloud list for this year. Little Women too, although that's Civil War era. And A Christmas Carol, even though that's not American history, it's roughly the same time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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