sweetpea3829 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Hi folks! Anybody care to pass along some literature/novel suggestions? The kids: DD10 and DS9...reading at 6th+ grade reading level. We are in SOTW 4 this year, and I have already chosen Rilla of Ingleside as a companion novel, as its setting is during WW1. I also have The Secret Garden but...not sure I want to do it this year. Plus, that would be two novels that heavily favor a female protagonist and with DS9, I'm not sure he will love that. Any other suggestions? Doesn't have to be of the modern era...doesn't have to relate in any way to our history topics. I'm looking for two other full novels, plus a shorter novel for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutheart Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Bridge to Terabithia Five Children and It a Roald Dahl book? For something short, I'd recommend any book by Andrew Clements. His books are quick reads and funny, but also insightful and great conversation starters. Christmas seems like a great time to have those kind of discussions. Two years later, we still talk about Frindle at our house. Ruth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) So, this would be ideas more for studying, rather than for free-reading? And for read-aloud/all together, rather than solo-read Literature? Almost all of these are 20th century with boy protagonists -- I ** the ones that are my top choices for you: late 19th century ** Twenty-One Balloons (duBois) -- free Wikispaces discussion questions; Memoria Press guide; Novel Ties guide ** The Great Wheel (Lawson) -- free homeschool lesson go-alongs ** The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken) turn of the century ** Little Britches (Moody) -- Just Across My Fence guideThe Great Brain (Fitzgerald) -- Novel Ties guide Call of the Wild (London) -- Glencoe Lit. Library guide, Portals to Lit. guide 20th century ** My Side of the Mountain (George) -- Garlic Press Discovering Lit. guide; Lit Wits Kit ** The Cay (Taylor) -- Progeny Press guide ** Trumpet of the Swan (White) -- Lit Wits Kit; Novel Ties guide ** By the Great Horn Spoon (Fleischman) -- Novel Ties guide ** The Incredible Journey (Burnford) -- Penguin Active Reading guide The Black Stallion (Farley) -- Creative Teacher Resources guide; Novel Units guide Frindle (Clements) -- free Scholastic discussion questions Shiloh (Naylor) -- free Glencoe Lit. Library guide Rascal (North) Sounder (Armstrong) -- WARNING dog dies! -- Glencoe Lit. Library guide The Westing Game (Raskin) -- Blackbird & Co. guide Where the Red Fern Grows (Rawls) -- WARNING both dogs die! -- Glencoe Lit. Library guide; Garlic Press Discovering Lit. guide; Progeny Press guide Fantasy ** Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (O'Brien) -- Garlic Press Discovering Lit. guide; 7 Sisters guide The Hobbit (Tolkien) -- Garlic Press Discovering Lit. guide The Book of Three (Alexander) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fleming) Christmas ideas ** Christmas Every Day (Howells) ** The Family Under the Bridge (Carlson) -- free Scholastic guide ** One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Smith) ** The Father Christmas Letters (Tolkien) -- either this edition or this edition The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Robinson) -- Creative Teacher Resource guide Winter Thunder, and The Christmas of the Phonograph Records (Sandoz) -- Glencoe Lit. Library guide A Child's Christmas in Wales (Thomas) A Christmas Carol -- Portals to Lit. guide Edited August 1, 2016 by Lori D. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Thanks so much Lori! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Some books my Dd has read for and enjoyed over the last couple years (4th and 5th grades): The Bronze Bow Baby Island Lassie Come Home The Phantom Tolbooth Gentle Ben 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea The Princess and the Goblin The Pushcart War A Christmas Carol Redwall (many in the series) A Wrinkle in Time Tom Sawyer The Penderwicks (girl book!) Swallows and Amazons The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Good Master Heidi Big Red From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Percy Jackson - all of the first series LOTR James Herriot's Dog Stories Edited August 3, 2016 by ScoutTN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 As of right now, we're going to go with Rilla of Ingleside, Cole Family Christmas, and Hobbit. Thanks for the suggestions folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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