cintinative Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I have pretty much exhausted the WTM logic stage lists. I am looking for suggestions. Sorry for the brain dump here. Normally, read alouds involve them just sitting and me reading, except for the plays. We do discuss the books when I am done. In the past year (or so) I have read aloud: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Invisible Man The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Hound of the Baskervilles Pygmalion (we read this reader's theater style) The Count of Monte Cristo Pudd’nhead Wilson War of the Worlds 15 or more short stories from Figuratively Speaking Hamlet (read along with audio version of play) I have on my list to cover this year: Around the World in 80 Days and possibly Oliver Twist?? If we follow TWTM, there are plays we have not covered for logic stage yet (but my kids said they want a break from plays after Hamlet): A Man for All Seasons, The Merchant of Venice I have a couple Hornblower books. Any other thoughts about good read alouds for this age? (13 and almost 15). They do like fantasy and seem to like science fiction (although we haven't read much). I do own the Lewis Science fiction trilogy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I was struck by your comment that they just sit while you read. I encourage you to put them to work while they listen! Have them fold laundry, sweep the floor, wash dishes, or anything else that's fairly mindless, so they can listen, but that's still essential to the functioning of the home. There's no reason to save it all for later! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Mine are 13 and 15. We're reading Watership Down right now. Just finished Kon-Tiki. On the list for next year are House of the Scorpion, Frankenstein, To Kill a Mockingbird, and War of the Worlds. Possibly reading The Hitchhiker's Guide. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 10 hours ago, cintinative said: They do like fantasy and seem to like science fiction (although we haven't read much). I do own the Lewis Science fiction trilogy. I thought Starship Troopers was interesting and I hate sci-fi. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Have you read The Wee Free Men? The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (we chuckled last night at the Count of MC reference) The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Nighttime is on my list of possibilities. None of these will ever show up on the WTM lists no matter how many revisions there are, but they make good reading! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 You could branch out to nonfiction. 12 hours ago, cintinative said: We do discuss the books when I am done. I'm astounded that they don't interrupt you every two seconds to discuss something. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 The CS Lewis sci fi trilogy is fantastic! The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings were also big hits. Surprisingly, we also enjoyed James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small. My older kids absolutely loved the dry humor! Anna Karenina - I'm having my DD read this to herself this year, but as I was reading it I was struck often by how much fun it would have been to read it out loud to her. I don't think boys would like it as much though. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 We generally do light read alouds and audiobooks in the summer. We've done Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester, several P. G. Wodehouse books, a Redwall book, James Herriot's Dog Stories, and The Eagle of the Ninth. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 If you're doing Around the World in 80 Days, anything else Jules Verne would be good too. My boys liked him at that age. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 11 hours ago, BlsdMama said: I thought Starship Troopers was interesting and I hate sci-fi. I thought discussing the idea of voting rights only going to veterans would be great. Never got to it w/my eldest, though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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