Elizabeth86 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) The book setting post reminded me that my boys (grades 3 and 5) like read aloud books set during the winter in the snow. We are currently reading The Long Winter. What should we read next? Edited January 14, 2022 by Elizabeth86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Snow Treasure 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Elizabeth86 said: The book setting post reminded me that my boys (grades 3 and 5) like read aloud books set during the winter in the snow. We are currently reading The Long Winter. What should we read next? I used to read The Long Winter to my kids in the middle of summer to try to cool us off some. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 4 hours ago, lmrich said: I used to read The Long Winter to my kids in the middle of summer to try to cool us off some. Haha that’s also a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Children of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drama Llama Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Brian's Winter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Balto Stone Fox (though it has a shockingly sad ending) Parts of Anne of Green Gables and series and other L.M. Montgomery books include winter activities and winter storms 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyH in NC Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 6 hours ago, lmrich said: I used to read The Long Winter to my kids in the middle of summer to try to cool us off some. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I second The Dark is Rising. The protagonist is a 10/11 year old boy whose 11th birthday heralds all sorts of interesting events. It is set in December and the Christmas season. Lots of snow. I think it's the perfect book for 3rd and 5th grade boys. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, wintermom said: Balto Stone Fox (though it has a shockingly sad ending) Parts of Anne of Green Gables and series and other L.M. Montgomery books include winter activities and winter storms Is there a certain Balto book that is THE Balto book. It looks like there a bunch about Balto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 The lion the witch and the wardrobe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 The Endless Steppe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Yikes! Just a heads up: The Endless Steppe is pretty mature content-wise (for 7th/8th grade and up). It is the real-life memoir of a Russian Jewish girl and her family who were exiled to hard forced labor in Siberia during WW2, and it pulls no punches. Maybe... - The Snow Queen (Andersen) - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken) - Mr. Popper's Penguins (Atwater) - Naya Nuki: Shoshone Girl Who Ran (Thomasma) - Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Lewis) - Snow Treasure (McSwigan) ...and a few ideas with which I have no personal experience: - Brian's Winter (Paulsen) - I Am The Ice Worm (Easley) - The Snow Merchant (Gayton) - Icefall (Kirby) - Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (George) - Blizzard! The Storm that Changed America (Murphy) - nonfiction - I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888 (Tarshis) -- fictionalized 1st person account of real event - Swallows & Amazons series: Winter Holiday (Ransome) - The Wolf Wilder (Rundell) Edited January 15, 2022 by Lori D. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLucy Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Has William Horwood's The Willows in Winter been mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lori D. said: Yikes! Just a heads up: The Endless Steppe is pretty mature content-wise (for 7th/8th grade and up). It is the real-life memoir of a Russian Jewish girl and her family who were exiled to hard forced labor in Siberia during WW2, and it pulls no punches. We listened to it in the car last summer, ages 11, 9 and 6. While a difficult story, it wasn't gruesome or overly scary. My kids were very interested. Edited January 15, 2022 by Spirea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Spirea said: We listened to it in the car last summer, ages 11, 9 and 6. While a difficult story, it wasn't gruesome or overly scary. My kids were very interested. Yea! Glad it worked for you. We found it quite intense. Once again "YMMV" applies... 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Gold rush fever: A story of the Klondike, 1898, by Barbara Greenwood, is excellent. It's about the gold rush in Yukon. The true meaning of "cabin fever" is described perfectly, where people were stuck in cabins for months and pretty much went slightly mad. You'll also learn some very interesting Canadian history in this book. I found it fascinating. It has lovely illustrations as well and is written for children. Edited January 15, 2022 by wintermom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, Lori D. said: Yea! Glad it worked for you. We found it quite intense. Once again "YMMV" applies... 😉 Thanks. My 10 year old has always been mature about what he could handle. The 8 year old will always be sensitive, so thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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