smilesonly Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 She burns through books sooo quickly, and it is beyond exhausting! I cannot take one more trip to the library-to weed through all the trashy books aimed at her reading level(upper highschool/college). The last two trips, I have pre-read, and that is okay-but to a point! I have my own reading stack to tackle!;) I would love,love good read suggestions with a Christian theme. She prefers modern fiction for her free reads(which is the point of this post). Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissi Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Here are some titles that come to mind: Catherine Marshall's two novels : Christy and Julie Girl of Limberlost, Freckles, and Harvester by Gene Stratton Porter George McDonald's Books. Not very modern, but enjoyable. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I know this sounds so antithetical to the WTM approach, but have you looked at the BJU lit? You can use their bibliography to select whole books. I've got an entire box of delicious books I ordered through paperbackswap using the BJU lit 7 list. The stuff is AMAZING, broad, and way beyond what I would have found myself. I've made other posts with lists of some of them. Ok, it's not all modern, but I think that's a potential trap, to say you only like modern stuff. Much of the stuff is early or mid 20th century, which seems good to me. (not post-christian, even if not explicitly christian) I think from the lit 7 on, you'd probably be fine pulling from any of the lists. (Emily Dickinson is ageless.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 My own dd (12yo) absolutely LOVED the Mitford series by Jan Karon, and so did I. They are well-written books with lovable, principled characters. They are truly delightful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tami Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 If she is mature and a strong reader, she would love the Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker. These are some of my favorite books of all time! I believe the first is "Black." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilesonly Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Thanks, for all of the ideas! I should have explained in my post, that I am searching for freetime reading only. Dd has to read herself to sleep, and what she reads, needs to be kept light and fun. No heavy drama,etc. She only reads modern fiction at bedtime-and I am perfectly fine with that.;) Off to the library...:auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Anything by Lori Wick - they do have lots of romance (pure but romantic) in them so keep that in mind. Janette Oke, Donita K Paul (fantasy), Robin Jones Gunn for starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyJo Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Have you thought of doing some of the Sonlight readers or read alouds? Instead of doing the ones on her grade level just move her ahead some. I do not know exactly what type they are but I know that I have yet to hear any complaints on them. Most people say the children can't put them down. Just a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherInWI Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Anything by Lori Wick, Janette Oke, or Grace Livingston Hill. The Grace Chapel Inn series. If she likes things a little more tense and thriller style, Karen Kingsbury has some good ones. Some of the Melody Carlson things written for teens are good, but I'd recommend prescreening them, depending on how impressionable your daughter is. (Melody Carlson deals with a lot of real-life teen issues with a Christian twist, so sex, drugs, abortion, suicide, wicca, etc. are involved in her books.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budeb Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Check out reading lists from Sonlight, Ambleside on line, other curriculums for that age group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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