Thank you to everyone who responded!!! Here is the hit as promised.
Happy Holidays
Savvy - Law
Chronicles of Narnia - Lewis
Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart (& sequel) Tuck Everlasting -
Babbit Bridge to Terabithia - Paterson Lloyd Alexander's Prydain series,
if she likes fantasy Voigt's Homecoming series (Tillerman series) Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Taylor Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z - Messner
Elijah of Buxton - Curtis Penderwicks - Birdsall Chains - Anderson Magic
Thief - Prineas Tale of Despereaux - DiCamillo Out of the Dust - Hesse
Cooper's The Dark Is Rising series A Long Way from Chicago, A Year Down
Yonder & A Season of Gifts - Peck Ella Enchanted - Levine (and several
more of Levine's books might appeal to her) Shannon Hale titles The True
Meaning of Smekday - Rex (if she has a good sense of humor) Gollywhopper
Games - Feldman Hattie Big Sky - Larson Martin's Main Street series
Listening for Lions - Whelan
Do you do AR? If so, you might consider lowering her ZPD range so she
can read books in the 4th grade level and higher so she's not stuck. If
you don't do AR or you can lower her level, I would suggest 39 Clues.
Does she like fantasy? If so, Eragon, Harry Potter, LOTR, Septemus
Heap, Lost Years of Merlin, etc., might be good choices for her. If she
likes historical fiction, what about Anne of Green Gables or books by
Ann Rinaldi? Rifles for Watie is also a good one! You might also try
Lois Lowry and Madaline L'Engle. Those are higher level thinking books
for sure! Good luck!
I would look to classics such as Little Women, Black Beauty, Wind in the
Willows, Treasure Island, Robin Hood, Treasure Island, books by L.M.
Montgomery. Some of these are 7th & 8th grade level, but I would think
these would be high enough because they are not written in a style that
our children are used to.
How about PRINCESS ACADEMY by Shannon Hale? TWO PRINCESSES OF BAMARRE
by Gail Carson Levine? THE PENDERWICKS?
What kinds of genres is she interested in? For example, many people like
The Lightning Thief and the other Percy Jackson stories by Rick Riordan,
but I would not have touched them with a ten foot pole as a teen or
preteen.
Junior jedi nights is a star wars series that's advanced, but not
inapprorpiate I would also recommend classic novels like Jane Eyre and
Black Beauty again they are more complex than books at her level, but
you know they are safe.
Underground by Jean Ferris
Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins
Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
My nephew was reading at a 12th grade level by that age. We let him read
what he wanted and he made excellent choices all by himself. He's a
great kid and now a sophomore at Penn State. Relax!
has she read all the classics for younger levels, like newbery award
winners, state award winners, etc.
Try The Goose Girl series by Shannon Hale.
Erin Woods
Media Specialist
Lindemann ~ 827-1150
Bennie ~ 827-1300
erin.woods@apps.k12.mi.us
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