Putting Together a Summer Reading List - need help

"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry", "The Secret Garden", "Around the World in Eighty Days", "Treasure Island" "The Hobbit" "The Chosen"

OH!!! "Christy"!!! The original, not any "teen" editions, or remakes based on the TV show or anything of that sort!

(I agree...Nancy Drew does NOT count!!!)

 

Well, that's just me Tiffany. I wouldn't be able to answer questions or understand it without some guide---although maybe there is one on-line somewhere?

Plus, you do Shakespeare with her, so she's used to delving through the words to find the meaning. Which is good, and I'm impressed. See, that's one of the areas I'm not strong in....

 

Jackie, "Christy" was one of my favorites as a teen and that book is why I ended up with my oldest named Christine! I decided as a teen that I wanted some form of the name.

 

I read it in 6th grade. Rachael read it, I think last year, for her Summer Reading, and I'll probably give it to Faythe this year. I may do "The Cross and the Switchblade" for Rachael this summer.

 

there are several versions of Pilgrims Progress, she may be able to, my kids read it.
I wondery why Nancy Drew is not considered a classic yet? *** slight highjack but does anyone know why they are considered classic? What qualifies a book as a classic?

 

I am just going to list the classic books I remember reading ( a majority of them are also in my personal library) ,some are probably not age appropriate yet but they will be must reads for high school!!


A Tale of Two Cities
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
A Tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Call of the Wild
White Fang
To Kill a Mockingbird
National Velvet by Enid Bagnold
Oliver Twist
Robinson Crusoe
The War of the Worlds
1984
The Arabian Nights
Kidnapped (memoir of David Balfour's life ,1751) rewritten by Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Great Gatsby
Brave New World
Catch -22
The Catcher in the Rye
East of Eden
Fahrenheit 451
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes mystery)
The Little Prince by Antonine de Saint-Exupery
Lord of the Flies
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

 

Reading List

Thank you all for your suggestions. Some great books you may not see here simply because she has read them already.

Deena I took out Pilgrim's Progress because I realized I want her summer reading to be enjoyable and not tough. So I thank you for bringing that to my attention. We will read it together at another time.

So here is my list. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions on what you all think. Also I still haven't figured out what I am going to do as far as rewards go yet.

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Caroll
The Treasure Seekers by Edith Nesbit
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Miracle on Maple Hill by Virgina Sorensen
Gentle Ben by Walt Morey
Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stevenson

 

That looks like a great list! How many does she have to read, all of them?

Are you going to be doing geography with her next year? I ended up getting my dd the "Trail Guide to US Geography", and "...to World Geography". Since we'll be finishing up US History next year, I'll have her do the US one first.

But, the World Geography one has the student read "Around the World In 80 Days." I looked on line, and off of Amazon, I think it was, I found a place selling the book for 1 cent plus $3.99 postage! Silly, but I got it....thought I couldn't lose at that price! So, when we finish the US Geopgraphy, we'll go right into the World one.

Oh, the US one has them read "The Captain's Dog."

 

"Around the World in 80 Days" is a good read! Carl and I read it aloud to each other. Afterwards, have them watch the movies. The first is the classic with David Nivens. Then another was made not too long ago with Pierce Brosnan (reason enough to watch it, lol!) and Jacky Chan. This one doesn't stay true to the book, but it is still good, and you can compare the two.

 

I'm glad you like my list!

I'm trying to make this fun and rewarding for her so she doesn't have to read them all. Just as many as she likes. I am trying to build up the idea of getting a reward for finishing a book and hoping that is incentive enough for her. I found that with Sam if I "make" her do something she is less likely to actually do it and do it well. But if she is given somewhat of a choice she will choose wisely.

I am still stuck on rewards. I want to give her something for each book read, then a larger prize for every five books she reads and a huge treat if she finishes the whole list.

Her last official day of 6th grade is May 16th. I will then give her the list so she can begin right away if she chooses and she will have until the day after Labor Day when we begin 7th grade to finish.

Yes we will be doing geography next year. We try and incorporate that into things we do now. If we read a book and it talks of a specific place in say Africa then we get out the globe and find it. I also have a house full of travel guides from all over and I encourage her to read up on different places.

How can you beat buying a book for 1 cent!! That's a great deal!

Jackie I am ashamed to say I have never read Around the World in 80 Days. Sad isn't it? I try to always find the movie to go with books we read but don't let them watch till after the book is done.

 

what about A little princess & bridge to terebithia.

Just a thought that maybe you could use for a reward, we are making a quilt patch for each book we study this year, and then maiking it into a quilt when we have enough.

 

AussieMum, I have never made a quilt block before and would love to know how you are doing this. I need to teach Joyce how to sew and this would be a neat project.

 

Those are both great books. She hasn't read Terebithis but has seen the movie.

That is a great idea but I don't even know how to do that. I'd love to know how.

 

My oldest just read The Witch of Blackbird Pond and has declared it her favorite Sonlight book so far (although she's reading Johnny Tremaine right now....so we'll see). She's reading all her read alouds herself because she doesn't like to wait on Mom :roll: :roll:

 

Tuck Everlasting is another good one.

 

I just got back from the used book store.

I got Around the Wolrd in 80 Days, The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, Helen Keller The Story of My Life, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Miracles on Maple Hill all for a whopping $11.

Some of these are on the reading list I made up and some she has read and I will save for Grace.