Hi,
My daughter is a 12 year old (only just turned 12 this month) who is a reluctant reader. I could never understand it as I read loads. I always have been. So I had to get my head around this and understand that not all kids are that keen on reading (why?why?why?).
So she was tasked with reading Wonder in June last year, and finish it by start of school in September.
I helped her with reading it, and she absolutely loved it! So I thought maybe she is just not so great with picking the right books for herself. I went to check the school library and.. it is not great at all. I think this was my error - I never actually read books she was reading, and sort of trusted school with the choice.
So I got her couple of books which she so far loved. These are certain type of books, as you can see below - she doesn't like fantasy books. No romance.
The list consists of
- Counting by 7s
- The war that saved my life
- Sweet Pizza
- Return to Sender
- One crazy summer
- Sylvia and Aki
- Stella by Starlight
I have chosen couple more just not bought them as yet -
- Threads by Polonsky which is not available till November,
- The curious incident but I heard there is a bit of a language issue with it?
- Out of my mind,
- A Boy called Hope,
- The Red Pencil - not sure about this one, is it for pre-teenagers really..?
- Cowgirl,
- Hour of the bees,
- The Crossover - experimenting here as this is written as a poem, maybe she will like it though..
Has anyone had any experience with these above?
Maybe someone has got any other ideas?
It is so difficult to find books age appropriate and with a deeper story to it. Covers are great, just the substance not there, which I think makes it difficult for an unexperienced reader to get to the books really worth a read...
Any suggestions highly appreciated!