Top Ten Tuesday: Books (I Think) I'll Never Read.Waiting on Wednesday: A Most Improper Magick and P.New Feature: All I Want For Christmas Is.The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking Like.Waiting on Wednesday: Divergent and Delirium.Waiting on Wednesday: Abandon and Lost Voices.Plus, it's set in Canada, which makes it feel even more personal for me! :D
Some of the stories are funny, some of them emotionally moving, but they all feel very real, helped by the inclusion of what I believe are actual photos from Bernice Hunter's life. Her family was poor and had to make do with very little, but Booky still manages to have a great time. This series has to be one of the best depictions I've read of a young girl growing up during the Great Depression. Now I have the 3-in-1 Booky: A Trilogy version in my own collection. My sister had these 3 books and I read them multiple times when I was younger. A sharp-eyed kid can find plenty to see and do without spending a cent. But irrepressible Booky, with her big imagination and even bigger plans, can tackle anything. The Depression years are hard ones, with her father out of work and the family struggling to make ends meet. It makes her feel special, which is important when you're the middle child: not the smartest, or the best-looking, or a boy. Get expert advice and learn new strategies for your young readers."Beatrice Thomson doesn't mind her funny nickname.
Sobolĭid you recognize any old favorites? Have you shared any of these titles with your children? Tell us all about it on the Scholastic Parents Facebook page!įeatured Photo Credit: © Tassii/iStockphotoĬheck out bloggers Amy Mascott and Allie McDonald's book, Raising a Rock-Star Reader: 75 Quick Tips for Helping Your Child Develop a Lifelong Love for Reading. Frankweiler by E.L Konigsburgīridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonĮncyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. That Scatterbrain Booky by Bernice Thurman Hunterįrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. The White Mountains - The Tripods Trilogy #1 by John Christopher Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume See if you can find one of your childhood favorites on this list of 20 children's chapter books. Do you remember the books that helped you fall in love with reading? The books my son can't put down are all about Pokemon for me, it was Anne of Green Gables and The Westing Game. I loved climbing the tree in our front yard with a book to read undisturbed. I used to do the same thing when I was a child. Today my 8-year-old got home, grabbed his new book, and promptly climbed our tree with it in hand. Editor's note: This post was originally published on July 9, 2015.
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