Summer reading for a smart 12 year old boy? Reccs from your private school's summer reading list are acceptable.
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Anonymous
| Thanks! Omnivore reader hard to keep him supplied with books. |
Anonymous
| You should google every school and find their reading lists online. Public or private, they're all available. |
Anonymous
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Private only, OP?
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Anonymous
Yeah, I had some suggestions, but not gonna bother. |
Anonymous
| Oh they’re acceptable are they? How generous of you to approve other people doing your work for you. |
Anonymous
Agreed - obnoxious. |
Anonymous
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I think the best thing is to take him to the library or to an independent bookstore and see what catches his eye. Even better if he can spend some time talking to the librarian or bookstore employee to hear their suggestions.
Another idea is to google "[state name] reading list" or "award list". usually each state has an award list made up of books from the last 2-3 years, broken down by age range. Here's this year's list of nominees for the Maryland Black Eyed Susan Award: https://www.maslmd.org/current-nominees |
Anonymous
| Anything by Jonathan Stroud |
Anonymous
| Beast Player |
Anonymous
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This is the list of books my 12 year old son has to read for a 6th to 8th grade Battle of the Books competition.
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung Focused by Alyson Gerber The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and Gabriela Epstein Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable and Stephanie Yue Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga Partly Cloudy by Tanita S. Davis Powerless by Matthew Cody Stowaway by John David Anderson Wink by Rob Harrell Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi |