Book recommendations for middle elementary school girls...

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[Post New]12/07/2013 22:18
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:20:44 here. Most of the suggestions are on grade level. You can look them up on Scholastic. Holes & Hoot are slightly older--grades 5-8. Those I read as an adult. I did read To Kill a Mocking Bird and All Creatures Great and Small in 4th grade, but yes, "technically" their reading levels are h.s. Harry Potter is pretty graphic in nature, just not as well written so I guess people don't object to that suggestion.

Phantom Tollbooth Reading Level Grade Level 3-5
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/phantom-tollbooth

(And PP, stuff it about kids not getting the humor. You've repeated this comment ad nauseam. Some kids won't but lots do.)



Um..,huh? I've never said that comment before...what are you talking about? I did write it above, but not any other time...?
[Post New]12/08/2013 00:09
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Anonymous
Anything by Jean Craighead George such as Julie of the Wolves. Also Scott O'Dell!
[Post New]12/08/2013 00:36
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Anonymous
Dolphin Diaries by Ben Baglio, who also wrote the Animal Ark books. At this age my daughter loved dolphins and just tore through this series.
[Post New]12/08/2013 06:25
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Anonymous
Julie and The Wolves

Hmmmm...the attempted marital rape scene between 13 year olds in an arranged marriage would no pt be appropriate for a middle elementary aged kid
[Post New]12/08/2013 07:28
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Anonymous
PP you are correct about that brief but very frank scene. That particular book is perhaps better for age 10+. But don't miss it, especially if you have a daughter. Themes of strength, independence, hardship, modernization vs traditional native ways are right on. I read it at 8 and that very brief scene was not an issue but if you're not comfortable with answering potential questions about it then wait. New berry medal folks did think it was a problem!
[Post New]12/08/2013 07:32
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Anonymous
Meant to say new berry folks DIDNT think it was a problem.
[Post New]12/08/2013 07:33
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Anonymous
And why won't autocorrect let me type "Newberry" without some major effort?!!
[Post New]12/08/2013 08:17
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DS63
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My DD loved the Warriors Series when she was 8-10; also Harry Potter.
[Post New]12/08/2013 09:38
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Anonymous
Wonder
[Post New]12/09/2013 10:22
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Anonymous
I love "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
and
The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Up the Down Staircase

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