Cal
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I've read to our boy almost every night since he was a little guy, and usually books that were above his age level (partially because of my dislike for kiddy books). But now at 10, he does very well in spelling, reading, science, has a good vocabulary and usually gets very good marks on his report card, even though I don't know how much longer he's going to want to be read to every night. We've read a whole long bookshelf of books, but had to recommend the one we're on now, which is recommended for teens I believe; Harris and Me (by Gary Paulsen) takes place around 1950. It's storyline is based on a young boy who is taken from his alcoholic parents in the city and placed with distant relatives on a primitive farm, who have a boy of the same age. So much of the book is actually very funny and pretty much true to life about the sort of mischief two boys can get into. Have to take a break from reading sometimes from laughing too hard!
If you've got a kid in school that's going to have to begrudgingly do a book report, do them a favor and find this one for them. I guarantee they'll like it. Some mild barnyard language in it, but it all takes place in the barnyard as well.
If you've got a kid in school that's going to have to begrudgingly do a book report, do them a favor and find this one for them. I guarantee they'll like it. Some mild barnyard language in it, but it all takes place in the barnyard as well.