Can anyone recommend a good middle grade historical fiction?
Can anyone recommend a good middle grade historical fiction?
Can anyone recommend a good middle grade historical fiction?
Can anyone recommend a good middle grade historical fiction?
I loved A DROWNED MAIDEN'S HAIR, by Laura Amy Schlitz. It's set in the early 1900s
MOON OVER MANIFEST, by Clare Vanderpool won the Newberry. It's very good. Same with DEAD END IN NORVELT by Jack Gantos.
I loved Avi's THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE, which is set in the 1830s on a ship.
Hi,Asking on behalf of my niece and nephew, does anyone have good recommendations for very advanced first grade readers? They are intellectually ahead of their age range, but not emotionally. They get scared pretty easily and shocked by language or rebellious kids. They recently read and loved Harry Potter 1 and 2 (subsequent ones are too scary/dark for them), Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and various Kate Dicamillo books.
Asking on behalf of my niece and nephew, does anyone have good recommendations for very advanced first grade readers? They are intellectually ahead of their age range, but not emotionally. They get scared pretty easily and shocked by language or rebellious kids. They recently read and loved Harry Potter 1 and 2 (subsequent ones are too scary/dark for them), Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and various Kate Dicamillo books.
Thanks for the recommendations! Yeah, a lot of the old books really hold up over time. They liked the first Narnia book but I don't think they've read others in the series. I'll keep in mind the other recs and pass them on!Hi,
Those are all great books. Your niece and nephew sound like great little readers... keep encouraging that.
I'm not sure where their interests lie, but a good series might by the "My America" series of books - geared toward boys in the 2nd to 5th grade range. Also the "Dear Diary" series would be good for your Niece. Both series are fictional journals and diaries by children from a time in history (mostly American history - not sure if that matters or not). Most topics would be OK, although I seem to remember some on WWII that might be a little scary for a 1st grader.
Other good options would be the Narnia Chronicles. The books are not nearly as vivid and scary as the movies.
The Encyclopedia brown books can be popular at that age too. Kids love to try to figure out the mystery on their own.
And speaking of mysteries, the "Hardy boys" and "Nancy Drew" books are classic. I know they can be terribly dated, but they still manage to hold the attention of early readers very well. And there isn't anything scary or controversial about them.
Hope this helps.
SSB.
Some things my kids have liked:
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Encyclopedia Brown
Harriet the Spy
Stuart Little
Space Race
Mennyms
Charlotte's Web
Narnia
Phantom Tollboth
Mysterious Benedict Society
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
My son and I are listening to Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle on audiobook, and we are loving it. It's about a bullied 8th-grade boy who sneaks off from his hometown in rural PA to audition for a Broadway musical. It's a hilarious, voice-y first-person narrator, and some deftly-handled LGBT themes-- all too rare in MG.