What the Kids are Reading: June 2012
We’re a family of readers. I guess that is what comes of a theologian married to an English major. We have a house full of books, and eight individuals who consume them and keep adding to the collection.
Of course, I still have to remind the kids to read. There are so many electronic temptations that, if left to their own devices, the children would go days without reading!
So, what are my kids reading?
Dakotateen turns 16 this month and is probably the most prolific reader of us all. I just peeked at his desk to see what he is reading right now. I found a copy of Julian by Gore Vidal, Closer (Tunnels Book 4), and buried under a bunch of stuff, the book he really is supposed to be reading over the summer to prepare for AP English in the fall, All over but the Shoutin’. (I snuck his summer reading assignment to the top of the stack!)
William is enjoying his Kindle reward for getting all As and Bs this last semester. I loaded it up with The Hunger Games Trilogy. I also assigned him the book A Devil to Play: One Man’s Year-Long Quest to Master the Orchestra’s Most Difficult Instrument, to encourage him on his own journey to master the French Horn.
After avoiding it for months, Owen has picked up Al Capone Does My Shirts and is admitting that I have decent taste in kid’s books (duh. . .I was a kid who read EVERYTHING!).
Ethan is embarking on The Name of this Book Is Secret and wants to read the whole Secret series.
I also have been sitting with the boys and begin reading the The Mysterious Benedict Society series over again. It is such a clever series and two books have been added since we last read it as a family.
The girls have been doing their fair share of reading as well! They have been enjoying the My Little Pony Ruckus Reader EBooks., and they have gone on a real Curious George binge. Their current favorite is Curious George Goes Camping (probably in preparation for our big camping trip!).
So, that is what my kids are reading this summer! What are your kids reading (or you are reading to them)? How do you encourage reading in the summer?
Oh. . .and since I missed Wordless Wednesday yesterday, look what Ethan got yesterday!
My kids are very much into the Magic Tree House series right now. Also Henry and Mudge and Mr Putter and Tabby.
Thanks for adding to my library list!
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You are welcome! I am nosy in that I love to see what other kids are reading, so I figured I’d give y’all a peek!
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Lots of good titles there! This summer I think we will read Mrs. Frisbey and the Rats of NIHM, The Hobbit, and one I just picked up called Time Cat. Zack just found a series by Cal Ripken Jr., plus a new Big Nate came out. I’d love for him to stretch a little more this summer though I am glad he reaches for a book. Nate just started reading on his own, and a couple titles he’s loving are The Curious Garden and The Mitten. He’s also been digging Pete the Cat.
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Owen loves Big Nate. . .I wonder if he knows a new one came out?
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Gerrit is into Stephen King and Halo books. Last summer he read more classic stuff-He read the first two Lord of the Rings books. Aleah is reading a bunch of Meg Cabot books and I’m trying to get her to read Anne of Green Gables. Donovan is reading anything football related-Walter Payton biography, Tim Tebow, etc. Both boys are going to reread the Harry Potter series. Samantha is reading Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones.
I have many books on my list to read too-so many I hardly know where to start!
I am always looking for new things for my kiddos to read too. Thanks to adding to my list. At our house Grace(13) is working on several books. She just finished “Anne Frank and Me” for school and loved it. She is also working her way through the Percy Jackson series and will eventually get to the Hunger Games. She and I are both reading a series called “Time Riders” by Alex Scarrow. They are about time travel and are very interesting. The twins(12) have enjoyed reading The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan. They have read all 10 of the original series, but he wrote an extra book called The Lost Stories that fills in some gaps and also concludes the series. They are also looking forward to starting the new series he wrote called The Brotherband Chronicles which is a spin off series. They are the hardest to find good books for so I am glad for your suggestions. Daniel (8) is also a Big Nate fan. He also enjoys the A to Z Mystery books. Sarah (6) likes Junie B Jones. She has also been reading A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories.
Thanks for posting. I am looking forward to seeing what every one else is reading.
Blessings!!
Natalie is reading anything that is Fancy Nancy and together we are reading American Girl books. Her favorite girls are Kit and Kanani.
Dominik is reading EVERYTHING! He just finished the Chronicles of Narnia series, and is currently reading a book involving dragons (can’t remember the name, and it is not the Inheritance series as he read that earlier in the year)
Love love love that my kids are big readers like their mom!!
I just bought the Magic Tree House series for my kids and they are really loving them. I will also make good use of the list you have provided.
Great that your kids love to read. I need to read more. I mean books, not just online stuff. Braces! Woohoo! Did you all have braces? I might get adult braces when I have more disposable income…pfff who am I kidding?! When will that be?!
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