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| She's not three anymore. (Sniff, sniff.) |
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Grace Lin
Because of Winn Dixie, Kate de Camillo
Number the Stars, Lois Lowry
The Winged Watchman, Hilda van Stockum
Magic by the Lake
Knight's Castle
The Time Garden, Edward Eager
Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell
The Little White Horse, Elizabeth Goudge
Anne of Avonlea, L.M. Montgomery
The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting
Love That Dog, Sharon Creech
Justin Morgan Had a Horse, Marguerite Henry
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg
Rules, Cynthia Lord
Beorn the Proud, Madeleine A. Polland
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Speare
Lilly's Crossing, Patricia Reilly Giff
Sun Slower Sun Faster, Meriol Trevor
The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
The Cricket in Times Square, George Selden
15 comments:
If she hasn't already read it, Understood Betsy was one of my favorites at that age.
She's in the golden age of reading!
I might have to add some of these books to my own summer reading list! How about A Wrinkle in Time, or Meet the Austins?
Danae, I did A Wrinkle in Time as a read-aloud, but I'm thinking she was too young. Time to revisit it. Trying to remember when my older girls got into Meet the Austins -- 11? 12?
Faith, I know, right?
Liz, we did that one as a read-aloud last year. Love that book! I remember when you and Lissa constantly recommended it to me -- my older girls loved it, too.
The Saturdays, by Elizabeth Enright would be perfect. And then The Four Story Mistake. The final two books in the series might better when she's a bit older. Also, Enright's Gone-Away Lake (perfect summer book!) and its sequel, Return to Gone-Away.
I tend to feel that Meet the Austins is better for an angsty 11-13yo (your milage may vary :-) ).
Ooo! How about the All of a Kind Family series by Syndey Taylor? Wonderful books about a close-knit Jewish family (five daughters) in NYC in the early years of the century. Highly recommended.
Great list, Karen! I think we'll be looking at these too over the summer.
Jenn, let us know what you end up reading this summer.
Ellie, I just thought of All of a Kind Family yesterday, too! Also, yes, I think we'll wait a wee bit on Meet the Austins, and thanks for the Enright idea!
I know you like Hilda Von Stockum. Have you done her Bantry Bay books? My fourth grade teacher read them aloud to us, and as an adult I could remember the books, but not the author. I tried finding them in public libraries around here when my kids were little, but no go. I was so thrilled when (after becoming Catholic) I discovered them in the Ignatius Press Catalog. Now I'm just waiting to share them with Luci.
Ramona might enjoy them, if she hasn't already.
I noticed you posted Anne of Avonlea. I read--and LOVED--the Anne series growing up. As an adult, I discovered Emily of New Moon, Emily Climbs, and Emily's Quest. They are wonderful books! I'd highly recommend them.
The Emily books are very good .... Kind of dark, and mature, though. I think they're more for teens+. Kind of like how so many of Madeleine L'Engle's (wonderful) books are definitely more for teens and adults.
Karen, have you all read Elizabeth Goudge's Linnets and Valerians? Wonderful wonderful book. Would make a lovely summer read.
I have an autistic son. We love Rules. :)
Liz, thanks for the reminder to add the Bantry Bay books to the list. Ramona hasn't read them yet! I SO love Hilda van Stockum.
Patricia, Emily of New Moon is actually on *my* summer list. :) Can't believe I haven't gotten to that one yet! So many books and so little time....
Ellie, Linnets and Valerians is going on the list, too. Thank you! We haven't read it.
Mel, my older daughters have read it and loved it. So now it's Ramona's and my turn. :)
FYI, Grace Lin has a prequel to Mountain called Starry River of the Sky. Lovely.
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