February 24, 2012

I have a one-on-one class with a 6th grade boy.  His English level is very high and he is good student.  We decided not to do a textbook this term, instead he is just going to do independent reading at home.  Then we’ll discuss the book and talk about new vocabulary once a week.  

Anyway, I’m looking for book recommendations. Preferably less than 250 pages… I want him to read both nonfiction and fiction books.  He likes science a lot, but I’d like him to read about a variety of subjects.  Also, I’d like to avoid mentions of sex to be honest.  We are reading The Time Machine right now and I was reading a page to him that said “playfully making love”.  And… it was displeasing to me, haha.  I’ve found a lot of lists online, but I’d like a lot of suggestions.  We’ve previously read: Hatchet, The Westing Game, and a young adult version of Shakespeare’s Tragedies.

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  1. hotyellowfellows said: I also rec Hunger Games. No mentions of sex whatsoever throughout the whole trilogy.
  2. ginnyteacher said: It’s possible that “making love” in that context meant talking love talk! That’s what it used to mean before the mid-20th century :S lol so awkward. Ender’s Game?
  3. golden-notebook said: abridged version of sherlock holmes? Holes? sideways stories from wayside school? is he high level enough for Hunger Games? first harry potter. diary of a wimpy kid. artemis fowl series, mysterious benedict society (i think that’s the name) series
  4. seouladrift said: My high level sixth graders just read The Hobbit with my co foreign teacher and it seemed to go over really well.
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  6. hyper426 said: The Phantom Tollbooth would be good for him, I think. It does a lot of word-play that would be good to teach and is about 250 pages I think.
  7. sidatron said: The Hunger Games? They’re one of the most popular young adult novels right now and aren’t hard to read; my brother hates reading and NEVER does unless he has to, but he is loving these books.
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