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Farhana wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm new to this group and Goodreads. I don't have a clear idea on how it works so if this discussion goes against the group please take my heartfelt apology. My first question is w..."
Farhana, I know the Harry Potter books are enjoyed by everyone from children 8 years old to adults! I used to borrow them from my young granddaughter when she was reading them. I don't know what country you're from, so I have no idea if you are aware of the books or the movies, which are still very popular.
This is a list of all of the Harry Potter books. The author,J.K. Rowling is a white woman, so this is probably the wrong group for me to recommend them in, but I'm sure it's ok.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/45175
I would agree with Patty. Harry Potter is a great start, but will make a list
Here are books I remember reading as a teen, though I read a lot of adult level books even when I was 11 and 12 years old. I will put asterisks (*) by the ones I know I read for school.9th grade:
-Lord of the Flies*
-A Separate Peace*
10th grade:
-Jane Eyre*
-My Name is Asher Lev*
-The Bridge Over the River Kwai*
11th grade:
-The Old Man and the Sea*
-The Red Pony by John Steinbeck*
-To Kill a Mockingbird*
12th grade:
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*
Not sure when I read, but recommended:
-A Wrinkle in Time
-All the "Wizard of Oz" books by Frank Baum
-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, by Mark Twain
-The Wind in the Willows
-The Outsiders by SE Hinton
-Caddie Woodlawn
-The "Little House on the Prairie" series
-All Creatures Great & Small (and others in the same series by J. Herriot)
-Gulliver's Travels
-The Little Prince
-Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
-Complete stories & poems of Edgar Allen Poe
-The Secret Garden
-Flowers for Algernon
-The Hobbit
-The Diary of Anne Frank
-Robinson Crusoe
-The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
-The Chosen by Chaim Potok
-The Witch of Blackbird Pond
-The Princess Bride
-Animal Farm
-Winesburg, Ohio
Farhana wrote: "〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "I would agree with Patty. Harry Potter is a great start, but will make a list"Thank a lot! I'll give these books a try. Also do you remember the required readings before 9th grade?"
I'm not Beth, but I recall "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" being assigned in junior high (7/8th grades).
The only one I remember being assigned reading in elementary school is Dinky Hocker shoots smack!Others I remember reading and enjoying
Wrinkle in time by Madeliene L'Engle (she was a favorite author of mine).
Fantasy
Earthsea trilogy by Ursula LeGuin
Dragonsinger, Dragonsong, Dragondrums by Ann McCaffery
The birchbark house (1st in historical fiction series by Louise Erdrich)
Little house in the big woods and others by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The dark is rising series, byt Susan Cooper (1st is Over Sea Under Stone)
Owls in the family by Farley Mowat
Gary D. Schmidt
Seeds of America trilogy by Laurie Halse Anderson (Chains, Forge, Ashes)
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
fantasy books by Andre Norton (I especially enjoyed the witchworld series)
Bud not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, and The Watsons go to Birminham
Charlotte’s webWinnie the Pooh
They are children’s books but I loved them!
The chronicles of Narnia. A children’s fantasy series that I read as an adult and liked very much.
Another classic for younger readers - Little Women. I think I read it at least 3 or 4 times.
Ardene wrote: "The only one I remember being assigned reading in elementary school is Dinky Hocker shoots smack!Others I remember reading and enjoying
Ooh, somebody else who loved those Susan Cooper books. I read them as a child and loved them. I picked them up to read again as an adult to see if they stood the test of time, and definitely so!
Yes Sarah, definitely a Susan Cooper fan.Another one I ran across recently is Harriet the spy by Louise Fitzhugh.
And I think most titles listed here (except for Tolkien & Rowling & Milne) are American English as opposed to British:)
I can give you books I have read but I think it is first more important to understand what topics you like to read about in your language. There are many basic books but I find if I like the subject I understand the words better and still expand my vocabulary.
Do you like history, science, mystery, magic/fantasy, romance, science fiction, poetry? Do you read graphic novels? The images might help.
I am certain this group has many educators who can give you suggestions.