Mark Twain

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  • July 14, 2008 at 9:14 pm
    Rachel White
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    Any recommendations for M.T. books/short stories for an almost 8 yr. old(who reads 2 yrs. higher) or should I still wait another couple of years. Also, is Created for Work by Shultz appropriate for this son, or should I wait to the 10 yr. mark.

    Rachel

    July 15, 2008 at 1:46 pm
    Bookworm
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    Hmm. Well, I personally would wait on the novels. I think he’d get more out of them, have more appreciation, at an older age. I know what it’s like to have kids reading far above grade level. But IMO they’d be better left until a little later. I have to admit, I’m not a huge Twain fan, and we read what we HAVE to, and don’t rush into it. LOL

    If you really wanted to expose him to Twain, try something like “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”

    I really liked Created for Work, but again, IMO the reflection necessary would really work better for an older boy, one who is closer to thinking about what it will be like to be a working person. The exception would be if your dh wanted to read it along with your son and they could discuss and identify things to work on together, etc. But for reading alone I’d wait a little bit.

    It’s so hard to keep advanced readers busy with excellent books but keep the books requiring some thinking and maturity for their right time, isn’t it? Sigh. BTDT! LOL

    Michelle D

    July 15, 2008 at 1:47 pm
    Sonya Shafer
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    The only one that comes to mind might be The Prince and the Pauper, but even that one has a couple of sections that I edited out when I read it aloud for everyone. I think it would work for him if you read it aloud, but not if he is reading it on his own.

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