uplifting reading ideas

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  • March 12, 2016 at 8:35 am
    petitemom
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    I need some ideas, biographies, historical fiction that would be inspiring to a 13 year old boy.

    We have been reading so many books on difficult issues. I mean honestly human history is plain miserable. They were all very good books but I think it is getting a little heavy.

    Anybody has any suggestions?

     

    March 13, 2016 at 3:09 pm
    retrofam
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    Christian Heroes Then and Now series by, Janet and Geoff Benge, published by,  Youth with a Mission.

    March 13, 2016 at 3:48 pm
    2Corin57
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    The Book of Virtues and The Moral Compass both have excellent reading selections.

    What about the history of Lewis & Clark? Or biographies of the following:

    Babe Ruth
    George Washington
    Ghandi
    Amelia Earhart
    Wright Brothers
    Thomas Edison
    Albert Einstein
    Ben Franklin
    Neil Armstrong Davy Crockett
    Jackie Robinson
    Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Rosa Parks
    Harriet Tubman
    George Washington Carver

    Also, while it’s a Catholic resource, it’s exceptionally easily used by all denominations, there is a beautiful book called PACE: Program for Achieving Character Education. It honestly, could basically be used as a spine for a stand alone curric (except for Math and LA), as what it does is cover 11 different character traits. It uses the Book of Virtues and The Moral Compass, as well as lists great read alouds for grades K-6 that discuss the trait, as well as discusses people in history and suggested biographies to read of people that exhibited those traits. It also lists Bible verses, Bible stories etc… Then, has lots of art, music, and other activities to tie into the trait. It’s $30 new I believe from Emmanuel Books, but it’s well worth it. You’d find lots of great suggestions in it.

    March 13, 2016 at 4:28 pm
    petitemom
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    thank you both for the suggestions. I had looked up the Christian Heroes series at the library, they only have one of them, I might end up buying them..

    2corin57 I never heard of that, will look it up…

     

    March 13, 2016 at 8:55 pm
    Wings2fly
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    We have enjoyed the Ivan series by Myrna Grant, as a family read aloud.  It is historical fiction set in Russia and they face trials with keeping their Christian faith.

    March 13, 2016 at 9:51 pm
    RobinP
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    Have you read The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum?  It is historical fiction set in Germany-occupied Holland.  The main characters are boys.  Very inspiring and excellent.  One of my favorite books ever.  It has also been reprinted by Bethlehem Books.

    March 14, 2016 at 6:15 am
    Melanie32
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    I second The Winged Watchman! It’s a great book and even my small town library has a copy.

    Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are fun, lighthearted books.

     

     

    March 14, 2016 at 9:03 am
    petitemom
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    thank you all, they all sound like good books, I hope I find them at the library. I do own Huckleberry Finn, it is one of the books I was thinking as a possibility…

    March 14, 2016 at 3:08 pm
    Wings2fly
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    Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L’amour was recommended by Rick Boyer of Character Concepts on one his seminar recordings I have.  I think it is more for high school and up, but you might check into it also.

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