Some books that he's talked about a lot are the Fire Star series by Chris D'Lacey, the Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky and the Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage. Do you see a fantasy trend there? I do. I made sure that he had some good non-fiction books and alternate types of fiction to round out his reading.
One book I know that stood out for him was Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin. It is a biography of a dancer growing up under the last days of the Mao regime and his defection to the United States. There is a juvenile version of this, but I chose to let Roo read the adult version with supervision and lots of conversation and I am glad that I did. He read a copy from the library, but has asked for a copy of his own. I'm looking!
Great job, Buddy!
Roo's Reads: July-December
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
- Fire Eternal by Chris D'Lacey
- Parzival by Katherine Paterson
- Grandfather's Dance by Patricia MacLachlan
- Queste (Septimus Heap Series Book 4) by Angie Sage
- Fire Star by Chris D'Lacey
- Don't Talk to Me About the War by David A. Adler
- Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
- Amazing Lizards by Trevor Smith
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Human Body Unit--Usborne Internet Linked Science Encyclopedia
- Cultures of the World: Japan by Rex Shelley
- Welcome to Taiwan by Vanessa Wan
- Amazing Animals: Giant Pandas by Don Cruickshanks
- How the President is Elected by Heather Lehr Wagner
- The Orangutan (Endangered and Threatened Animals) by Lisa Harkrader
- First Boy by Gary Schmidt
- Election Day by Marc Tyler Nobleman
- Marco Polo: Overland to China by Alexander Zelenyj
- Welcome to South Korea by Patrick Ryan
- North Korea: A Question and Answer Book by Susan Haberle
- Scott Joplin by Janet Brown Hubbard
- Countries Of The World: China by GOH Sui Noi
- Encyclopedia of Presidents: Harry S. Truman by Seven Otfinoski
- A History of American Music: JAZZ by Christorpher Handyside
- The National Anthem (True Books, American Symbols)
- Exploring Continents: Asia by Anita Ganeri
- The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole
- Missouri (Portraits of the States) by P.M. Boekhoff
- Your Skin Weighs More Than Your Brain: and Other Freaky Facts About Your Skin, Skeleton, and Other Body Parts by Barbara Seuling
- Science Chapters: Your 206 Bones, 32 Teeth,: and Other Body Math by Robyn O' Sullivan
- Physik (Septimus Heap series Book 3) by Angie Sage
- Icefire: Book 2 of Fire Star series by Chris D'Lacey
- Guardians of Ga'Hoole: Book 4, The Siege by Kathryn Lasky
Apologies for the poor editing on this post!!
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