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disneyland

Tue, Jun 23 2020, 2:29 am

My Dd reads so fast I can't seem to get her enough books.
Any ideas for a teenager who loves to read. Any books your children enjoy or that you enjoyed as a teenager.

FranticFrummie

Tue, Jun 23 2020, 4:41 am

Do you allow secular literature? What are her interests? What grade level does she read at (high school, college, university?)

If she is a very high level reader, it wouldn't hurt to start her on the classics. She may not get all the references on the first reading, but it's good practice to stretch her vocabulary. I started reading Shakespeare and Dante when I was in my sophomore year, just for fun.

I'm currently reading "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton, and it is WAY more fun than I remembered!

Ora in town

Tue, Jun 23 2020, 5:54 am

Books by Enid Blyton.

Books by Astrid Lindgren for older children: Mio, my son; Ronja robbersdaughter, the brothers Lionheart, Kalle Blomqvist

Michael Ende: The never-ending story, Momo

There is a trilogy by Janina David about surviving the shoah. "A piece of sky" would be the first.

There is a trilogy by Judith Kerr about emigration in 1933: "When Hitler stole pink rabbit" would be the first.

There is a trilogy by Joseph Joffo about his mother's and his own life: "Anna and her orchestra" "A bag of Marbles"...

Classical literature:

Charles Dickens (a tale of two cities, Oliver Twist, etc.)

Summerset Maugham: Short stories

Rudyard Kipling (Jungle book, etc)

Mark Twain (tom Sawyer etc.)

Jane Austen (pride and prejudice, etc.)

Victor Hugo: Les misérables

Emile Zola: (epos about Rougon-Maquart)

Alexandre Dumas: The lady of Camalias

Thomas Mann: Royal Highness