Archive for the ‘Reading level: age 12 and up’ Category
Saturday, April 1st, 2006
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| Author: | C. S. Lewis |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Sophisticated readers |
| Genre: | fiction, myths |
| Year of publication: | 1956 |
The legend of Cupid and Psyche is revisited in this beautiful but extremely sad consideration of the necessarily stressful interactions between humanity and its deities.
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Posted in Conceptual: highly sophisticated, Culture, Dragons and/or mythological beasts, Fairy tales, Female protagonist, Fiction, History, Reading level: age 12 and up | Comments Closed
Saturday, April 1st, 2006
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| Author: | Paul Hoffman |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Non-fiction, biography |
| Year of publication: | 1998 |
Biography of the brilliant mathematician, Paul Erdos. Inspiring because this extremely odd guy, who spoke in code and could not perform the normal functions most other human beings usually have to do (such as pay bills and cash checks), found ways to mentor promising young mathematicians and revolutionize mathematical thinking. |
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Posted in Biography, Conceptual: age 12 and up, Gifted, History, Math, Reading level: age 12 and up | Comments Closed
Saturday, April 1st, 2006
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| Author: | Alexandre Dumas |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 12 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Year of publication: | 1844 |
Gifted guy takes his devastating revenge. |
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Posted in Conceptual: age 12 and up, Dealing with bullies, Death is a central theme, Fiction, Gifted, History, Reading level: age 12 and up | Comments Closed
Saturday, March 25th, 2006
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| Author: | Ray Bradbury |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Children 12 and up |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 12 and up |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Year of publication: | 1951 |
Spooky stories; just in case the child is thinking of getting a tatoo... |
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Spooky stories; just in case the child is thinking of getting a tattoo…
I am not actually a Ray Bradbury fan. Not saying that every new technology is worth using, but Bradbury’s anti-technology bias oppresses me.
Posted in Conceptual: age 12 and up, Fiction, Reading level: age 12 and up, Science Fiction | Comments Closed
Saturday, March 25th, 2006
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| Author: | Kate Chopin |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | For grown-ups
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| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | For grown-ups
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| Genre: | fiction |
| Year of publication: | 1899 |
Hard to believe that these stories were written more than a century ago. Although they are firmly rooted in the bayous of Lousisiana just before the turn of the 20th century, the women in these stories face choices heartrendingly similar to those of women today. |
My favorites this week are Regret, in which a childless woman, set in her ways, is obliged to care for a some of her neighbors' children for a while. And, The Awakening itself, a novella about a woman who seems to have it all, but does not. |
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Posted in Conceptual: for grown ups, Culture, Female protagonist, Fiction, History, Reading level: age 12 and up | Comments Closed
