10 Books for Middle Grade Summer Reading

This week I would like to share 10 books we have enjoyed reading for the middle grade years.  Each of these books we have enjoyed so much that we have purchased them to read over again.  Click on any of the titles below for more information found on this blog. 

When I first started home educating I really struggled to find excellent twaddle free literature for my children to enjoy.  Over the years I have collected  some wonderful book resource lists and have shared them here: Book List Resources.

These books are not from one particular genre but rather a wide variety.  For more information on the different types of genre available in the book world read these posts: Genre and Sub Genre.

As much as it's delightful seeing your children enjoy a particular series a wise homeschool Mom once encouraged me to keep the variety coming so as not to stall my children's growth.  Reading only one type of book becomes a little like only eating one particular food source and creates an unhealthy environment in the mind.

When choosing books for your students to enjoy be sure to choose books of all levels.  It's always good to allow the brain to rest after wading through a difficult book by reading something light and easy.  This allows the brain to regroup and prepare for the next book.

10 Books for Middle Grade

Follow my Leader

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (December 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140364854
• ISBN-13: 978-0140364859

Toad Heaven

• Format: Paper back / Hardback
• Number of Pages: 192
• Publication Date: 
• ISBN 10:0141314826
• ISBN 13:9780141314822
• Author Morris Gleitzman

Dewey the Library Cat

• Format: Paper back / Hardback / Audio
• Number of Disks:Four
• ISBN 10:1441885471
• ISBN 13:9781441885470
• Author Vicki Myron,
• Performed by: Laura Hamilton, With Bret Witter

 The Apple & The Arrow

• Format: Paper back
• Number of Pages: 80 pages 
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 
• Publication Date: 
• ISBN 10: 0618128093 
• ISBN 13: 9780618128099 
• Author  Mary & Conrad Buff

The Chalk Box Kid

• Format: Paper back
• Number of Pages: 65 pages 
• Publisher:Random House USA Inc 
• Publication Date:12 September 1987 
• ISBN 10:0394891023 
• ISBN 13:9780394891026 
• Author Clyde Robert Bulla 
• Illustrator:Thomas B. Allen 

The Burgess Bird Book for Children

• Format: Paper back
• Number of Pages:256 
• Publisher:Dover Publications 
• Publication Date:2003 
• ISBN 10:0-486-42840-0 
• ISBN 13:978-0-486-42840-6 
• Author Thornton W.Burgess 
• Illustrator:Louis Agassiz Fuertes 

Billy and Blaze

• Format: Paperback
• Number of Pages:56
• Vendor: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date:
• ISBN:0689716087
• ISBN 13:9780689716089
• Author: Clarence William Anderson (1891 – 1971)
• Illustrator: C.W. Anderson

Puzzle Journey Under the Sea

• Format: Paper back / Hardback
• Number of Pages: 32
• Vendor:  Usborne Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 28 August 1998
• ISBN:9780746026854
• Author L. Sims
• Illustrator: S. Stitt

Tales of WORDISHURE Book II

• Format: Paper back
• Number of Pages:130
• Publisher:Mick Art Productions
• ISBN 10:0982700059
• ISBN 13:9780982700051
• Author Mick McArt
• Illustrator: Mariah Sue Anderson

The Young Reader's Shakespeare

• Format: Hardback
• Number of Pages:96 pages
• Series:  The Young Reader's Shakespeare
• ISBN 10:1402711166
• ISBN 13:9781402711169  
• Author William Shakespeare
• Retold By:Adam McKeown,
• Illustrator:Lynne Cannoy

For more wonderful ideas on great twaddle free literature be sure to see what others are sharing on the Crew blog.

Mid year Already! {HSMJ}

 In my life this week…

• I'm a little stunned that we are in June already!
• I am excited that it's one more week before we leave to go on holiday for a week.  I'm looking forward to reading some books.

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

• Save the date. For the next seven months 18 bloggers will be sharing their insights on Homeschooling in the High School years.
• An interesting read for every parent and rather thought provoking How Minecraft and Duct Tape Wallets Prepare Our Kids for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet
• Here's a delightful hands on way to explore history for students and all you need is Warfare by Duct Tape!
• Australian Prime Minister Cards

In our home school this week…

• We continue to enjoy watching documentaries on Smart Kidz Homeschool
• Documentaries on Netflix
• Working our way through IEW level A.
• Teaching Textbooks 4
• Recorder lessons
• Art lessons
• We enjoyed two trips to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

 Things I’m working on…

• Preparing two upcoming reviews.
• Hosting the Homeshcooling High School blog hop
• Counting down the days to our holiday 
• Making plans for our trip to the Simpson Desert in September.

 On the WWW I’m reading…

• Her House Looked Normal From The Outside, But When They Walked In, They Were SHOCKED!  
• What Should We Do When Older Children Don’t Obey?
• Beautiful.  Be sure to have your tissues handy Officer who told teen his parents had died in crash shows up at his graduation
• Calling Bruce Jenner a Woman Is an Insult to Women
• Yikes! School stands behind field trip to sex toy store

 I’m cooking…

• I'm keen to try these out: Paleo Fried Zucchini with Cool Dill Dip
• How Long You Can Freeze Everything, In One Chart

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
I loved watching this sneak peak video of the new IMAX 3D movie on Jerusalem. It's a breathtaking from the air view of Jerusalem from a biblical/historical perspective



Blessings
Chareen

Connect with me

 

Linking to

Photo collages made with: Photoscape a FREE photo editor


A Week In Review Link UP

Join Lisa and I each week and share your week in review.  We look forward to reading about your

Week in Review
Field Trips
School Work&nbsp
Homeschool projects
And anything homeschool related.

Here is a button for your post.

<div align="center">
<a href="http://www.everybedofroses.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Virtual%20Fridge" title="My Week in Review Link UP"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JfK0Pu8bjjRGkWVH2UajSwQ-LHWiM4FZ-326h-H_4BLk-s1IXdBu1tG_LN3fiWkqklIjwPrYRzA42txZHjDxOJyoVc3xUhgUjDfwPeQT2J_Hu-KUcXGFekmkbNZHTdP66xEBuLPAEAWP/s1600/my+weekinreview2.jpg"height="125" width="125" alt="My Week in Review Link UP" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

An InLinkz Link-up

Introducing the 2015 Homeschool High School Blog Hop

Homeschooling through the high school years places fear in the hearts of many a home schooler both veteran and new. I remember years ago once people were used to the idea of us home educating the very next question was always "Are you going to homeschool for High School?" or "How will you teach ... ?"   

A couple of months ago a few home school friends were asking one another for help in finding information on home educating through the high school years when we realised that many of us had graduated students from our home schools but had not really shared our experience on home educating through the high school years, so we talked about sharing our knowledge with you and create a keepsake for ourselves on our blogs.  There are 18 of us on this journey and we will be sharing what we have learned along the way, what we are learning now and what we aim for over the years to come.

Home Schooling in High School is a time of great change in many homes, one that can be exciting, daunting and fearful.  Our aim is to lift the veil on homeschooling through the high school years, in order to equip and encourage you. You are more than able to home school your children all the way through to graduation.

Home School High School Topics

Over the next seven months we will be sharing some insights into the following aspects of home educating through the high school years

• 24 June - Planning for High School {How and When,ways to/how we're planning to earn college credit while still in high school, Meeting High School Requirements, how to assign credit when there aren't tests, What records do you keep? How do you present them? What influences your method, your emphasis in certain areas?}
• 29 July - Electives {Following Passions, following interests, fitting a job in with school, and Being intentional in Preparing for what comes after high school, Life skills.}
• 26 August - Math, Science, Biology, History {What do you use ? Why do you use ... ? What influences your choices/selection? }
• 30 September - Language Arts {Poetry, Literature, Composition, writing, What influenced your choices/selection?}
• 28 October - "How am I going to teach High School ...?" {Addressing the fear factor of teaching subjects we struggle with or know nothing about, How to achieve credit in subjects your student *hates*}
• 25 November - How do you fit it all in ? {homeschooling high school alongside homeschooling the others, Fostering Independence, Do you generalise or specialise? Schedules,}
• 30 December - Graduation { Fostering Independence, How do you know when they are done ?}

Introducing your Home School High School Hosts

• Jennifer from A Glimpse of Our Life - Meet The Bloggers of The Homeschooling High School Blog Hop
• Meg from Adventures with Jude - Hints for Homeschooling High School
• Cristi from Through the Calm and Through the Storm - Some Homeschooling High School Friends
• Debra from Footprints in the Butter - My Three (Homeschooled High School) Sons
• Leah from As We Walk Along the Road - Are You Really Homeschooling Through High School?! The Homeschool High School Blog Hop
• Michele from Family, Faith and Fridays - Homeschooling High School Blog Hop
• Lisa from Golden Grasses - You Can Do It! Homeschooling through High School Blog Hop
• Wendy from Life at Rossmont - Introducing High School Homeschooling ... {A Monthly Blog Hop}
• Gena from I Choose Joy! - Homeschooling High School monthly blog hop- Introduction
• Kym from Homeschool Coffee Break - Meet the Homeschooling High School Bloggers!
• Debbie from Debbie's Homeschool Corner - Homeschooling High School
• Carol from Home Sweet Life - Homeschooling High School ~ What is it REALLY like?
• April from ElCloud Homeschool - Introducing Homeshooling High School
• Erica from Be The One - Homeschooling High School
• Laura from Day by Day in Our World - Homeschooling High School ~ A New Monthly Series of Posts
• Tess from Circling Through This Life - Introducing the Homeschool High School Blog Hop!
• Dawn from Double O Farms - Tapping into Great Resources for Homeschooling High School

We pray that you will be encouraged and inspired to home school your children through the high school years.

Blessings
Chareen