I think the reading level might be a bit young for her. My daughter read them when she was around 8 years old.
What’s the name of the set your brother bought? I’m shopping on ebay right now and it seems I would be better off buying them a collection of books rather then one at a time.
We have “The Secret Garden”. “Little Woman” is a good suggestion. Jane Austen, well, my daughter maybe to “immature” for her books. My daughter just turned 13 and not into “romantic” stuff yet and “Anne of Green Gables” seems to be the same reading level as the “American Girl’s” books. I don’t know. I only just saw those at the book store and thought they looked good. I thought they would help her get more interested in American history. I told her about them, that the main characters are 9 yrs old, takes place in different time periods, etc. She seems real interested. I want them to learn something out of everything they read and thought that fiction based on non-fiction history would be the way to go.
American Girls is really intended for someone 7-9 is my guess. I think Anne of Green Gables is about a lot more than “romance”. The stories are actually quite funny and Anne is a good role model for girls. She is spirited and determined, frequently attempting to be naughty but always learning it is better to be nice.
Even if Anne of Green Gables is slightly below her reading level, at least it’s well-written. And the series matures with Anne – there are a ton of books and they follow her all the way into adulthood. I know I loved the Americal Girls when I was 7-8 years old, but now, when I read them with my nieces, I’m struck by how poorly written they are in comparison to the rich writing you find in something like the Anne of ________ series.
bethlehembooks.com/
Those books are awesome (from what I see, I haven’t read them yet). I remember putting them in my favorites to purchase later and I forgot. Do you know how those are different from these:
I only have two of the latter. They were fine–shorter. But, the kids didn’t seem to like them as well. They couldn’t give me a reason. But, maybe it was the two books I have?Those books are awesome (from what I see, I haven’t read them yet). I remember putting them in my favorites to purchase later and I forgot. Do you know how those are different from these:
catholicshopper.com/products/encounter_saints_series.html
They look just as good as the ones in the link in the above quote box except a little shorter in length maybe. Does anyone have at least one of each of those who can maybe “review” them?
Anyway, I decided not to get her the “American Girls”. I rather buy a set of Saint biographies like those in the above 2 links. I also found “Great Illustrated Classics” on ebay which I may also buy. I’d rather get those Saint books first though!
