Geeky YA series?

kac425
Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:30:26 +0000

Funny thing is that he doesn’t get how long ago the books were written and will sometimes ask me odd questions like “what’s a phone cord? wasn’t his phone charged?”

I had a voracious reader too and I will never forget asking the librarian for help finding an appropriate series. she recommended the mrs pigglewiggle books. mine really couldn’t get through the first chapter as the references were so old-timey (i sort of remember some euphemism for a victrola) that she just had zero frame of reference to comprehend them. it honestly was terrible recommendation…

while mine had amazing skills and comprehension at 7 it was extremely difficult to find appropriate fiction at the level she was at. a teacher finally suggested we concentrate on non-fiction and that worked very well-it was challenging enough from a skills perspective and much easier to control content and keep it high interest…there are books on any subject imaginable.

but her talents did not preclude her from reading junie b. jones and captain underpants for enjoyment–not everything has to be a teachable moment. sometimes, reading should just be for fun.