Freepers!.....Need Suggestions.

[dg62]

My 12yo neice is graduating from grammar school on Friday, and I want to give her a good book to read for the summer.

Does anybody have any ideas? I was thinking one of the classics like Jane Eyre or something but maybe thats too old for her at this time. Also, I want to avoid giving her something Lib/PC. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Perhaps you should do a whole NT for such an audience?

LOL. No, I don't think so. The Bible should be handled carefully...that was just for a bit of humor. I teach school and yes, I DO insert some values here and there in the common vernacular. However, I've been called on the carpet over the years by principals for that very reason. It's becoming a spiritual battleground similar to Flander's Field. Best wishes.

[ExSoldier]

My wife teaches Alas Babylon to her reading classes. She then makes them create survival checklists She then checks those lists against those posted by our very own freeper appalachian_dweller. None of those kids ever apptoaches the detail of AD. I personally read a great book of survival in the 1970's called Lucifier's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournell but that may lack the Christian theme you seek. For THAT there is only one possible choice and that is the 12 book series by LaHaye & Jenkins called Left Behind.

[Quix]

I think Dobson's teen magazine is well done and attractive to them.

I think it would be a super gift for that age group.

[Quix]

Ah so. Sounds like you've been doing good work.

Woe to those who give you a hassle--in due course, of course.

[Quix]

I see. Sounds like you two are doing a great job.

What have been some of the interesting student responses to ALAS BABYLON etc?

[Sam Cree]

"What are you doing for fun this summer?"

I'm doing as much drawing and painting as possible.

You could be right that normalcy may not last much longer; I too hope that that is wrong. But my perception of the world changed on 9/11 and I have known since that our civilization was under threat. 'Course, since my family and I went through the eyewall of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and lived in a devastated area afterwards, I have understood what a thin veneer on human behavior and basic survival civilization really is. But I still have hope, there is still strength and goodness, and there is a good chance that it will prevail. I even pray for that. After all, I have a family that I love more than life, and I'd wish that things could be nice for them.

[pbear8]

The selfish younger sister runs away with Mr. Wickham and it tells of his attempt to run away with Georgiana Darcy. Might want to wait a bit with that.

Loved the A&E version. The new one isn't bad though.

[Xenalyte]

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is great for that age.

Also "Cheaper by the Dozen," but unless she only reads two pages a day she'll be done with it quickly.

[Xenalyte]

Whoa up a sec . . . "graduating" from grammar school?

When did this start?

Graduation means you've earned a degree or a diploma. What degree does a grammar-schooler hold?

[Xenalyte]

I second "The Hobbit" - totally wholesome and fun to read.

However, I'm not so sure about the Narnia books. I read them around that age and found the kids insipid and badly in need of having pranks pulled on them. For awhile, I actually rooted for the lion to eat one.

[BIGLOOK]

Steinbeck's The Red Pony and Travels with Charlie would both be good choices.

[Quix]

Congrats.

If you want, then, I pray that you sell lots of paintings at huge prices!

Your perspective is certainly understandable, and warranted, imho.

God's safety, wholeness, provision be yours.

[Marysecretary]

I may try and get it for my own granddaughters. Love, Mxxx

[Quix]

I think it's called

BRIO

I think it would be well worth it.

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