[HighlyOpinionated]

People KNOW Bachmann is running and aren't sure Palin is.

Then again, MANY of my 'conservative' friends STILL think Palin can't win. They're driving me crazy with their perception of who Sarah Palin is. They accept the Media/TV News lies about her instead of reading and thinking for themselves.

And while I'm at it ... Why are children not taught to READ BOOKS during summer vacation? They don't read in school and they don't learn critical thinking and comprehension unless they READ books. They watch videos or movies and they don't LEARN to think for themselves, just to accept what they see on the screen.

Sorry about the rant, I can't get my 13 yr old granddaughter to read a classic ... I just want her to read "Little Women," "Jane Eyre," and "Pride and Prejudice" this summer.

[scbison]

People say they won’t vote for Palin, but when there is 10% unemployment,high inflation, high gas prices, and just dismal malaise hanging over the country, do you think they will still vote for Obama!!! I highly doubt it, and all Palin needs to do is get the nomination.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

I can't get my 13 yr old granddaughter to read a classic ... I just want her to read "Little Women," "Jane Eyre," and "Pride and Prejudice" this summer.

Some random advice...

Forget Little Women! Some of us HATED it!

Try youtube, the movie version of Jane Eyre may be available, Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier; there should also be at least one Pride and Prejudice there.

Abridged versions in the library.

Editions with illustrations are out there too.

Read it to her.

Ask her to read it to you.

Read it together in some way and discuss things at the end of each chapter.

Cliff's Notes has a website with discussions and study guides of these books, and there's also sparknotes.com.

The books themselves are available online if your granddaughter prefers the computer to the printed page.

Most of all, don't just get her to read, read with her; where she goes in a classic tale, go along with her!

[GatorGirl]

Read them to her if you’re near. Even older kids love to have someone read to them.