Help, ladies! I'm writing my new podcast on Choosing the Best Books for School: Building your home library. This podcast is a compilation of thoughts from my Home Library Builders series, with some additional material thrown in. I'll be giving this talk on Tuesday for Cindy Rushton's Ultimate Homeschool Expo.
Here's where I need help. As I look through my recommendations, I see that it is heavily weighted on the "books for boys" side. I don't have any girls, so I don't really know of that many excellent books for girls.
Do you have any recommendations for me relating to books that would be good for girls to read? In my talk, I mention hero stories, non-fiction books that build character, moral stories, and biographies, among other topics. I'm afraid my knowledge of what is wholesome for Christian girls to read is limited to Elsie Dinsmore. If you have ideas, send me an email or post a comment, please! I'd be very grateful.
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Are you wanting books about raising girls or books for girls to read? And if so, any certain age level?
ReplyDeleteLittle Women and all Louisa May Alcott's following books, Anne of Green Gables and all the books in that series, the Little House books, a newer series called FaithGirlz, any biography on a female missionary (Annie Armstrong, Lottie Moon, Edna MacMillan, etc.), the Children's Heritage Series for girls, Heidi, The Little Princess, pretty much anything in the girls' section at
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Hi, this is funny because I just posted about reading lists and summer reading contests. You check out my blog post at http://worldofdicovery.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletethere is a link to a slew of books lists, particularly to a book for girls, about girls, or of interest to girls.
Here is a direct link to this list: http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/girls_women.htm
Lots of people have mixed feelings about the American Girl series. I have found that they are good for bringing up "talking points" with my girls. They are certainly tame compared to many series books. There are several older series books that I liked as a kid and now share with my daughters: Betsy series by Carolyn Haywood (as well as any other books by her;) Liza, Bill and Jed Mysteries by Peggy Parish; as was already mentioned the Little House series; the "Shoes" books by Noel Streatfield; the Betsy and Tacy books by Maude Hart Lovelace; and the original Nancy Drew series. These are what come to mind right now. I'm sure I'll think of more.
ReplyDeleteYou've gotten some great suggestions already. My dd has really enjoyed the All of a Kind Family series, which I don't think has been mentioned. All of my children, boys and girls, have enjoyed Summer With the Moody's and the other books in the series, by Sarah Maxwell.
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