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YA Book Flight for Boys with Lilianna (E6)
Description
Today’s guest is Lilianna. Lilianna and I have been friends for a few years. And one thing we are always when we talk is books. She is my subject matter expert for all things children’s books. In this episode, we discussed the importance of reading for your child with benefits including expanding their vocabulary, comprehension of material and improving their attention spans to have improved sustained efforts now and in the future. Lilianna provided so many fantastic tips about helping reluctant readers. The first step after noticing your child is a reluctant reader, would be talking to their teacher. They may have some insight into what your child is struggling with while reading.
One great tip she gave for us all, kids and adults alike, is don’t forget about book samples. You can read the first chapter ahead of time before purchasing to see if it's the right fit.
Two great websites she shared are
- Scholastic Books: This website has a book wizard that shows you “books alike” to help you find similar books to what your child has liked before.
- Common Sense Media for high-quality recommendations by age range and to help you with topics that are covered in the book.
If you are thinking, this episode was great, but I need more girl recommendations, don’t worry! Check out part 2 in episode 11.
Show Notes
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- No Fear Shakespeare Macbeth by Sparknotes (Graphic Novels)
- Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
- James Patterson YA books
- Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan (Historical Fiction)
- Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Dystopian novels)
- The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
- Jodi Picoult
- Ken Follett
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- The Bookwoman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
- Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin
Book Flight
- Refugee by Alan Gratz (there are resources online to help follow the story lines) (Historical Fiction)
- Amulet by Kazu Kubuishi (Graphic novel)
- The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan (Adventure)
Dessert Pairing
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