Gifted Bulletin Board

Welcome to the Gifted Issues Discussion Forum.

We invite you to share your experiences and to post information about advocacy, research and other gifted education issues on this free public discussion forum.
CLICK HERE to Log In. Click here for the Board Rules.

Links


Learn about the Davidson Academy’s online campus for profoundly gifted students living anywhere in the U.S.

The Davidson Institute is a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted students through the following programs:

  • Fellows Scholarship
  • Young Scholars
  • Davidson Academy
  • THINK Summer Institute
  • DITD FaceBook   DITD Twitter   DITD YouTube
    The Davidson Institute is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube!

    How gifted-friendly is
    your state?

    Subscribe to the Davidson Institute's eNews-Update

    Who's Online
    0 registered (), 0 Guests and 253 Spiders online.
    Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
    Newest Members
    Otters, premuimpharmacy, Robyq, John T, SP3D
    11384 Registered Users
    December
    Su M Tu W Th F Sa
    1 2
    3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    17 18 19 20 21 22 23
    24 25 26 27 28 29 30
    31
    Page 3 of 8 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >
    Topic Options
    #201015 - 09/15/14 04:19 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 6-8 [Re: Mark D.]
    xsantos Offline
    Junior Member

    Registered: 09/21/13
    Posts: 31
    Loc: NJ
    My son loved to read these books: DS7 1-LEMONY SNICKET, Book 1:'Who Could That Be at This Hour?\
    Book 2:'When Did You See Her Last?
    Book 3 is will be out soon in October. DS7 is so excited.
    File under 13 Suspicious Incidents
    2-STAR WARS, jedi Academy
    3-SPIRIT ANIMALS, Book 1: Wild born
    Book 2: Hunted
    Book 3: Blood Ties
    I asked him which one you should recomended for the 7 years old to read first . He said that , First Lemony snicket because Sprit Animals has so many upside down . If he begins with Lemony Snicket, he will get used to it.


    Edited by xsantos (09/15/14 06:06 PM)

    Top
    #208347 - 01/05/15 12:26 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
    Hils Offline
    Member

    Registered: 10/14/12
    Posts: 74
    Loc: CA
    My DS10 LOVES "The Inheritance Cycle" series by Christoper Paolini. The first book is "Eragon."

    I haven't read them myself, (too big for me, lol) but the vocabulary is complex because he often asks me what words mean when he is reading in the car.

    Top
    #212765 - 03/16/15 12:56 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
    Ametrine Offline
    Member

    Registered: 05/27/11
    Posts: 741
    The Lemonade War (and series)

    Top
    #216538 - 05/19/15 10:43 AM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
    ultramarina Offline
    Member

    Registered: 08/24/10
    Posts: 3428
    DD recently loved this book and the others in the Seeds of America trilogy: http://www.amazon.com/Chains-The-Seeds-America-Trilogy/dp/1416905863/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_y

    Top
    #216539 - 05/19/15 11:31 AM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: ultramarina]
    cricket3 Offline
    Member

    Registered: 11/02/09
    Posts: 693
    Originally Posted By: ultramarina
    DD recently loved this book and the others in the Seeds of America trilogy: http://www.amazon.com/Chains-The-Seeds-America-Trilogy/dp/1416905863/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_y


    We love Laurie Halse Anderson! Ultramarina, I can't remember exactly how old your DD is, but Anderson's YA offerings are great, particularly Speak (but the story involves a rape, so may not appropriate for the 9-12 age range of this thread. However, very appropriate for girls headed to high school...).

    Top
    #217584 - 06/03/15 11:11 AM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
    thx1138 Offline
    Member

    Registered: 01/30/12
    Posts: 108
    DD10 has hit the ceiling of the MAP test and is reading at a high school level. The challenge is to find books that are at a more advanced reading level, that don't bring in too much sex or violence. Books from a century or two ago are generally safer bets, since society censored more back then.

    Here we can assess the kid-safe: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

    Here we can assess the grade-level or lexile: http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

    I just wish these two databases were merged. I still have not found a definitive solution to this problem. Its exacerbated by how fast gifted children consume books.



    Edited by thx1138 (06/03/15 11:15 AM)

    Top
    #217589 - 06/03/15 11:48 AM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
    ultramarina Offline
    Member

    Registered: 08/24/10
    Posts: 3428
    Cricket, she's 11--we're in an awkward stage with books. I'm trying to squeeze the last little bit out of children's, because YA is freaking me out. Adult fiction is looking like a better choice right now!

    Top
    #217592 - 06/03/15 11:59 AM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: thx1138]
    indigo Offline
    Member

    Registered: 04/27/13
    Posts: 5224
    Biographies are often a safe choice. One source is every good book.

    Top
    #219719 - 07/17/15 10:20 AM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
    indigo Offline
    Member

    Registered: 04/27/13
    Posts: 5224
    There are also good reads on the thread Short book / advanced middle school level.

    And on this recent blog post from Gifted Parenting Support:
    Finding Age Appropriate Books for Gifted Readers
    by L J Conrad
    July 6, 2015

    Adding a link to the thread Graphic novel recommendations? which mentions a 9-year-old.

    Adding a link to the thread Books like Horrible Histories for older kids.

    Adding a link to the thread Book Recommendations For All Ages, which mentions a book for
    "advanced fourth graders and up."

    Adding a link to the the thread Non-fiction audio book recommendations, for a 10-year-old child.

    Top
    #225532 - 11/28/15 12:43 PM Re: Book recommendations: age 9-12 [Re: Mark D.]
    atticcat Offline
    Member

    Registered: 06/29/14
    Posts: 58
    How about the Doctor Who series' books,from their TV episodes?

    Top
    Page 3 of 8 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >


    Moderator:  M-Moderator 
    Recent Posts
    Broad Interests and Academic 4-year program advice
    by 13umm
    Today at 03:22 AM
    KTEA-3 vs. WIAT-IV vs. WJ-IV Ach
    by aeh
    Yesterday at 08:20 PM
    Unable to access testing scores
    by aeh
    Yesterday at 08:03 PM
    May DS have outgrown giftedness?
    by aeh
    Yesterday at 07:56 PM
    Help with digital standardized testing with ADHD
    by millersb02
    Yesterday at 10:42 AM