Great list Sweetie! We have already done about half of these but it gives me some good ideas. I have been thinking of Jules Verne but have never read any myself so wasn't sure. I have also thought of some Twain. I think Tom Sawyer would be good but can't remember some of the details of Huckleberry Finn to know if it's appropriate. (Some of the scenes on the raft make me wonder but like I said I can't remember the details.)
Syoblrig we did The Penderwicks and started Mysterious Benedict Society in kindergarten. She enjoys them but really needs more complex plots now. Lord of the Flies was too grim for me when I read it in 7th grade but I didn't know if that's just because I am just a wimp. I am very sensitive so books like Charlotte's Web were really tough for me as a kid. DD handles it all much better than me, though. ("Oh it's ok Mom. As long as it's part of the story it's fine.") We were warned about the last few Harry Potter books since they get very dark. She loved them all though. Thanks for the idea for Scholastic Book Wizard - I'll have to check it out.
We just started listening to Five Children and It in the car. We may go back and restart the Sister's Grimm series in the car when we're done with it. Tracking down the right book on cassette can be a challenge. When the local library got rid of their collection the librarian gave a lot of them to DD. We have a few that neither DH nor I have ever read. Would any of these be good: Because of Winn-Dixie, Atemis Fowl, The Black Cauldron or The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm? I like the idea of Around the World in 80 Days but DH is concerned about the same problems we ran into with Dr. Doolittle. We've seen the movie but neither has read the book to know for sure.
Right now these breaks are just for DD to listen - she doesn't follow along with text. The neuropsych suggested this as much to reduce her school anxiety as for enrichment. Once she gets the iPad she will likely have more text-to-voice with printed words to follow along. I just hope it doesn't ruin the joy for her - I frankly can't see her successfully following along these high level texts, especially at the speed they are read.
I really appreciate the input and am eager to hear any other ideas.
