Summer is fast approaching us...this means many teens have
the opportunity to turn their brains off with no school and veg for three
months solid. Is this ideal? NO!
Reading is a beautiful thing. A necessary thing.
A life thing... And sometimes there needs to be some motivation to do
so.
Would you challenge your mentee to read books this
summer?
This list of books below are highly recommended by Reading
teachers in West Dallas and will allow you to interact with your mentee about
real issues and plots. Maybe one book you could go to the library or Half
Price Books and pick out a book together that interest your mentee...
Ex. animals, cars, Asia, etc
Maybe come up with a little reward system to affirm their
reading?! Here are a few ideas:
Reward System:
Book 1 - $5 card to Sonic or another restaurant
Book 2 - Nice Dinner and Movie
Book 3 - Day trip, maybe tubing
Book 4 - $40 cash
We would REALLY
encourage you to suggest to your mentee to start out reading an
easier book so he/she doesn't get frustrated.
Easy
*Chronicles of Narnia
Carry on Mr. Bowditch
The Giver
Kairo
*Bridge to Terabithia
Tears of a Tiger
Moderate
The Glass Castle
Monster
*Hunger Games (3 books series)
*Gifted Hands
Do Hard Things
Run Baby Run
Difficult
Unbroken (great for boys)
Joker One (great for boys)
Redeeming Love (great for girls)
*Kite Runner
*Count of Monte Cristo
*The Hiding Place
Uncle Toms Cabin
*** asterisk means there is a movie to watch after the book
is read! ***
HAPPY READING!
