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Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone reads books below their age level. I don't read as many as I use to, but I still like reading books below my age level. If it's a good juvenile mystery, I'll even read as low as grades 4-7. But of course, when it comes to k through 3, then I draw the line. I like reading books with teens and kids solving mysteries. I can't think of any I've read recently, but I like reading them.
wonderwoman
Oh I read kid stuff all the time, especially since I got Web Braille and I can look for some of the stuff I read when I was younger. Right now I'm re-reading the Anne books by L.M. Montgomery.
Yes I read them when I was in my teens. They were good books. Anne was more funny and lively when she was growing up than when she had grown up and married. I read any nancy Drew book I don't remember reading.
wonderwoman
Yeah, I'll read books below my age level. For instance, Judy Blume I love, I'll read her books over now and then. It brings back good memories. And every so often I'll read a Goosebumps and laugh at it lol! I used to lvoe those things. But they're all the same. If you wanna know the Golden Rule of Goosebumps, which I have written, PM me lol. It's quite simple. Caitlin
I think I had a goosebumps movie on vcr, either mom bought it or rented it one. It was weird, but I think it ended right, most of his books don't have a good ending, or it doesn't make sense. I sometimes don't know why I read them. They're very good in the beginning, and through the middle, but the endings don't seem right.
wonderwoman
Ramona Books too. I only read those for years. I mean, that's all I read! For like two years! Lol! Like kindy to first grade.
oh yeah, remember the Ramona books, I especially think I remember Ramona the pest. She was late for school one morning, because when it was a quarter after the hour, she thought it was 25 minutes, because a quarter is 25 cents. So it was ten minutes late when she left the house, then it took her several minutes to get the school, and one of her older classmates was a monitor, and the first thing she said was, "you're late" lol.
wonderwoman
Yep Wonderwoman, righto n the money! I think I'm gonna pull taht out and listen to it now. Ahahaha. I looove that book! Well all of them! My dad says I'm such a little troublemaker because I grew up reading Ramona. Lol. Caitlin
Well Ramona sounds like a good one for learning how to get in to trouble, lol. I haven't read any of those books in a long time.
wonderwoman
She is! She taught me a lot. Lol!!! But some of the mistakes she does are so common, and so realistic. Caitlin
Yes they are, and she wasn't a mean kid, she just got in to trouble very easily. Sometimes getting in to trouble is the most natural thing in the world.
wonderwoman
I'll say! Lol! Yes she was a very sweet little kid, Ramona. I loved reading about her. Still do. The films are quite cute as well. Sara Poly was/is a great actress. Caitlin
I didn't know there were any Romona films. Wish I'd seen them, sounds like they would've been good.
wonderwoman
Yeah they were pretty elete and hard to find but they were quite good. They were short, like one chapter per film. Each was about a half hour lon. Very very good thoguh. Caitlin
Well, I hope they remake them on cassette sometime. I think I've read Henry and ribsy, the dog, and I remember when there was that one about Ribsy getting lost, the whole book was centered on him. That's the first time I'd ever read a book that centered around a dog.
wonderwoman
Yes yes! I read Ribsy too and the Henry books, "Henry and Ribsy," "Henry and the Clubhouse," "Henry and Beezus," "Henry and the Paper Route" and the original "Henry Huggins," and I think I'm forgetting one, not sure ... um ... oh well ... but they're good. And Ribsy was good! Strange but good! I remember that one part where he ended up with that family of girls and they used violet bubble bath on him and the dad was singing, "Sweet vi-o-lets," lol! Ahahah. Caitlin
Seems I remember that vaguely. Ribsy and Ramona the pest are the only ones I remember very clearly, though I'm sure I read all the others.
Oh and I remember reading a book called the 4 saturdays. I was always into those family books. The 4 saturdays was about these 4 children who decided to form a club, where each one would goout every Saturday afternoon and have their own adventure. The youngest one was only 6 years old, and they considered him too young to go out and have an adventure, but one saturday, hedecided to anyway, and I think he almost got in to some trouble, so their daddy said from now on, they all had to stay together and go together and do something.
wonderwoman
Hmmm never read the four saturdays. Did you read any of the Fudge books from Judy Blume, Wonderwoman? Caitlin
I did: Tales of a Fourth grade Nothing, Superfudge, and Fudge-a-Mania. (that's my favorite) My favorite Judy Blum book is As Long as We're Together, which I read in the beginning of middle school and really related to. I also love Ramona. My favorite was Ramona Forever, and I hear there's a sequel to that one. And I think I'll dig into the Roald Dahl collection sometime soon.
I love all those, Krisme! And there is indeed a sequel to Ramona Forever, it's called Ramona's World and it's awesome! And there's also a sequel to Fudge-A-Mania that is totally awesome! It's called Double Fudge. And Roald Dahl rocks too! Lol! Caitlin
No Caitlin, I haven't read any of the fudge books. I can't remember if I even ordered any of them. The only time I usually read younger books much now, is if they're juvenile mysteries, and kids figuring ways of their own to get out of a dangerous situation. Though I wouldn't mind reading some of the doctor do little books again, or maybe there's some I haven't read.
wonderwoman
I read children's and young adult books quite often. They bring back wonderful memories from childhood. Also, there were so many that I'd always wanted to have a look at, and I couldn't find them in accessible formats til recently.
Ahahaha I just love them! I'm still planning to dig out ramona and have a relisten. Maybe tonight. Caitlin
Hi Megan,
Yes, those childrens and young adult books reminds us of childhood. I tried looking up juvenile mysteries on my library for the blind's website, but it doesn't turn them up. If i type juvenile fiction, it will bring up a huge long list, but that's too general.
wonderwoman
Glad to see Roald Dahl, A British author, make an appearance on your lists. He was a pilot during the war, you know. I think his biography describes his experiences having to shoot down fighter planes during the battle of Britain, on the day when the RAF allegedly shot down 359 of the Luftwaffe's aircraft over the skies of Southern England.
The battle of britain in which, of course, the British and the British empire defended our island with such fortitude and heroism. For teenagers I recommend the machine-gunners, by Robert Westall. Very good wartime novel that.
Or Good Night, Mr Tom, by Michelle McGorian, one of the best wartime novels that one.
Yes I read that one. It was very good, very dramatic.
wonderwoman
Hmmm LL will check them out. Thanks. And I read "Boy", Dahl's first autobiography, but didn't read the second one, "Flying Solo," which is about the war. But "Boy" is the best! I loved it!
How can you say that Boy is the best if you haven't read the other one yet? Going solo is very good yes. I'd also recommend the James Heriot books for anyone who likes animals and a good laugh, they're basically the memoirs of a vet in 1930's Yorkshire. I've just finished reading The Woman in white, by wilky Collins. This is not a children's book, but it is one of the best horror stories I have ever read. It is not in contemporary horror story style, of course, it being written in 1860 or thereabouts.
Well, its good to know i'm not the only 1 reading below my age level grin. I read a lot of young adult fiction. I think many of them are better than adult fiction. It has to be quick smooth and writen well enough to keep a teen interested but can't be drawn out forever as some adult books are. I You guys were talking about the romona books. I loved those! have you all read the newest one. It was cute! I think the writer of the juney b jones books must've grown up reading romona grin
Hi Unicorn, you are so right, books below our age level are so much fun. I mostly read Juvenile mysteries, Nancy Drew mysteries. She's only 18 or 19, but she is such a quick and smart detective.
wonderwoman
ah yes, I loved the Ramona and fudge books. good stuff!! and what about the baby-sitter's club? that was my thing!! I used to read them all the time. I just found some the other day and downloaded and listened, although I can't find my favourite ones on etext or audio, grrr.
I watched the Ramona movies too...my fav was siblingitus. lol that was great! "you are wonderful blunderful," lol.
ah I love kids books like that. I wish I could find more for free in accessible format.
canadian diva
I don't think I've read the baby sitters club, but I may have seen them. I read the Ramona books a long time ago, but admit now I only read most books below my age level if they are juvenile mysterieI think teenagers solving mysteries is so fantastic. I'm sure I couldn't've done it when i was a teen.
wonderwomans. I think in some ways, I must still be a teen at heart.
Hm, yeah, sometimes I do, but not very often. I only read my old diaries, and laugh about the nonsense the little Ines once wrote, lol.
lol, well I guess what you wrote when you were 8 would seem pretty silly and funny 18 or 20, or older.
wonderwoman
I love the Ramona books! I read them when I was younger and then reread them recently.
I always wanted to read the Baby-Sitter's Club books when I was younger, too, but they were impossible to find. I finally found some a few years ago, ordered them, and read them.
Someone mentioned Web Braille. How do you get that? I've heard of it, but I have no idea how to go about getting it.
wish I could help, but I don't even have a refreshable braille display, and not sure about how to get it. I liked the Ramona books when I was younger, don't remember ever seeing any of the babysitters' club books. Does anyone read the boxcar children mysteries? They're about 4 children who solve mysteries, and love it, especially Benny, the youngest. They were originally orphans, and lived in a boxcar, until their grandfather found them, and they went to live with him, and he let them have the old boxcar to play in.
wonderwoman
I remember The Boxcar Children!! What were the other kids' names? That has been bugging me for weeks!
How about the Anastasia books, by Lois Lowry?
hahaha I so remember Ramona and Boxcar children and Babysitter club. lol I don't read any of those now, but I do love Bruce Coville's books (which are like middle school age books) but I still read them as soon as they become available.
my, the Anastasia books are old, I don't even see them in talking book topics anymore. I think she was the one who had the little brother named Sam, who was 3 years old? Let's see, the names of all 4 Alden children are, Benny, Henry, Violet and Jessie. I named the boys first, since I find it easier to remember names better if I either name the boys or girls first, rather than naming them by boy girl girl boy, etc. I may be a little too old for the Ramona books now, lol, but I do remember enjoying them even in my late teens. I think juvenile mysteries are quite a bit more fast paced than the adult mysteries.
wonderwoman