Posted on 7/23/2005, 11:32:43 PM by notpoliticallycorewrecked
My son lives on the computer these long summer days. As his mother I would like to see him do more productive things, like read. So I am going to make him read a chapter or two in a good classic book for the rest of his summer. I am looking for recommendations as to what to have him read.Thanks
BTW I plan on reading right along with him so we can talk about the book.
What are his interests..and how old is he?
Depends - what does he like to read??
The book of 'Proverbs' as found in the Bible!
He is 15 and I am trying to expand his interest. He is only interested in the computer. I signed him up to work at our local library. They put him to work in the computer lab. He laughed all the way home his first day. He is holding an A in English and he wants to be a writer/ computer programmer.
Practical applications of the hp-15C.
Have the teenager a date too,......great movie date!
If he masters the HP-15c, he will be able to buy a library later, because he will understand the six basic functions of a dollar and will start to understand how money is made and lost.
Boys tend to be mathmatical anyway, so why not with something that will benefit his whole life?
uhhh, mom, the computer is just loaded with words.
Seriously, try the Potter books if he is in the low teens. My nephew liked to read The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan in his late teens (and still does)
Post 4 beat me to it. Proverbs are a MUST. When I was his age, I had to do a Proverbs study on rebelliousness that I've never forgotten, thank God.
Had to hand-write every verse on the subject and then discuss them with DAD.
Why force him?
If he's got an A in English, and is doing constructive things with the computer (programming, not just playing games) then let him be. It's summer. Sounds like he has good skills to be a tech writer or programmer.
I am a mom. So I am the lady of the house. The movie that every husband and wife should see is The Notebook.
Teenage boy doesn't date yet. He is the opposite of his older very social brother. He considers girls to be friends right now which is just fine with Mom. My son is very cute in teenage girl standards. At our last BSA Court of Honor one of the sisters of another scout was checking out my son, but did not notice that my mother was observing the whole thing.
The Last Jihad and The Ezekiel Option by Joel Rosenberg are excellent political thrillers based on Bible prophecy. No swear words. No sex scenes. Just great suspense.
My suggestion is to not restrict him to what you consider to be classic books. There are many fine books out there that are not "classics", but are still entertaining and fun to read. Find books that will fit his interests. Better yet, take him on a trip to a bookstore. Not one, but several. Used books bookstores as well as new books bookstores. Let him pick out, within reason, which books he would want to read over the summer.
Issac Asimov. Start him with the Multivac stories and Robot series. These will pique his interet since he is a computer lover. With over 450 published stories in every major category of the Dewey Decimal Systen he can read Asimov from A-Z!!
Thank you several of those should interest both of us.
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