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5 ways to turn your reluctant reader into a total bookworm
It can be frustrating when your formerly bookworm kid suddenly stops reading. And it’s scary when your child’s teacher says they HAVE to read a certain amount of books (usually in a specific reading level) or they’ll be in danger of falling behind in their grade level. You’re stressed out, your kid is stressed out, and it’s very, very easy for this situation to turn into fights and arguments and unhappy families. I see quite a few families who’re in this same situation at my library. Usually they’ve gotten to the point where the the kid is completely uninterested in a) reading the book, b) picking their own book, c)…
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17+ WWII Books for Kids ages 8-12 | Reading List
This list was inspired by my childhood love of historical fiction. I don’t remember which book kicked it off, but I do remember finding Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself in a free books bin, reading it, and immediately wanting more. World War II is one of the most covered historical eras in children’s literature, so there’s tons of titles to navigate. It’s also one of the major time periods that kids learn about in school, starting somewhere around 5th grade and going more in depth in 8th or 9th. I’ll also occasionally get some students at my library looking for particular historical eras to read books from as part…
