Comments for The Literate Mother http://www.theliteratemother.org Providing reliable content ratings for youth and young adult literature Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Silas Marner by George Eliot by seo http://www.theliteratemother.org/silas-marner/comment-page-1#comment-32638 seo Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:22:58 +0000 http://www.theliteratemother.org/?p=1001#comment-32638 It's a shame you don't have a donate button! I'd certainly donate to this fantastic blog! I suppose for now i'll settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to new updates and will talk about this blog with my Facebook group. Chat soon! It’s a shame you don’t have a donate button! I’d certainly donate to this fantastic blog! I suppose for now i’ll settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to new updates and will talk about this blog with my Facebook group. Chat soon!

]]> Comment on Born to Run by Christopher McDougall by Lorie Tucker http://www.theliteratemother.org/born-to-run-by-christopher-mcdougall/comment-page-1#comment-32586 Lorie Tucker Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:47:24 +0000 http://www.theliteratemother.org/?p=4186#comment-32586 Loved this book. One of my all-time favorites! Loved this book. One of my all-time favorites!

]]> Comment on Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar by bill fredrick the 33rd of the mangina http://www.theliteratemother.org/sleeping-freshmen-never-lie/comment-page-1#comment-32568 bill fredrick the 33rd of the mangina Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:18:02 +0000 http://theliteratemother.org/?p=151#comment-32568 this book rocks my socks this book rocks my socks

]]> Comment on And There There Were None by Agatha Christie by Melissa http://www.theliteratemother.org/and-there-there-were-none-by-agatha-christie/comment-page-1#comment-32563 Melissa Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:35:21 +0000 http://www.theliteratemother.org/?p=4194#comment-32563 I read this book in high school - 9th grade honors English - and I remember liking it a lot. Thanks for the review! I read this book in high school – 9th grade honors English – and I remember liking it a lot. Thanks for the review!

]]> Comment on The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins by Leslie http://www.theliteratemother.org/the-hunger-games/comment-page-1#comment-32540 Leslie Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:33:49 +0000 http://theliteratemother.org/?p=131#comment-32540 I just finished reading The Hunger Games and I found it an enjoyable read, although not ranking up there with the classics. I teach writing and literature classes to students six through sixteen and I like to keep current with what they are reading. I would never dream of reading this book aloud to students under the age of 14 and I am appalled that there are teachers doing this without parental permission. The book is graphic in portraying violence, it introduces themes that children might find quite disturbing, and it isn't a book to be taken lightly. As I read I felt an overwhelming sense of hopelessness and grief, feelings that most children have difficulty coming to terms with on their own without parental guidance. I am saddened that there seems to be this urgency in our society to expose our kids to the evil acts perpetrated by mankind when we should be first grounding them with a sense of hope and security. There is time enough when they have reached maturity to become acquainted with grief, what is the rush? That said, I think it's a good book for the 14+ crowd and would make for great discussion times. My 14 year old daughter and I talked about the persecution of Christians in Rome and the potential for that in the future, and what it means to act on faith and to make decisions that go against cultural expectations. My daughter just finished reading two of Jane Austen's books and "shakes her head" when people call "The Hunger Games" good literature. She said she didn't really like it very much and that she would rather spend her time reading classical books. I agree with the sentiments of "The Literate Mother" that we should proceed with caution. I just finished reading The Hunger Games and I found it an enjoyable read, although not ranking up there with the classics. I teach writing and literature classes to students six through sixteen and I like to keep current with what they are reading. I would never dream of reading this book aloud to students under the age of 14 and I am appalled that there are teachers doing this without parental permission. The book is graphic in portraying violence, it introduces themes that children might find quite disturbing, and it isn’t a book to be taken lightly. As I read I felt an overwhelming sense of hopelessness and grief, feelings that most children have difficulty coming to terms with on their own without parental guidance. I am saddened that there seems to be this urgency in our society to expose our kids to the evil acts perpetrated by mankind when we should be first grounding them with a sense of hope and security. There is time enough when they have reached maturity to become acquainted with grief, what is the rush? That said, I think it’s a good book for the 14+ crowd and would make for great discussion times. My 14 year old daughter and I talked about the persecution of Christians in Rome and the potential for that in the future, and what it means to act on faith and to make decisions that go against cultural expectations. My daughter just finished reading two of Jane Austen’s books and “shakes her head” when people call “The Hunger Games” good literature. She said she didn’t really like it very much and that she would rather spend her time reading classical books.
I agree with the sentiments of “The Literate Mother” that we should proceed with caution.

]]> Comment on Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs by crystal http://www.theliteratemother.org/forgive-my-fins/comment-page-1#comment-32522 crystal Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:50:22 +0000 http://www.theliteratemother.org/?p=1820#comment-32522 I luv this book! If i have never saw this book in the libary i wouldnt be who i am today. Keep up the good work Tera! Crystal I luv this book! If i have never saw this book in the libary i wouldnt be who i am today. Keep up the good work Tera!

Crystal

]]> Comment on Slayers by C.J. Hill by BooksforYAs http://www.theliteratemother.org/slayers-by-c-j-hill/comment-page-1#comment-32459 BooksforYAs Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:48:30 +0000 http://www.theliteratemother.org/?p=4099#comment-32459 As a fan of just about anything dragon, I'm looking forward to reading this one. As a fan of just about anything dragon, I’m looking forward to reading this one.

]]> Comment on The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) by Rick Riordan by Mary http://www.theliteratemother.org/the-red-pyramid-the-kane-chronicles-book-1/comment-page-1#comment-32458 Mary Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:11:29 +0000 http://www.theliteratemother.org/?p=1298#comment-32458 A 13 year old passing by. I posted this in January 10, 2012. I'm not really born with English as my first language, but I can read novels such as the Red Pyramid. Mythologies are my thing, but I didn't like Egyptian before. The book was given to me as a present last Christmas 2011 as a Christmas gift. It was quite interesting, since I never studied the Egyptian gods and so. Gave me a lot of facts and history lessons 101, this book is great. However, I agree with everyone above, I will recommend this book to 11+, unless to those who can and wants to. There are some terms and personalities that the younger ones might be urged to copy; Sadie's, Carter's, Bast's, etc. but then it has their pros and cons. Good book, a must-read. Though I liked the 2nd book more :) A 13 year old passing by. I posted this in January 10, 2012. I’m not really born with English as my first language, but I can read novels such as the Red Pyramid. Mythologies are my thing, but I didn’t like Egyptian before. The book was given to me as a present last Christmas 2011 as a Christmas gift. It was quite interesting, since I never studied the Egyptian gods and so. Gave me a lot of facts and history lessons 101, this book is great. However, I agree with everyone above, I will recommend this book to 11+, unless to those who can and wants to. There are some terms and personalities that the younger ones might be urged to copy; Sadie’s, Carter’s, Bast’s, etc. but then it has their pros and cons. Good book, a must-read. Though I liked the 2nd book more :)

]]> Comment on Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye by booksforyas http://www.theliteratemother.org/leven-thumps-and-the-gateway-to-foo-by-obert-skye/comment-page-1#comment-32454 booksforyas Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:09:40 +0000 http://www.theliteratemother.org/?p=4092#comment-32454 I personally found this book to be too long and too ridiculous. Granted, I'm not the target audience, but I for one didn't really see the appeal. While the writing was good, the story was too fluffed for me. I've yet to move on to the second book. I personally found this book to be too long and too ridiculous. Granted, I’m not the target audience, but I for one didn’t really see the appeal. While the writing was good, the story was too fluffed for me. I’ve yet to move on to the second book.

]]> Comment on Trouble by Gary Schmidt by Melissa Mc http://www.theliteratemother.org/trouble-by-gary-schmidt/comment-page-1#comment-32435 Melissa Mc Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:07:11 +0000 http://www.theliteratemother.org/?p=4135#comment-32435 I've loved EVERYTHING he has written! I’ve loved EVERYTHING he has written!

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