My new blogging friend, Mary Ann Scheuer over at Great Kid Books, has a lot of, well, great books for kids that she has reviewed. I have not read these books, but she has done a fabulous job of reviewing them, and I’ve added some information about reading levels and ratings where appropriate. The Tree That Time Built – Poetry… Read More
Ink Spells talks THE SOFTWIRE
I love Science Fiction (SF). I love it with a passion that really defies reason, and stops just short of dressing up and being one of the wacky fun people that go to the conventions. I’ve read SF since I was an advanced reading child myself, and I hope to review some of the classic SF tomes in upcoming blogs…. Read More
NEWS for Advanced Readers
Thanks to the wonders of Google Alerts, Ink Spells will have an on-going feature that will look at news that may be of interest to Advanced Readers, and the parental units and teachers that guide them. Of course, that old-fashioned relic of the past, the newspaper, can be a great source of challenging reading material. But this blog post is… Read More
Ink Spells talks THINGS NOT SEEN
RL: 4.5 CSM: 10+ Rating: PG Content: Puppy Love THINGS NOT SEEN by Andrew Clements is a sweet book about a boy who wakes up invisible. The reading level on this book is not likely to be challenging, even to younger readers (8-10). The protagonist is a sassy teen and there is some very innocent puppy love as… Read More
Young Adult Books
I truly love young adult (YA) books, but I don’t think they are appropriate for the middle grade (ages 8-12) readers this blog is focusing on, no matter how advanced their reading level, or even their intellectual understanding of the world. Young adult books are attracting more and more adult readers. Twilight is an obvious example, and I enjoy sharing… Read More
Thinking and Non-Fiction
Part of finding good books for advanced readers is finding books that engage their brains. This isn’t just about complex vocabulary or richly turned phrases – it’s about books that make you think. Non-Fiction is a fabulous way to get little brains chugging, and I think this is part of why so many kids who are advanced readers are drawn… Read More