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Thoughts? I think what surprised me the most was that the books from today's reading list are, for the most part, not older than twenty years old. Yikes! Young people need to read books from time periods other than just contemporary titles.
-Grace
This is very interesting and I agree with you (and the author's) assessment about the age of books in relation to the time. At those young formative ages it is more important for them to learn the classics and have a solid base in history before eventually getting to the more modern literature (which many times are heavily influenced by rash public opinion of the time).
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I try to keep mostly classics around so that they get used to more difficult and far more beautiful language at younger ages. Our 8 year old has a few exceptions. I let her read the Dear America series, because it's historical fiction and I let her check out the Magic Tree House and American Girl Stories from the library.
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