Getting my kids to read at home can be a bit of a struggle. But when they find a good book, they get lost in it for hours!
They practically put themselves to bed just to get more reading time!
This year, a few on our must-read list are:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Vern
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
Just in Case a series by Matthew Cordell
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Isles of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson
Did you know --Children learn an average of 4,000 to 12,000 new words each year as a result of book reading! For more amazing reading facts, check out this scholastic page loaded with reading facts.
What are some of your favorite must reads? How about favorite authors?