tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867106943332368504.post639381015048416922..comments2024-03-24T02:20:49.965-05:00Comments on iTeach and iLearn: Books for Boys: 3 Realistic Fiction Titles too Good to Pass UpDave Mulderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18395580054297587342noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867106943332368504.post-84555054677470639342013-06-15T15:10:51.669-05:002013-06-15T15:10:51.669-05:00I know what you mean about the language in Wimpy K...I know what you mean about the language in Wimpy Kid. I rarely had that problem with middle school kids...but I'm not letting my own son read the books just yet either...we'll see when he's in middle school. ;-)Dave Mulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395580054297587342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867106943332368504.post-6396720189613451042013-06-13T16:19:05.910-05:002013-06-13T16:19:05.910-05:00My sons also enjoy the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series...My sons also enjoy the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, but we have found that they very quickly start using the language of the characters in the book when talking with their parents (hopefully not with other adults!). We have now had to shelve the series on a couple different occasions due to their apparent inability to enjoy reading the books while not emulating everything they read. Have you had to deal with this at all with this series or other "realistic" books about grade-school/middle-school children?<br /><br />Kris TukkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867106943332368504.post-67145444130689150392013-06-06T14:36:35.616-05:002013-06-06T14:36:35.616-05:00Thanks for the tip! I'll have to add it to my ...Thanks for the tip! I'll have to add it to my (way-to-lengthy) summer reading list. :-)Dave Mulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395580054297587342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867106943332368504.post-90533389702139698332013-06-05T12:40:01.837-05:002013-06-05T12:40:01.837-05:00Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings is a good one. It...Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings is a good one. It follows a boy with a really tough choice he has to make regarding his friends. I had one boy in my class who insisted he hated reading, and this was the one book that he said he actually liked. <br /><br />http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/401731.Red_Kayak<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633778815157570401noreply@blogger.com