I happen to love books and so does Hannah. She is my reader of the family and will often times turn me onto a series that is a must read. She did that with Hunger Games before it was so popular and I loved the series. In fact, I stopped reading another series because she was emphatic that I read the Hunger Games. Now, I have to catch up with the James Daschner series because she already has two more for me to read after that. The problem is that when I begin reading a series, I often times can't put the book down. That translates to reading into the early morning hours which does not work for me now that I am homeschooling Matthew.
Matthew, on the other hand, prefers graphic novels and honestly does not enjoy reading that much because of AR tests. It seemed that even though he loved a book and could tell you all about it, his AR tests did not reflect that which then resulted in a low reading grade when in school. He has always tested above his reading level so we have been puzzled by this and have yet to figure out what goes wrong. We do read a lot at home whether it is informational articles on the web, library books to supplement what we are talking about in a certain area or classic literature that I remember that I think might appeal to him. We have attempted Shakespeare and he didn't hate it which is a plus, in my opinion. I introduced him to Edgar Allen Poe and he almost chose a graphic novel based on Poe's stories today at the book fair. Yes, I was secretly smiling about that. Last year, we read Animal Farm and although it was above his reading level, he stuck with it and we had great discussions. I recently began Journey to the Center of the Earth with him and although it's going to be a challenge, we will finish it.
Today we stopped at the book fair because I can't resist the bargain books. They are a great addition to our library at home and Hannah usually finds one or two that she likes, if she needs one in a pinch. So, we spent 45 minutes in the library trying to decide upon some books. I found several that I thought seemed interesting and I let him read the back. Matthew thought they seemed ok but time will tell whether he will actually pick one up to read it. If not, maybe Hannah will. Matthew settled on a graphic novel that was on the NY Times Best Seller list. I, personally don't care for graphic novels, but I also try to give him the opportunity to find a book that he would like to read. He really prefers Manga and is kind of snobby when it comes to any other graphic novel. When looking at the choices at the book fair, he would point out how the style of drawing was too cartoonish or the paper that the pages were printed on did not feel right. He is a true fan of Manga and knows a lot about it. With graphic novels, he starts with book one and then wants to go right to book two without delay. In fact, he has already finished this graphic novel and we have been home since 1:15. He finished it in 45 minutes and wants the next books so I will have to order those from the library. He will then reread book 1 and then move on to book 2 as soon as he is finished. That is one of his oddities, I suppose. Well, I have a couple of books to skim through before tomorrow so I will end this post. Happy Hump Day!
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