I try and read most everything my son reads before he reads it. This is not easy as {1} he reads quickly and {2} he has more time to read than I do. However, it is my duty to protect his mind. Here is what I’ve been previewing:
Leepike Ridge
Tentatively, I’m going to say this is one that I’ll keep and he will read it. {We acquired it via PBS recently.} What I’m trying to decide is if he is old enough now, or if I need to wait a bit. So far, it is fine, but I need to see how it all moves along. My one concern is the semi-romantic subplot. The main character’s mother is a widow, and everyone seems to want to marry her, and this is a big part of the book. Depending on which direction that takes, we may wait a bit to read it.
The Fallacy Detective:
Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
I already know that I love this book. We will definitely use it. E. is a bit young for it now, but I’m using it to reacquaint myself with all of the fallacies. I might try and teach some of them to him in conversation before giving him the book.
The Penderwicks:
A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits,
and a Very Interesting Boy
So far, I am not super impressed with this one, even if there is an award seal on the front. We’ll see. My hunch is I’ll be relisting it on PBS without incident. I haven’t gotten far into the story, so my objection for now is simply that I expected a higher quality of writing than I’m seeing so far. We will see. Perhaps that changes. Some books are weak in the early chapters.
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