Books with home educated children.
These ones I have not read, a fact I intend to change.
Alabama Moon by Watt Key (2006)
Armageddon summer by Jane Yolen and Bruce Coville (1998)
The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street by Sharon G Flake (2007)
Double Fudge by Judy Blume (2002)
Emily the strange by Cosmic Debris et al (1992)
Every soul a star by Wendy Mass The girl who could fly by Victoria Forester (2008)
Ida B... and her plans to maximise fun, avoid disaster and (possibly) save the world by Katherine Hannigan (2004)
I'd tell you i love you, but then I'd have to kill you by Ally Carter (2006)
Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo (1999)
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (2007)
Nim's island by Wendy Orr (2001)
Nim at sea by Wendy Orr (2008)
The remarkable and very true story of Lucy and Snowcap by H M Bouwman
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Schooled by Gordon Korman (2007)
Skellig by David Almond (1998)
The society of S by Susan Hubbard (2007)
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (2000)
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S Tolan (2002)
Theodosia and the serpents of chaos by RL LaFevers (2007)
What would Joey do? by Jack Gantos (2002) .
The ones I have read.
Little Blog on the Prairie. The heroine's mother wants the family to connect so she makes them all go on a summer camp which is based on the Little House lifestyle. The couple who run it have a daughter who is home educated so has no friends. Her parents have a computer which she is not supposed to use because she is living in the 1890s but she has been doing so. Very enjoyable especially if you have read the Little House books
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren When Pippi tries out school her teacher ends up by asking her never to come again. her need for more space to draw her horse is particularly wonderful.
The red pyramid by Rick Riordan (2010)A great adventure novel but a poor depiction of home education. As usual it means having no friends and no routine. But the writing is compelling and you do want to know what happens next.
Wings by Aprilynne Pike (2009) Laurel has been home educated with a lot of freedom but no friends but she doesn't mind until a move means having to go to school. (On page 1). Then she makes friends but discovers she is a fairy. A lovely novel with a happy fairy in it. I am looking forward to reading the sequel.
As usual if you have any to add please let me know.
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Just read the My name is Mina - the prequel to Skellig - by David Almond.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! The writing is very beautiful - it plays around with language in an almost hypnotic way.
The central character Mina is home educated because she just doesn't fit in a school. She is unwilling or unable to loose herself and her words to do what is asked for at school. It covers how she leaves and starts to put her life back together, dealing with the death of her father and getting to a place where she can start to reconnect with people again.
The descriptions of the quiet moments of contemplation and the time spent round the kitchen table making and talking with her Mum are very home ed!