I’m a freshman in college this year. And in college, I have a lot of reading to do.
Growing up, I didn’t get the chance to read a lot. I was out of the classroom a lot as a child, and that really made me fall behind as reading was something we worked on a lot.
I’m currently trying to work on raising that reading level for myself. Not as something that I have to do, but because I want to. So I’m currently trying to find some good books for me to read.
I would say my reading level is around ninth grade. I’m looking for something that challenges it a little bit, but it’s not so overly frustrating that I want to quit.
some books I enjoyed in the past were The following:
– where are the crawdads sing
-The giver
-sold
-The hatchet series
-compound + the sequel fallout
-to kill a Mockingbird
-The outsiders
-The glass Castle (although I didn’t get to finish it)
-born a crime
I thought about picking up Lord of the flies, because that seems like a decent reading level and something I would enjoy.
I would greatly appreciate any suggestions you have.
Thank you all!
by Paigefox07
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One idea is to pick some classics with entertaining themes or plots. The vocabulary and sentence structure will be a stretch (and very good for improving your learning), but the story should be fun enough to pull you along. Some ideas:
1. Any of the original Sherlock Holmes stories
2. Anything by Jules Verne — especially “Around the World in 80 Days,” or “60 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”
3. The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins (mystery)
4. The Sea Wolf, by Jack London (adventure)
For the level you’re describing I would suggest Octavia Butler books, like Kindred or Parable of the Sower.