Book Talk Tuesday - Real Reads

I have a son who doesn't like to read, and one that does.  My son that does like to read often gets overwhelmed with all the books he has on his list to read.  He likes to take a break and read "baby books" as we call them.  The son who doesn't like to read enjoys graphic novels (although he did read all of the Fablehaven books) so short books are right up his ally.

So after all of this, I have been thinking on the classics.

I struggle. 

I know I read alot, but I have never read the classics.  *Gasp* You read that right, I have not read the classics.  Most of them are interesting to me, but I have never read them.

When I was browsing in the book store the other day, I found these little books.  They are called Real Reads.

Short little books that take about an hour (for my reader, my non reader it takes a couple hours) to read.

I just read Pride and Prejudice.  While it is super short, the major plot details are there. 

In the back of the book there is a little summary with questions about the book.  For example, "Look up pride and prejudice in the dictionary.  See if you can find examples of charactors' actions resulting from their pride or prejudice."

There are also lists of books and websites.

I think that if you haven't read the classics, these are a great place to start if you want a short little introduction to them.  (if you can't find them at your local book store, here is a website you can check them out)

Cheers