100 Books for Girls to Grow On by
Shireen Dodson
Sometimes Girls Need Encouragement To Read!
An Inspiring Approach to Reading From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to
Ramona the Pest to Wringer, here are 100 great books guaranteed to stir
the imagination, spark conversation, and lead the way to adventure. In 100
Books for Girls to Grow On, Shireen Dodson, author of the acclaimed The
Mother-Daughter Book Club, offers a selection of both new and classic
titles. Each book has been handpicked because it is a joy to read, because
it inspires mother-daughter dialogue, and because it encourages creativity
beyond the book experience. Included are brief plot summaries for each
book, as well as thought-provoking discussion questions, inspired field trip
ideas, fun crafts and activities, and biographies of the authors. Let books
become a springboard for encouraging your daughters imagination. Ideas
inside include: Design and draw colorful dresses like Wanda Petronski,
heroine of Eleanore Estes The Hundred Dresses. Take your cue from
Harriet the Spy and create your own stories from overheard snippets of
conversation. While reading Caddie Woodlawn, pull out a map and trace

Caddies mothers journey from Boston to the Wisconsin frontier. You dont
need to form a book club to use and enjoy 100 Books for Girls to Grow On.
Shireen Dodson offers stimulating ideas that will spark your daughters
creativity and nurture a love for books.
Personal Review: 100 Books for Girls to Grow On by Shireen
Dodson
Because of the success of the mother-daughter book club, author Shireen
Dodson was prompted to write a book titled "The Mother-Daughter Book
Club." But here, she compiled a great number of suggested readings for
young girls. And, included are questions to provide discussion, analyze
characters motives, actions, etc. The author feels that good discussion
questions broaden reading experience. She believes these discussions
with your daughter give her an outlet to listen to mother's opinions, morals
and values. This way mother isn't preaching and lecturing rather just
discussing things. It keeps lines of communication open tremendously!
This approach to your children is valuable! She also provides an average
reading time and the pages. She says the books range for girls ages 9 to
13, some for younger and some for older than 13 years old. Included is a
small blurb about the authors, some author's titles listed a few times.
Themes are listed for each book, whether it is cultural, race, freedom,
choice, sacrifice, friendship, relationships, identity, self esteem, family,
responsibility, etc. After each blurb are suggested activities pertaining to
specific books. And, the author, Dodson, suggests other books that girls
might like. For each book listed, she recommends books of similar
likeness. The other suggested readings are not necessarily included in her
100 list, which is great because these titles are also referenced in the
index. That's what makes this segment wonderful, more books are
suggestedThis is a wonderful reference as motivation to read!....MzRizz
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