Common Sense Media type site for books?

ValiantJoy07 · 07-10-2017, 07:02 PM

Does anything like this exists? My 9year old is an avid reader, she has mostly worked through all the books in our family library and is branching out into Public Library finds. I am picky about the voices and stories she is exposed to, I generally skim things to bring up discussions or concerns but I was wondering if anyone had taken the time to do this for books, similar to what they do for movies on common sense media.

Anyone know of anything?

Singingmom · 07-10-2017, 07:20 PM

Common Sense Media reviews books, too.

Check out the bar on the right. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/#

ValiantJoy07 · 07-10-2017, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Singingmom

Common Sense Media reviews books, too.

Check out the bar on the right. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/#

It seems it is just the most popular series, that's helpful for future reference.

I guess i will poke around amazon reviews for red flags for the lesser known series.

OnAMission · 07-10-2017, 08:09 PM

I have googled the title of a book and "best age" or "age range". Often reviews from good reads come up or even other random sites/blogs that happen to have discussed the book.

momma2girls · 07-11-2017, 05:08 AM

You could also buy Sarah Clarksons book Read for the Heart. It has a pretty good list. From what I recall she goes into at least a brief description of the book and age ranges. If you want to start a thread on the books she likes and style you are looking for I could chime in there. My 9yr old is an avid reader and we add somewhere in the neighborhood of 75 pounds of books a year to my house. The 7yr old had also caught the reading bug so all our books will be well loved.

You could also check out the Sonlight book list. We go through all of the books from there a year. Although I am having her do the third grade books now at the start of fourth grade. Her reading level is high but I am always cautious about content. She absorbs so much through books.

Sorry this got long and fast! The author of the Sarah Plain and Tall series has a bunch of books that are short reads but fantastic. We have read a bunch of bets from the library and are putting them out there as gift ideas. All of my girls will sit and listen to or read her books over and over again.

07-10-2017, 07:02 PM	#1
ValiantJoy07 Rose Garden "Take Joy Home, And make a place in thy great heart for her...Joy is the grace we say to God." ~Jean Ingelow~ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Forest Posts: 16,337	Common Sense Media type site for books? Does anything like this exists? My 9year old is an avid reader, she has mostly worked through all the books in our family library and is branching out into Public Library finds. I am picky about the voices and stories she is exposed to, I generally skim things to bring up discussions or concerns but I was wondering if anyone had taken the time to do this for books, similar to what they do for movies on common sense media. Anyone know of anything? __________________ Hannah Joy Intuitive People Loving Introvert Married since '05 to Ryan software and web applications developer. Homeschooling Mama to my 5 Joys... dd1 RJ (12/07), dd2 AJ (08/09), dd3 PJ (01/12), ds1 Ziggy (09/15), ds2 Sunny (05/18) Enjoying a Healing Diet to manage SPD and other health challenges. Sorry for the typos and sloppy grammar I don't have a good excuse anymore.

07-10-2017, 07:20 PM	#2
Singingmom Administrator Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,954	Re: Common Sense Media type site for books? Common Sense Media reviews books, too. Check out the bar on the right. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/# __________________ Kelly Wife to my sweetheart for 30 years Grateful mom to 3 young adults Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

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OnAMission Rose Trellis Formerly kdhfly Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,760	Re: Common Sense Media type site for books? I have googled the title of a book and "best age" or "age range". Often reviews from good reads come up or even other random sites/blogs that happen to have discussed the book. __________________ DH and four along for our crazy ride The greater the difficulty the greater the glory - Cicero

07-11-2017, 05:08 AM	#5
momma2girls Rose Bouquet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: MidWest Posts: 776	Re: Common Sense Media type site for books? You could also buy Sarah Clarksons book Read for the Heart. It has a pretty good list. From what I recall she goes into at least a brief description of the book and age ranges. If you want to start a thread on the books she likes and style you are looking for I could chime in there. My 9yr old is an avid reader and we add somewhere in the neighborhood of 75 pounds of books a year to my house. The 7yr old had also caught the reading bug so all our books will be well loved. You could also check out the Sonlight book list. We go through all of the books from there a year. Although I am having her do the third grade books now at the start of fourth grade. Her reading level is high but I am always cautious about content. She absorbs so much through books. Sorry this got long and fast! The author of the Sarah Plain and Tall series has a bunch of books that are short reads but fantastic. We have read a bunch of bets from the library and are putting them out there as gift ideas. All of my girls will sit and listen to or read her books over and over again. __________________ Wife to one very sweet hubby since '06. he frequently makes me Momma to three fabulous girls 11 yrs 9 yrs and 7 yrs And Momma to my boy Baby T 4yrs! Miss K 3 weeks Pls excuse the typos since I typically post from my phone.

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