Making Shakespeare Easier to read

So I have probably mentioned these in some other Shakespeare posts, but I decided to give it its own.  -listen to it or read it aloud. If you have audible or Libravox It’s not hard to get Shakespeare books, or have someone read it with you, and take turns reading it. I’ve been to a get together where a bunch of girls sat around, chose a part and read aloud basically a play reading. And Shakespeare can be super fun!
-Read it slowly, don’t rush through, reading is never a race.
-Enjoy it, reading should be fun, not annoying,
-If your new to Shakespeare, start with a comedy, midsummer nights dream or twelfth night,
-Watch the names, there are a lot of names repeated in the different plays, so don’t let it confuzzle you. Make a name chart if you have too, who is who, how are they related. Etc.
I hope these make it easier to read, understand and enjoy Shakespeare!
-Caroline

Gossamer by; Lois Lowry

Gossamer is a book about a Fairy type creature who is the bestower of our dreams. they search out house at night and find memories. and sew them together to make our dreams. But there is a dark force coming and if they do, everyone will have nightmares. The fairy type things have to give good dreams to a young boy who goes to live with an old woman, because his mother can't take care of him.
Gossamer is a great book, shorter, and not a bad book for younger kids. Its a great subtle introduction to dystopian books, but still regular enough that it would make sense to a young'n so 7+. Its also a book about dealing with being in new places, adapting, and anger issues. its a great book! have you read this book? let me know your thoughts!
Caroline!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is an amazing book. I know you've probably read it, but i'm going to do a short synopsis. Harry is a 10 year old boy who lives with his aunt and uncle. On his eleventh birthday in the middle of the night, a huge man comes into the house and says he is a wizard and he is to go to the finest wizard school there is, to learn magic. On the magical train ride to Hogwarts, he meets Ron Weasley, they decide to be friends, Hermione granger, of whom their opinions change constantly but she ends up their friend, Neville Longbottom, a forgetful boy who always is losing his toad Trevor, And Draco Malfoy, a nasty little boy. He treats Harry’s newfound friend Ron as trash, and whom Harry and Ron decide to ignore.
Honestly, I don’t really want to go further with that. Because, either, you’ve read the book and know the story, or you don’t and I don’t want to spoil it. But this book is just awesome. It’s also really nostalgic to go back and read my favorite parts. I honestly think that reading this book at eleven is the perfect time to get introduced to the wizarding world. Your the same age as Harry and his friends, it’s not too intense, but for the younger group it is a little, and 11 is a magic number. 😉
What is your favorite chapter of the beginning of one of the best children’s series ever written?
-Caroline

Book Recommendations by Age

Alrighty yall, i've decided to make a post of my favorite book recommendations by age. I've attached links to the books i've already made reviews on. My goal is to eventually have reviews on all of them and I will update this post if I do.

8+
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
A Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

9+
Wonder R.J. Palacio
A Little Princess
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osbourne

10+
Hatchet Gary Paulson
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit
Spy School by Stuart Gibbs
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Anne Of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  Roald Dahl

11+
The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (1-4)
Artemis fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
I Funny by James Patterson
Treasure island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Yankees on the Doorstep by Debra Smith
The Yearling by Marjorie K. Rawlings
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

12+
The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Von Trapp
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Messenger by Lois Lowry
Son by Lois Lowry
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin
The Purple Mantle by Aliki Kafetzopoulou
Between the Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Mister Max Finder of lost things by Cynthia Voight
Mister Max the books of secrets by Cynthia Voight
Mister max and the book of Kings by Cynthia Voight

13+
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
Macbeth by Shakespeare
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Odyssey by Homer
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
War, Women, and the News by Catherine Gourley

Of Mice and Men by John Steinback

A Hobbit a Wardrobe and a Great War by Joseph Loconte

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Murder On the Nile by Agatha Christie 

Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin 

ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis 

War Women and the News by; Catherine Gourley

War Women and the News is about female journalists and their fight to cover WW2. This book talks about lots of women who get jobs as journalists. most cover out of country, but some stay in the US. Some cover the front lines, some the devastation war causes. One woman and her husband get imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp. It's a very informational and inspirational book. It's got lots of pictures and backgrounds on all of the journalists. Its really cool to read about women who paved the way for women all over the world who because of women in WW2 who made it possible to be whatever you want to be! id say that because this is war that 13+ is a good age for people reading this book. but I would recommend. have you read this book? If not totally do.its super inspirational and you totally should.
Caroline

Macbeth

"Double, Double, toil and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble"
Macbeth is a tragedy, but a great read and a very well known play.its about Macbeth and lady Macbeth. During war the king is pleased with Macbeth and gives him a higher title. The king says that he will rest the night at Macbeths house on his way home. Macbeth and Malcom, his friend ride ahead to prepare for the king, but on the way home, the meet the three Weïrd sisters and they foretell Macbeth will be king, but Malcom the father of kings. Macbeth writes to Lady M. and tells her of the prophecy. Lady M. Plans to murder the king while he is asleep at their house, and Macbeth is hesitant at first but lady M. taunts him and he gives in. right before he murders the king, he has second thoughts, but the clock strikes, and that was his cue to go and murder the king. He uses the knives of the kings guards as to frame him. When the king is discovered dead Macbeth kills the servants out of "rage" but instead to silence them so they can't plead innocent. Macbeth is made king because the kings sons ran away fearing their lives. Fast forward and Malcom becomes suspicious of Macbeth and Macbeth sends murderers to kill him and his son. The murderers succeed in killing Malcom but his son gets away. At dinner that night, Macbeth sees the ghost of Malcom in Macbeths seat. Later Macbeth goes to see the Weïrd sisters. they tell him he will not die until  Birnham wood comes to the castle and he will not die until he fights some not 'born of a woman" of course Macbeth was very pleased to hear this for he knew these things were impossible. But back at his castle, Lady M. was suffering from nightmares, and was unwell. The forces of the people who were mad at Macbeth were in Birnham wood and to keep their numbers a secret, tore branches off the trees and marched to the castle. The scout who told Macbeth of the attack said "It looked as though Birnham wood was marching to the castle. later Macbeth was killed by a man who was torn from his mothers womb so he was not born of a woman.
Macbeth is a very tragic story. There are a lot of suspicions about this play: some think that lady M. and Macbeth lost a child, and that lady Macbeth killed herself to free her from the nightmares. like I said very tragic. But its also not a long book, and not terribly hard to read. Its something that I think everyone should read. Id love to hear your thoughts on Macbeth!
Caroline!

I Even funnier!

Yes this is the second book in the I funny series. I even funnier is about Jamie, after winning the New York's funniest kid contest, and the northeast's funniest kid contest. Stevie is still a bully, Glinda and Jamie are good friends, Gaynor gets into trouble and Pierce is sill a nerd. there are new struggles and old ones but Jamie is still telling jokes.
This book is actually a pretty good sequel to the first book. Some aren't but this one is. Its got its ins, outs, and surprises and that's what makes a good book. This book also deals with cancer, something that is devastating and becoming more common. It also touches on Chemo therapy and things that come with cancer. But it's also not something that they spend forever on. Overall this is a great sequel and I will defiantly recommend  it.
Caroline!