My younger sister has a limp in her right leg (inborn). But she is strong, resilient and smart. I want her to grow up into a strong woman, academically competent, and confident.
My younger sister has a limp in her right leg (inborn). But she is strong, resilient and smart. I want her to grow up into a strong woman, academically competent, and confident.
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I have a book suggestion. It’s been a popular novel/series lately, and I must say I really enjoyed the series.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, followed by New Moon and Eclipse.
There’s also the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. Those were really great books too; about 4 different girls.
So sorry about your sister, I hope she enjoys life despite complications, and grows up to be a strong and confident woman.
Let her read the classics. Little Women would be wonderful for her. Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations…. I am glad to hear she is thriving despite her problem. I know she will be a strong and independent woman. Good for you to want that for her. Pax – C
The Tale of Desperaux or The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.
Or any other Kate DiCamillo books are wonderful for a 13 yr. old.
The Artemis Fowl Series are also a favorite of mine.
The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King are good ones. Wizard of Oz is very good, especially when you read it as it was intended to be read, a satire on our gov’t and gov’t in general. You can do some research to help you understand the hidden messages in that book. It’s really very insightful. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are good ones as well. And of course, the Bible is the best book of all for anyone at any age if they want to grow up strong, competent, confident, and healthy. It’s the Word of God.
As for movies, I would recommend that she not watch You’ve Got Mail. That movie is awful and sets a terrible precedent for women in general, especially teenage girls. The Pirates of the Caribbean are pretty good, even though they’re kind of strange. Elizabeth Swann, played by Keira Knightley (I think that’s how you spell it) is a good heroine, especially in the third one. The King and I is a good classic movie. Stay away from pornographic type movies, like American Pie and many of the National Lampoon movies. They’re not good. The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson, is a good movie. There are other good ones too. Just look. And check out http://www.pluggedinonline.com. They give good reviews of movies, television, and music.
All the Tamora Pierce books are great for girls of that age – fun, with strong heroines (they’re fantasy series, many of them about girls who become knights or learn to use magic).
Don’t Bet On the Prince: A Fairy Tales Retelling.
Uppity Women of Medieval Times.
Ella Minnow Pea.
Oliver Twist.
Great Expectations.
I love children’s books, and there are some really great ones for kids your sister’s age with strong female protagonists. A few I have really enjoyed over the years are:
Homecoming (and sequels) by Cynthia Voigt about a young woman who must take charge of her younger siblings when her mother vanishes one day. . .
A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer, a survival story set in Africa and a Newberry Honor Book
Yolanda’s Genius by Carol Fenner about a brilliant girl and her brother who plays the harmonica . . . also a Newberry Honor Book
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King is a fantastic mystery novel (voted one of the best of the last century) about the fifteen-year-old female apprentice of none other than Sherlock Holmes
And if she is a mature and avid reader, Gone With the Wind has some major girl power going on. Scarlett is a lady that can take care of herself . . . of course, GWTW does have some very unsavory racial aspects that can be quite offensive.