Kajeet Blog | Kids And Cell Phones

by Carol Politi

Outside Magazine does not typically focus on kids.  However, their recent blog does a great job of profiling adventure classics for kids.   The blog was spurred by the recent New York Times article on a teacher that allowed the kids in her 7th and 8th grade classroom to choose their own books.

The Outside picks?  Below and on the Outside Blog:

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer- Mark Twain
• Redwall series – Brian Jacques
• Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
• Moby-Dick – Herman Melville
• Lord Jim – Joseph Conrad
• The Red Badge of Courage – Stephen Crane
• Hatchet – Gary Paulsen
• White Fang – Jack London
• The Call of the Wild – Jack London
• A River Runs Through It – Norman Maclean’s story collection
• My Side of the Mountain – Jean Craighead George
• Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
• The Black Stallion -  Walter Farley
• Misty of Chincoteague – Marguerite Henry
• Into the Wild – by Jon Krakauer
• Lord of the Flies – William Golding
• Brighty of the Grand Canyon – Marguerite Henry and Wesley Dennis
• Following the Equator – Mark Twain
• Young Men and Fire – Norman Maclean
• Down and Out in Paris and London – George Orwell
• The Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway
• Walden and Civil Disobedience – Henry David Thoreau
• On the Road – Jack Kerouac

As you might expect, not every book is appropriate for every family or every age range.  Check out the book descriptions to determine which books on the list might be most appropriate for your family and your child.

Do you have feedback on the books above or recommendations on great adventure books for tweens?  Please comment and let us know!  We can get the word out to kids on the phone.