Book list for Teenage Boys - The Guardian Newspaper

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Macmillan)

Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama (Gollancz)

Crazy Creatures by Gillian Arbuthnott (Barrington Stoke)

The Top 10 of Everything 2007 by Russell Ash (Hamlyn)

Smokescreen by Bernard Ashley (Usborne)

The Boy who was Wanted Dead or Alive - or both by Dominic Barker (Bloomsbury)

Darkside by Tom Becker (Scholastic)

Arthur and the Invisibles by Luc Besson (Faber)

Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Macmillan)

Like Father, Like Son?: 12 Stories About Boys and Their Dadsedited by Tony Bradman (Kingfisher)

Strange Powers of the Human Mind by Herbie Brennan (Faber)

Divided City by Theresa Breslin (Corgi)

Mutant by Theresa Breslin (Barrington Stoke)

Nathan Fox by L Brittney (Macmillan)

Bloodline by Kevin Brooks (Barrington Stoke)

Being by Kevin Brooks (Puffin)

Johnny Delgado Like Father Like Son by Kevin Brooks (Barrington Stoke)

The Spellgrinder's Apprentice by N M Browne (Bloomsbury)

Billy Elliot by Melvin Burgess (Chicken House)

Bloodsong by Melvin Burgess (Puffin)

Agent Orange by AJ Butcher (Atom)

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Black Swan)

Sakkara by Michael Carroll (HarperCollins)

The Hand of the Devil by Dean Vincent Carter (Corgi)

The Bone Room by Anne Cassidy (Barrington Stoke)

Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools by Philip Cavney (Bodley Head)

I Know You Got Soul by Jeremy Clarkson (Penguin)

The Moomy's Curse by Steve Cole (Red Fox)

The Aztec Code by Steve Cole (Bloomsbury)

Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer (Puffin)

Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer (Puffin)

The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer (Puffin)

The Fighting Pit by Michael Coleman (Orchard)

Jimmy Coates: Revenge by Joe Craig (HarperCollins)

Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl (Puffin)

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Puffin)

The Spook's Secret by Joseph Delaney (Bodley Head)

The Forgotten Spell by Louisa Dent (Wizard Books)

Grk and the Hot Dog Trail by Joshua Doder (Andersen Press)

Moon Man by David Donohue (Egmont)

True Spy Stories by Paul Dowswell and Fergus Fleming (Spies - due out in June)

Toonhead by Fiona Dunbar (Orchard)

Game Boy by Alan Durant (Barrington Stoke)

Stat Man by Alan Durant (Barrington Stoke)

Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings (Corgi)

The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven (Doubleday)

The Flight of the Silver Turtle by John Fardell (Faber)

The Road of Bones by Anne Fine (Corgi)

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke (Chicken House)

Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury)

The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (Bloomsbury)

Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (Bloomsbury)

Flanimals of the Deep by Ricky Gervais (Faber)

Setting of a Cruel Sun by Alan Gibbons (Orion)

So You Think You Know the Simpsons? by Clive Gifford (Hodder)

The Devil's Breath by David Gilman (Puffin - due out in June)

Once by Morris Gleitzman (Puffin)

Mines of the Minotaur by Julia Golding (OUP)

The Ship Between the Worlds by Julia Golding (OUP)

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King Solomon's Mines by H Rider Haggard (Penguin)

Bunker 10 by JA Henderson (OUP)

Flush by Carl Hiaasen (Corgi)

The Black Book of Secrets by FE Higgins (Macmillan)

Sure Fire by Jack Higgins and Justin Richards (HarperCollins - due out in May)

Samurai by Jason Hightman (HarperCollins)

Double or Die by Charlie Higson (Puffin)

Blade of Fire by Stuart Hill (Chicken House)

It's True You Can Make Your Own Jokes by Sharon Holt (Allen & Unwin)

101 Things You Need To Know (And Some You Don't) by Richard Horne (Bloomsbury)

101 Things To Do Before You're Old and Boring by Richard Horne (Bloomsbury)

Nightrise by Anthony Horowitz (Walker)

Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz (Walker)

Great Britain by Elizabeth Singer Hunt (Red Fox)

Meltdown by Sam Hutton (HarperCollins)

Bloodbones by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone (Wizard Books)

High Rhulain by Brian Jacques (Puffin)

The Dark Portal by Robin Jarvis (Hodder)

Unreal! by Paul Jennings (Puffin)

Help I'm a Classroom Gambler by Pete Johnson (Corgi)

The Thing with Finn by Tom Kelly (Macmillan)

Flight by Kazu Kibuishi (Image Comics)

Mouse Noses on Toast by Darren King (Faber)

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy (HarperCollins)

Troll Blood by Katherine Langrish (HarperCollins)

Crusade by Elizabeth Laird (Macmillan - due out in June)

Secrets of the Fearless by Elizabeth Laird (Macmillan)

Deep Waters by HI Larry (Egmont)

Ryan's Brain by Michael Lawrence (Orchard)

Under the Skin by Catherine Macphail (Barrington Stoke)

The Boys' Book; How to be the Best at Everything by Guy McDonald

Small-Minded Giants by Oisin McGann (Corgi)

Avenger by Andy McNab (Corgi)

Breathe by Cliff McNish (Orion)

The Beast Within by Catherine Macphail (Bloomsbury)

Takedown by Graham Marks (Catnip)

The Highwayman's Footsteps by Nicola Morgan (Walker)

Billy the Kid by Michael Morpurgo (Collins)

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo (HarperCollins)

Operation Typhoon Shore by Joshua Mowll (Walker)

The Fall by Robert Muchamore (Hodder)

The Paradise Plot by Natasha Narayan (Egmont)

Jango by William Nicholson (Egmont)

One Beastly Beast by Garth Nix (HarperCollins)

Lady Friday by Garth Nix (HarperCollins)

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? by Mick O'Hare (Profile Books)

Measle and the Slitherghoul by Ian Ogilvy (OUP)

Boffin Boy and the Invaders from Space by David Orme (Ransom)

Here There be Dragons by James A Owen (Simon & Schuster)

Eldest by Christopher Paolini (Corgi)

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson (Headline)

Soul Eater by Michelle Paver (Orion)

The Penalty by Mal Peet (Walker)

Fall 1152 by David Petersen (Archaia - due out in June)

Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic)

Urgum the Axe Man by Kjartan Poskitt (Scholastic)

Captives by Tom Pow (Corgi)

A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday)

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (Scholastic)

Dream On by Bali Rai (Barrington Stoke)

A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve (Scholastic)

Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve (Scholastic)

Larklight by Philip Reeve (Bloomsbury)

Time Runners: Freeze Framed by Justin Richards (Simon & Schuster)

Devil for Sale by EE Richardson (Barrington Stoke)

The Intruders by EE Richardson (Corgi)

Zip's Apollo by Philip Ridley (Puffin)

Goal! II: Living the Dream by Robert Rigby (Corgi)

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (Puffin)

Rebel Cargo by James Riordan (Frances Lincoln)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! by Robert LeRoy Ripley (Century)

Final Lap by Malcolm Rose (Kingfisher)

Flash Flood by Chris Ryan (Red Fox)

Physik by Angie Sage (Bloomsbury)

Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food by Eric Schlosser (Puffin)

The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith (Puffin)

My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick (Orion)

How to Spot a Hadrosaur in a Bus Queue by Andy Seed (Hodder)

The Crime Lord by Jak Shadow (Wizard Books)

Blood Beast by Darren Shan (HarperCollins)

Tins by Alex Shearer (Macmillan)

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Bloomsbury)

Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton (Puffin)

The Inventors by Alexander Gordon Smith (Faber)

The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books)

Book the Thirteenth: The End by Lemony Snicket (Egmont)

Tide of Terror by Justin Somper (Simon & Schuster)

Running the Risk by Ali Sparkes (OUP)

It Was A Dark and Silly Night by Art Spiegelman (HarperCollins)

Kidnapped: A Graphic Novel in Full Colour by Robert Louis Stevenson (adapted by Alan Grant) (Barrington Stoke)

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Bloomsbury)

The Curse of the Nightwolf by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (Doubleday)

Clash of the Sky Galleons by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (Doubleday)

Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud (Corgi) BurnOut by Robert Swindells (Barrington Stoke)

How to Avoid a Wombat's Bum by Mitchell Symons (Doubleday)

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (HarperCollins)

Deadline by John Townsend (Barrington Stoke)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Penguin)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Penguin)

Montmorency's Revenge by Eleanor Updale (Scholastic)

The Web of Fire by Steve Voake (Faber)

H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute of Villainous Education) by Mark Walden (Bloomsbury)

Scientific Progress Goes "Boink": A Calvin and Hobbes Collectionby Bill Watterson (Time Warner)

The Obsidian Dagger by Catherine Webb (Atom)

Storm Thief by Chris Wooding (Scholastic) (Buster Books)

S.T.O.R.M. by EL Young (Macmillan)

Talking Turkeys by Bejamin Zephaniah (Puffin)

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Bodley Head)

Autism - Homeschooling

This is an excerpt from the blog of a Homeschooling mum - it's a very interesting read. 
Medical experts say it's not possible to recover autism. We have living proof in the form of three children, that it IS possible. By the time I started this blog, recovery had already happened, but it took years. Parenting children with autism is incredibly difficult but I have to say shifting your parenting skills once they are recovered requires some doing. We're slowly learning and I love sharing the journey. This is a place where I will chronicle our lives at this time and occasionally revisit some of the old times... but only to discuss what we did and learned, what helped and what didn't. Autism will never be missed but the lessons learned during that time of our life are invaluable.
Check out her blog here http://autismrecovered.blogspot.com/

Science - 37 week scripted lesson plan

Intended as a 37-week full school year course, this is an introductory science homeschool curriculum that will cover biology, human anatomy, physics, and astronomy.

What’s the difference between a lesson plan and a scripted lesson? 

You may have already come across homeschool lesson plans on the Web - there are tons of them out there! But since a lesson plan only outlines what topics to teach, this leaves it up to you as the homeschooler to find enough quality content for those topics and deliver the lesson, a process that can easily take hours!

A scripted lesson, on the other hand, not only covers what to teach (no need to search forquality content!), but also suggests exactly what to say to the student to have her understand the material.

In short, a scripted lesson includes both content and delivery, saving you hours of preparation!

You need to scroll half way down the page, you'll find the lessons under the heading "Science for Kids". They also do American History lessons.

Click on this link - http://www.prontolessons.com/lessons.html to take you to the website.

Theo Gray's Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do At Home - But Probably Shouldn't

In the spirit of Discovery Channel's MythBusters and Smash Lab, Popular Science columnist Theo Gray demonstrates fundamental scientific principles through wacky, daredevil experiments that will have readers exclaiming, "Holy !!*$#!!" Witness as he makes subatomic radioactive particles dance in a cloud chamber, mixes sodium and chlorine to create a smoke that will salt a super-sized bag of popcorn, adds 500 pounds of quicklime to water to create a homemade hot tub, builds a liquid battery out of copper sulfate, launches a rocket with a Snickers bar, and uses liquid nitrogen to make a gallon of ice cream in record time. These are just a few of the 52 extreme experiments brought to life by Theo Gray in Mad Science. Mad Science is the perfect book for anyone—of any age, who is fascinated by all things electrical, chemical, or explosive, and who loves a vicarious thrill.

Available from Amazon, Abe Books,  The Book Depository and more.

http://www.amazon.com/Theo-Grays-Mad-Science-Experiments/dp/1579127916/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture

For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry -- not just to make pretty colors and stinky smells, but to learn how to do real lab work:

• Purify alcohol by distillation
• Produce hydrogen and oxygen gas by electrolysis
• Smelt metallic copper from copper ore you make yourself
• Analyze the makeup of seawater, bone, and other common substances
• Synthesize oil of wintergreen from aspirin and rayon fiber from paper
• Perform forensics tests for fingerprints, blood, drugs, and poisons
• and much more

From the 1930s through the 1970s, chemistry sets were among the most popular Christmas gifts, selling in the millions. But two decades ago, real chemistry sets began to disappear as manufacturers and retailers became concerned about liability. ,em>The Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments steps up to the plate with lessons on how to equip your home chemistry lab, master laboratory skills, and work safely in your lab. The bulk of this book consists of 17 hands-on chapters that include multiple laboratory sessions on the following topics:

• Separating Mixtures
• Solubility and Solutions
• Colligative Properties of Solutions
• Introduction to Chemical Reactions & Stoichiometry
• Reduction-Oxidation (Redox) Reactions
• Acid-Base Chemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Chemical Equilibrium and Le Chatelier's Principle
• Gas Chemistry
• Thermochemistry and Calorimetry
• Electrochemistry
• Photochemistry
• Colloids and Suspensions
• Qualitative Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Synthesis of Useful Compounds
• Forensic Chemistry

With plenty of full-color illustrations and photos, Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments offers introductory level sessions suitable for a middle school or first-year high school chemistry laboratory course, and more advanced sessions suitable for students who intend to take the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry exam. A student who completes all of the laboratories in this book will have done the equivalent of two full years of high school chemistry lab work or a first-year college general chemistry laboratory course.

This hands-on introduction to real chemistry -- using real equipment, real chemicals, and real quantitative experiments -- is ideal for the many thousands of young people and adults who want to experience the magic of chemistry.

Another great option for homeschool science.