Great Chapter books With Awesome Vocabulary The Typical high school kid know about 45 thousand words
and use around 5,000.
The typical college kid knows about 75 thousand words.
And uses around 10,000.
Jay Z uses about 4500 different words in his raps, which is dangerously close to
the total number of words used by high schooler uses just to speak and his lines
rhyme!
Good vocabulary comes from stories, from reading and listening to other people
express themselves and describe the world around them. Below are 8 great
chapter books that offer their readers captivating stories and deep rich vocabulary.
This is not a complete list. It is an ordered list. It is just a good like to get you
started. If you have ideas of missing titles, SENT THEM TO ME, and I will add
them.
The Evolution of Calpurina Tate -- Kelly
Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she
wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so
much bigger than the green ones. With a little help from her
notoriously cantankerous grandfather
Flora and Ulysses -- DeCamillo
It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that
has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum
cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who
has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen
to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him
Savvy -- Law
For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical
secret. They each possess a "savvy" -a special supernatural power
that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves
mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark
electricity . . . and now it's the eve of Mibs's big day.
Great Chapter books With Awesome Vocabulary Paperboy -- Vawter
“An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest
fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can
barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when
he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he
knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers.”
Splendor and Glooms -- Schultz
“Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets
that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy
doctor, is spellbound by Grisini’s act and invites him to entertain at
her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini
accepts and makes a splendidly gaudy entrance.”
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy --Schmidt
“Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a
small Maine town, he is shunned for playing baseball differently
than the local boys. Then he befriends smart and lively Lizzie
Bright Griffin, a girl from Malaga Island, a poor community
founded by former slaves.”
Words of Stone
-- Henkes
Blaze Werla is having a routine summer. He spends his days
alone, wandering around the hill next door, and his nights awake,
avoiding the dreams that haunt him. Then a message appears on
the side of the hill and Blaze's predictable summer suddenly takes
a turn toward the mysterious.
Great Chapter books With Awesome Vocabulary The series of unfortunate events
-- Snicket
I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is
extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very
unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the
Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe.