When I was in 11th grade, my English teacher gave us a list of books that every person should read in their lifetime. The list was so interesting to me that I kept it for many years, and decided I would read every single book on the list. I would annotate the list and then cross off each title as I finished it. At some point I lost the actual list, but the experience of reading "great" books was a definite addition to my education. There are a lot of excellent books out there, but this is my personal list of "must reads." Thank you Ms. Tana Brock for inspiring me, and for ultimately influencing me to become an English teacher just like you.
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| Abbey, Edward | Desert Solitare | A classic about a man who lived alone in a remote part of Utah for an entire season. Poetic, beautiful, inspiring, and even funny, one of my favorite books of all time. | | Emily Bronte | Wuthering Heights | If you liked Twilight, then read this book, because Twilight is a sad ripoff of this classic love story between a beautiful young girl and a dark, mysterious and brooding young man. | | Frank, Anne | Diary of a Young Girl | One of the most widely translated books in the world, this diary of a young girl in hiding from the Nazis is fascinating from a historical perspecitve and moving from a personal one. | | Lee, Harper | To Kill a Mockingbird | The story of a white lawyer defending a black man during the 1930's in the deep South. The story is told from the point of view of a child, which shows how irrationally the adults act without being preachy. | | Salinger, J.D. | The Catcher in the Rye | There is something about this book that has appealed to teenagers for over 50 years. The story of a boy who has been kicked out of yet another school is a classic book about love, alienation, loss and growing up. |
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