What to read?
Every day, every week, every YEAR, I have students who ask me for the title of a good book to read. When I take my classes to the Library I am bombarded with questions about books and which book would be the best choice. However, I can only recommend a book that I have previously read, that I have read a review on, OR a book written by an author I am familiar with because I have read their other books.
SO – if you would kindly recommend books that you have read that you think other students your age might like, I will be able to help students out when they are trying to choose a book.
You did it! Looks great!
My favorite is Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
My all time favorite is also a Stephen King book – “The Stand.” I love it!
My favorite books are “The Golden Compass,” “The Subtle Knife,” and
“The Amber Spyglass” by Philip Pullman
Christian – Are those books part of a trilogy or are they written by 3 seperate authors? You know – you understand literature SO well and can analyze what an author writes and what you think might be the message – you need to show your Freshman English Teacher that you BELONG in Honors English. That is where you truly belong.
Nh, they’re a trilogy.
P.S. thanks
Guess what! I entered a poetry contest last month and today I got a letter in the mail saying the poem I wrote is going to be published!
Christian – that is AWESOME!!!! I would love to read the poem. Email the poem to me – if you don’t mind: MrsRyan6@aol.com
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Hi Wendy!
All I can say is that I think every person, whether male or female, should read The Diary of Anne Frank…one of my favorite books of all time.
Also, how about A Night To Remember by Walter Lord.
Love,
Marty
I know you LOVE the Harry Potter books (me too), so I’m sure your students have already read those books…..
Love,
Marty
I know you LOVE the Harry Potter books (me too), so I’m sure your students have already read those books…..
Love,
Marty
You are correct Marty – I LOVE the Harry Potter books. I savored every moment of book #7. = }
Wendy,
Here’s some more book suggestions….
1. The Little House on The Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
2. The Wizard of Oz books by L. Frank Baum.
3. A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
4. The Autobiography of Santa Claus edited by Jeff Guinn.
5. A Gift Of Magic by Lois Duncan.
6. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.
7. Gentlehands by M.E. Kerr.
8. Starring Peter and Leigh by Susan Beth Pfeffer.
9. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth by Jules Verne.
10. The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
11. A Woman Of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey.
12. The Great Houdini by Beryl Williams and Samuel Epstein.
13. Somewhere In Time (also known as Bid Time Returns) by Richard Matheson.
14. A Certain Magic by Doris Orgel.
(Wendy, I’ve kept every book I’ve ever had since Grade School, and I think these most of these suggestions are within the age range of your students….)
Love,
Marty
Here’s an interesting one: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series