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Recommended Reading – for Adolescents and Young Adults

June 10th, 2011 • Related • Filed Under

High School Literature Teachers are really fascinating people. This past year I participated in a School District as an occasional Substitute Teacher. The most memorable and pleasant days were invested in High School Literature classes, where I substituted about ten days. These were memorable days because in every one of the classrooms there were perhaps a thousand books of good to great literature.

I read the summary of every one of these books, and I wrote a list. This is a list of books I have not previously read, hope to read, and hope to pass on to my grandchildren. Some of my grandchildren are reluctant readers. One even told me directly, “Uh Grandpa, I am not a book dude.” I told his mother that if we expected him to read we should take some responsibility in finding something interesting for him – that was a part of my motivation.

Anyway – the following list is a result of the compilation of books from a variety of High School classrooms. I would not ask my children or grandchildren to read something that I have not read – as a result I have read about a third of these books and continue to work my way through. After I read a book I give it to a grandchild – so here is the list – in order of discovery:

Author: Book Title: