Back to school. Create a reading list for the imaginary English Lit class you’ll be teaching this semester.
Hmm... This is hard.
I was watching the movie Jane Austen's Book Club last night so Jane Austen books came to my mind, but if I were to have a hypothetical class with male teenagers in it, they wouldn't appreciate the books, so I'd discount Jane Austen.
I guess I could always stick to the usual: J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels and Harper Lee's How to Kill a Mockingbird.
I guess I could always stick to the usual: J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels and Harper Lee's How to Kill a Mockingbird.
But I'd like to add a few titles from my own shelf: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Courting Greta by Ramsey Hootman and The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke. All three books are different. They each tackle a social issue and the characters are engaging.
The Fault in our Stars almost made my list. Great list! new follower GFC. my friday
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Mix of classics and newbies. I like it. Now also following via LinkyMy FF
ReplyDeleteI like the mix. I have The Fault in our Stars on mine too! I agree with the Jane Austen for the dudes!
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I think guys should have to read Jane Austen. I had to read a lot of books I didn't like that guys in my classes did, so why shouldn't they have to? Haha!
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