I need to find a book for English class. It can be any book except the ones that are in the curriculum. Thanks!
2006-09-27 12:27:03 · 24 answers · asked by I love the cake 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. It is very funny but also a controversial book because of the views on war.
2006-09-27 12:42:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to say, since you don't tell us your grade, so here's a list of good books for grades 8-12.
Most are fiction, but some are non:
Warriors Don't Cry
Girl of the LImberlost
The Locket
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Tuesdays With Morrie
The Scarlett Letter
The Grapes of Wrath
The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax
Rebecca
Cheaper By the Dozen
The Hobbit
Of Mice and Men
Christy
Idylls of the King
Marley and Me
The Diary of Anne Frank
Anne of Green Gables
Ferenheight 451
The Hiding Place
All I Needed to Know in Life I Learned in Kindergarten
2006-09-28 12:34:51 · answer #2 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it really depends on how old you are, but since you said it was for an English class I'm supposing that your still in school. I dont know what grade your in but I guess it doesnt really matter. Heres a list of a few of my favorite books that Ive read recenlty for this school year (Im a freshman by the way):
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1,2,and 3
Clearwater Crossings Series
Annies Baby
The Alice Books Series
Dawsons Creek Series
Amoung the Hidden
Harley
2006-09-27 20:08:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bridgette ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's funny that you post a question like that here! What is interesting to one person is probably boring to another! I personally like the style and works of Stephen King. He's not all horror and 1,000 page books. If you've never read anything by him, and don't want an overly long story, try 'The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon' It's about a little girl who gets lost in some real wilderness.
2006-09-27 20:01:48 · answer #4 · answered by Darryl L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey there,
It depends what you like...
I love Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - sci-fi but it really changes your views on things.
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, its a fabulous book, and really well written.
Dan Brown Books...Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Deception Point and Digital Fortress
If you're looking for something off the beaten track I read Embassador by Edwina Currie and Deliver Us From Evil.
Other Authors you could try are John Grisham (legal fiction), Stephen King, Ian Fleming (James Bond) and Micheal Criteon? I don't think that's spelt correctly.
Happy Reading
2006-09-27 19:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by Butterflies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your grade (if grade 6-12), I recommend Whale Song. It has been used for novel studies in various schools, as well as in French immersion schools (it's in English). Whale Song has also been popular in book clubs.
The reason it's done well in schools and book clubs is that Whale Song offers various topics of discussion such as:
assisted suicide
racism
bullying
grief/death
forgiveness
Try it. :) The original is currently still available at Amazon.com or Chapters.ca, but will be going out of print soon to make way for a revised special edition.
Cheryl Kaye Tardif, author of Whale Song (2007 Kunati Books)
http://www.kunati.com/catalog_whale_song.html
http://www.cherylktardif.com/whale_song.htm
2006-09-28 00:34:35 · answer #6 · answered by Cheryl Kaye Tardif 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you like realistic fiction then Curios incident of the dog in the night time
Science Fiction: 1984
Fantasty: Singer of All Songs
Tragic: Things Fall Apart
Also it's banned book week list the web site
2006-09-27 19:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Jenna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite book is called "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime." It's so funny. It's about a teenaged boy with autism (and written from his point of view) who wants to solve a mystery about a murdered dog, but ends up finding out all about his family. It's written really well, has a good plot, and is really funny, too.
2006-09-27 19:37:54 · answer #8 · answered by K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I strongly, strongly suggest the Tricksters, by Margaret Mahy! It's from the point of view of a girl who's writing her first book, and it deals with all sorts of issues, like murder, warped family relations, adultery, first love, and the war in a person between heart, mind, and body.
If you had to, I think you could analyze it at least sixteen different ways in a paper, or just read it for the pure enjoyment of Mahy's writing style...
2006-09-28 05:05:23 · answer #9 · answered by Tanuki Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to say, not knowing what your grade is, but I'll assume you're in highschool. I like books by Jodi Picoult. She writes really well and every book I've read of hers is interesting. The Pact and My Sister's Keeper are some of my favorites.
2006-09-27 19:31:23 · answer #10 · answered by Curious George 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋