Hello
I was wondering if anybody has any suggestions on books to read. I am a sophomore in high school yet I read books that are past college level. (Not that that necessarily matters for this but it does give you a wide range of books to suggest....)
I wanted to know of any good reads. I have just finished with my midterms yet there is still one day left in school were mid terms are being taken so I need a couple of books to read tomorrow during my free periods.
Thank you in advanced!
2007-01-25 07:59:10 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
An American Childhood, by Annie Dillard
2007-01-25 08:03:18 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're college bound, you may find some of Twain's works worth reading to add to your repertoire. I really like "A Yankee in King Arthur's Court," and "Puddin Head Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins."
If you like Science Fiction, you should read some Phillip K. Dick. He wrote the novels that were turned into Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall and A Scanner Darkly. He has a lot to choose from; I love them all.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is an American author everyone should try. His quintessential work is "Slaughterhouse 5."
Tom Robbins is amazing too. He's a writer who focuses on the absurdly mundane aspects of life and breathes new life into them. If you read "Jitterbug Perfume," I promise you'll never look at beets the same way again!
And, for what it's worth, I'm a high school English teacher.
2007-01-25 09:44:53 · answer #2 · answered by Melinda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend classics basically:
anything Jane Austen (but Sense & Sensibility is my favourite)
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Peter Pan by James M. Barrie
or Frankenstein/Dracula/Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Mary Shelley/Bram Stoker/Robert Louis Stevenson.
If you don't really like classics, here are a couple of my favourite contemporaries:
Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2007-01-25 08:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by Kristie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Millionare Next Door by Stanley
Total Money Makeover by Ramsey
The Traveler's Gift by Andrews
Anything by Beverly Lewis
Anything by David Baldacci
2007-01-25 08:09:54 · answer #4 · answered by mldjay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there are a couple of books I can think of. One is "Things Not Seen", any of the Harry Potter Books, Any of the "Series of Unfortinate Events", or any books by Nicholas Sparks. I am not in High School yet, but these are books high schoolers read!
2007-01-25 10:35:01 · answer #5 · answered by k_bonine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pyramid Scheme by Eric Flint
Rats, Vats and Bats by Eric Flint
Sympathy for the Devil by Holly Lisle
Doc Sidhe by Aaron Allston
March to the Sea by John Ringo
2007-01-25 08:30:07 · answer #6 · answered by K. C. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you like to read. As to what genre? Fiction, non-fiction? History, science any of the -ologies? What, you don't really specify, just that you like to read above whatever ' they ' deem is the so-called level. Sci-Fi read any of David Weber's works especially his Honor Harrington series. Fantasy read Dennis McKiernan's INTO THE FORGE and INTO THE FIRE duology or his IRON TOWER trilogy. Mystery check out James Doss, John Dunning, J.A.Jance, Tony Hillerman, Iris Johannsen, thriller read anything by Jack duBrul, Clive Cussler, James Rollins or my favorite Matthew Reilly. History check out the works of Marcus Aurelius. For wonderment check out H.Rider Haggard's classic KING SOLOMON'S MINES. Enjoy all.
2007-01-25 08:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read The Grapes of Wrath? That one starts kind of slow, but I really liked The Jungle. The Jungle is really good. It was originally written to promote socialism (which isn't cool), but it caused quite a stir with the meat packing industry back in the early 20th century.
2007-01-25 08:08:24 · answer #8 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm reading Lord of the Rings for the second time. It's long, so it'll take up some time. Plus, it's got colorful words and stuff that you can't find in today's books. The battle sequences are AWESOME.
2007-01-25 08:15:14 · answer #9 · answered by Mad as a Hatter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuclear Age by Tim O'Brien,
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson,
Light by M John Harrison
2007-01-25 08:07:55 · answer #10 · answered by HaphazardJoy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋