I'm taking AP English Language next year (11th grade), and for our summer assignments, we get to pick one of the books we're going to read ourselves. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a good book that is enjoyable to read that also has potential to write a very good paper about?
2007-05-28 12:51:59 · 13 answers · asked by strawberry 7 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Here is my school's one hundred books list. you can right a good paper about pretty much all of them, even if they are not really classics or thought provoking books. I erased a lot of them because they were kiddish. (what 11th grade ap teacher wouldn't want to read a report on Scajewea, a Picture book :^)
Where The Red Fern Grows- Wilson Rawls
Island Of The Blue Dophin - Scott O'Dell
Number The Stars - Lois Lowry
The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
Tuck Everlasting - Natalie Babbitt
Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred Taylor
The Giver - Lois Lowry
The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
The Red Pony - John Steinbeck
The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Elizabeth Speare
Anne Frank : The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn - Betty Smith
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Of Mice And Men - John Steinbeck
Romeo And Juliet - William Shakespeare
The Call Of The Wild - Jack London
The Chocolate War - Robert Cormier
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
The Old Man And The Sea - Ernest Hemingway
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
A Farewell To Arms - Ernest Hemingway
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
Night - Elie, Wiesel
OnThe Beach - Nevil Shute
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
The Grapes Of Wrath - John Steinbeck
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
2007-05-28 13:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor is an unusual take on Alice in Wonderland and because of the war/action scenes is good for both boys and girls alike. It is a new book, published within the last few years. It's generally found in the 9-12 year old section, so 13-14 won't make much difference. I'm much older than that and have read it and enjoyed it myself ;) Good luck and happy reading!
2016-05-20 01:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books that I've read last summer for that class and enjoyed are: The Day of the Locust, The Heart is a Lonelly Hunter, and SOng of SOlomon.
Book that Ive read last summer for that class and didnt enjoy: Red Badge of Courage ( but its the shortest one)
Also The Great Gatsby, The Scarlett Letter
2007-05-28 13:19:56 · answer #3 · answered by thomassfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did my A level coursework on 'the handmaid's tale' by Margaret Atwood. It is gripping, makes you think and has an aweful lot to write about, as you can not only write about the book but can write a lot about the context, Ayatollah Khomeni (spelling!?) And all that. I thrououghly enjoyed studying that book. I got full marks by the way (go me). And even better it's the sort of book that doesn't get ruined by studying it. The more you read it the better it gets and the more you understand it.
2007-05-28 13:17:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pride and Prejudice if you haven't read it, anything by Jane Austen is great. William Shakespeare, Virgil, Toni Morrison, are just some examples. You should check Amazon.com or go to your library and ask a librarian to help you find some.
2007-05-28 13:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by DH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Princess Bride by Morgenstern. Totally magical. But I would get the abridged version by William Goldman. The book can drag and get boring, he took out the unnecessary parts.
2007-05-28 13:23:47 · answer #6 · answered by Rachel H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fahrenheit 451 is an easy, enjoyable read (especially if you are a book lover), and you could write an excellent paper about it.
2007-05-28 13:06:28 · answer #7 · answered by lei 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper, is an excellent book. It is about two sister's one with Leukaemia and one that was purposely born to help the other sister. It is a well written and a very thought provoking story. If you want to read some reviews try chapter's web site: http://www.chapters.indigo.ca
2007-05-28 13:00:22 · answer #8 · answered by urtost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Gatsby is a wonderful book, The Bell Jar is also great, but is is a bit on the odd side. Kate Chopin is a great author, but I think that her talent was wasted on books about adultery, but if you like that genera go with The Awakening (lots of symbolism). Anything by Shakespeare is wonderful. Hope you enjoy it, I did.
God Bless!!
2007-05-28 12:57:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Great Expectations, or maybe The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2007-05-28 13:13:18 · answer #10 · answered by gilmorefan74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋