has to be fiction and about 100-150 pages
2007-09-24 15:25:37 · 6 answers · asked by NEpatriots12 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult, because there are so many levels and themes. Longer, but a fast read. A book no- one has heard much about is "The Peregrine Falcon" by Robert William Murphy. It is a novel but very beautiful & meaningful.
Any of the classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, Vladimar Nabokov, Leo Tolstoi, John Steinbeck, would make your teacher happy, and they have written some excellent books:
Robert Louis Stevenson: "The Master of Ballantrae"
Nabokov: "Despair"
Tolstoy: "Anna Karenina"
John Steinbeck: "The Red Pony"
There are tons of book lists to Google on the net. Fiction on the middle east or another culture would be interesting.
Here is a good short list, includes some books I especially liked: Books for Young Adults - More Books by Grade Level from TeachersFirst
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
*****The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
****The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
I'd also recommend reading a novel on a subject that you are very interested in.
Enjoy reading for reading's sake!
2007-09-24 16:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by nanlwart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Night In The Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny is a great Halloween tale. Set in thee English countryside just prior to the 20th Century, the forces of good and evil have come together to perform a ritual that decide the fate of the world. On Halloween night, when the moon is full, Openers will try to open the portal to allow the elder gods in. Closers will try to prevent this from happening. The story is told by Scruff, the dog companion of Jack (the Ripper?) as he crosses paths with a druid, a mad monk, a vampire, a mad scientists, a witch and their animal companions. Although not overly taxing or suspenseful, "Night In The Lonesome October" is a fun read with plenty of opportunities for research into the historic and folkloric characters mentioned.
If mysteries are more your thing, try Tony Hillerman's "The Ghostway." It is a bit longer than your required page count, but it shouldn't be more than 200 pages. Most of Hillerman's mysteries are set in the Navajo Reservation and feature one of two Tribal Police Officers, or both working together. Hillerman's stories go into great details about the traditions of the Navajo and few match his talent at telling a good yarn.
2007-09-25 00:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These books as listed in the attached web site are highly recommended, thus, I would like to cite some titles:
1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. The tin drum by Gunther Grass
3. The stranger (The outsider) by Albert Camus
4. Love in the time of cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
5. The complete stories (esp. The Metamorphosis) by Franz Kafka
6. The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway, etc.
2007-09-25 02:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Turn Of The Screw by Henry James.
Those were both short but I don't remember the exact page count.
2007-09-25 00:17:51 · answer #4 · answered by Caitlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Color Purple is a great book. Also maybe Fallen Angels by Walter Myers.
2007-09-25 01:27:48 · answer #5 · answered by fluffybunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you haven't read it yet The Color Purple by Alice Walker is good.
Also, anything by Sarah Dessen is good.
I've read This lullaby and some others by her there all really good.
2007-09-24 22:37:00 · answer #6 · answered by Natalie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋