The Bronze Bow
1984
Brave New World
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
The Last Battle
The Thief Lord
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Great Gatsby
The Time Machine
War of the Worlds
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver is an interesting one. It’s the story of a mass murderer, told from his mother’s point of view in a series of letters to her (ex) husband. She talks about their lives, wondering where they went wrong and whether she’s to blame or whether their son was simply born evil. It’s very compelling reading.
Cider house rules is sorta long as i remember but its good. How about Dodie Smith, I capture the castle or if you want something sorta scary try the turn of the screw
I personally **** reading and the only book I’ve ever read was The DaVinci Code, which is saying something about how good it is. The chapters are short so it makes reading go fast! It’s really very good!
The sequal Angels Demons is really good too…although I never managed to completely finish it.
Feed… It’s set in the future, the characters are high school students, it shows how they get wrapped up in trends and new technology which may not be helping them. It’s easy to read and enjoyable.
If I were you I would recommend chosing one of the novels on this list, because they are books that would possibly prepare you for an AP Lit. test if you were to take one. Other than these there aren’t any that I can think of that are totally out this world.
Fiction:
Confessions of a Justified Sinner – Justin Hogg
1984 Animal Farm – George Orwell
Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
An Instance of Fingerpost – Iain Pears
The Midwich Cuckoos Day of the Triffids – John Wydham
The Restraint of Beasts – Magnus Mills
Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
The English Passengers – Matthew Kneale
Death the Penguin – Andrey Kurkev
The Way we Live Now – Anthony Trollope
Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
If you want something more along the lines of bizarre and unconventional you should try Extremely Loud Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Or ‘The History of Love’ by Nicole Krauss.
Or ‘JPod’ by Douglas Coupland.
And no, I don’t think The Cider House Rules is too similar to your first choice.
to kill a mockingbird is a classic it is really good…
sanddollar summer is alright….
The Bronze Bow
1984
Brave New World
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
The Last Battle
The Thief Lord
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Great Gatsby
The Time Machine
War of the Worlds
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver is an interesting one. It’s the story of a mass murderer, told from his mother’s point of view in a series of letters to her (ex) husband. She talks about their lives, wondering where they went wrong and whether she’s to blame or whether their son was simply born evil. It’s very compelling reading.
Cider house rules is sorta long as i remember but its good. How about Dodie Smith, I capture the castle or if you want something sorta scary try the turn of the screw
The Great Gatsby or Of Mice and Men. Both short and relatively entertaining.
Virgina Woolf is an excellent author.
Also, Burned and Identical are beautifully written modern books by Ellen Hopkins.
I personally **** reading and the only book I’ve ever read was The DaVinci Code, which is saying something about how good it is. The chapters are short so it makes reading go fast! It’s really very good!
The sequal Angels Demons is really good too…although I never managed to completely finish it.
Feed… It’s set in the future, the characters are high school students, it shows how they get wrapped up in trends and new technology which may not be helping them. It’s easy to read and enjoyable.
If I were you I would recommend chosing one of the novels on this list, because they are books that would possibly prepare you for an AP Lit. test if you were to take one. Other than these there aren’t any that I can think of that are totally out this world.
These are all great reads anyways.
Enjoy! and Happy Summer Reading.
Trenton
Jane Eyre
Little Women
This is a list of my favourites:
Fiction:
Confessions of a Justified Sinner – Justin Hogg
1984 Animal Farm – George Orwell
Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
An Instance of Fingerpost – Iain Pears
The Midwich Cuckoos Day of the Triffids – John Wydham
The Restraint of Beasts – Magnus Mills
Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
The English Passengers – Matthew Kneale
Death the Penguin – Andrey Kurkev
The Way we Live Now – Anthony Trollope
Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
If you want something more along the lines of bizarre and unconventional you should try Extremely Loud Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Or ‘The History of Love’ by Nicole Krauss.
Or ‘JPod’ by Douglas Coupland.
And no, I don’t think The Cider House Rules is too similar to your first choice.
1984, G. Orwell
Persuasion, J. Austen
White Noise, D. Delillo
Slaughterhouse-5, K. Vonnegut