Novels your high schoolers are reading that you never read and are enjoying

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Anonymous wrote:I liked Persepolis as well.

Through my middle schooler, I'm reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. It's been good for dinner conversations. I'm not sure if I'll read the series.

Don't read the series, you will be disappointed. The next three books are absolutely awful!

I thought Gathering Blue was fine but the books after that were not great. Should’ve left it at The Giver.

I appreciate the feedback! I'll stick with The Giver then since my "to read" stack is large.

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Anonymous wrote:Fahrenheit 451- loved it !

The Grey King series by Susan Cooper- enjoyed reading it.

My DD read both these in MS though.

I'm eager to read this along with DS (8th grade). I think I read it in 10th and did not like it at all. But I'm curious what I'll think as an adult (who reads a ton for fun!)

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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

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Frankenstein is pretty good.

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi.

But I agree... my kids read because they have to ... not for pleasure.

I literally go through 6 to 8 books every two weeks.. but I'm Gen X ; )

What is the Gen X brain rot that makes Gen X think being Gen X is a relevant fact at all times. People in all generations like to read books.

Lol, silly generation names. Just write your age if you think it is relevant for any purpose.

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The Grapes of Wrath...kind of a bummer, but authentic.

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Not a novel but when my son was in 8th grade he read A Long Walk to Water and I read it and liked it.