Anonymous
Post 06/10/2016 08:29     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Flowers in the Attic
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2016 00:04     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
If he's not into fiction, what about nonfiction. My teen loves travel books. What about Bill Bryson?
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2016 00:04     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Bell Jar

I'll second I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, and all its sequels.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry


I'll add on to my post To Kill a Mockingbird.


The Bell Jar dominated much of my adolescence. We read it in school as part of our curriculum; would they ever do that now. Also, The Great Gatsby and Woolf's A Room of One's Own.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 23:35     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Go Ask Alice


+1

+2
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 23:31     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Native Son
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 23:31     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Anonymous wrote:My 6th grade teacher had us read Izzy Willy Nilly by Cynthia Voight. Girl loses her leg in some drunk driving incident, her life changes, etc...

Kind of controversial and likely wouldn't be allowed today but I felt it made a pretty strong impression about how small decisions can be huge, and the cusp of middle school is a good time to get this.

I read that book too (not for school). Completely forgot until just now.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 23:29     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Fountainhead... but not in the way you think.


Sorry anything Ayn Rand deserves an

Kerouac is a snooze fest and Catcher in the Rye is one of the most over-rated books ever.

OP, if your teen hasn't developed a love of reading, he probably won't at this point. I'd take him to the closest comic book store and let him pick out some graphic novels for the summer. (Many very under-rated in terms of their literary value.) Take him to some plays. There are great playwrights not just great novelists. Rent Hitchcock movies and have him learn about great story telling. Take him to some concerts and learn to appreciate musical expression.


Not PP, but I disgree with you about Fountainhead. I loved that book.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 22:21     Subject: Re:Life changing book you read as a teen
C'mon how about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 22:03     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
I credit Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry as changing my entire worldview. I still have my original copy I read when I was eight. I've read it many times since and recommend to every preteen.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 22:00     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: I had to read this as a collage freshman. Loved it.

Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions: read as a collage junior. Changed how I view everything.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 21:57     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Anonymous wrote:The Fountainhead... but not in the way you think.


Sorry anything Ayn Rand deserves an

Kerouac is a snooze fest and Catcher in the Rye is one of the most over-rated books ever.

OP, if your teen hasn't developed a love of reading, he probably won't at this point. I'd take him to the closest comic book store and let him pick out some graphic novels for the summer. (Many very under-rated in terms of their literary value.) Take him to some plays. There are great playwrights not just great novelists. Rent Hitchcock movies and have him learn about great story telling. Take him to some concerts and learn to appreciate musical expression.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 21:41     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
I am from Europe and a woman so it won't be helpful, but for me a turning point was Anna Karenina and Crime and Punishment. Yes, I was a huge nerd, and read it in 8th grade. As for advice, for my DS Holes and Hatchet.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 21:31     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
The Fountainhead... but not in the way you think.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 21:31     Subject: Life changing book you read as a teen
Mists of Avalon
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2016 21:26     Subject: Re:Life changing book you read as a teen
I love this thread. So many memories!