Here are some good sites to help you decide on some good books to read. (scroll down for some good suggestions)
- Guys Read
- Riot Grrrl Reads
- California Department of Education Reading List
- Teen Reads
- Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists
- Young Adult Library Association–Teens Top Ten books of the year
- Outstanding books for the College Bound
- Young Adult Library Association Best of the Best
- Book Spot
So why should you read? Did you know reading, especially reading fiction, can change your life for the better? Check out these articles and be convinced…
- Reading Literature makes us smarter and nicer
- How Reading literature cultivates empathy
- Brain Function “boosted for days after reading a novel”
- Reading for Pleasure puts kids ahead in the classroom, study finds
- Reading to children has “long impact” according to OECD’s PISA study
And…
Because you always ask….the books below have one thing in common with each other— they are short. If you have a book report due tomorrow and need to get a quality book read quickly here are some suggestions. (Don’t procrastinate next time)
Quick Reads– Classics
- Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 (190 p.)
- Burnford, Sheila Every The Incredible Journey (145 p.)
- Camus, Albert The Stranger (123 p.)
- Capote, Truman Breakfast at Tiffany’s and three stories (179 p.)
- Conrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness (72 p.)
- Crane, Stephen The Red Badge of Courage (188 p.)
- Craven, Margaret I Heard the Owl Call My Name (166 p.)
- Dai, Sijie Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (197 p.)
- Dickens, Charles A Christmas Carol (147 p.)
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby (218 p.)
- Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Of love and other demons (147 p.)
- Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Chronicles of a death foretold (142 p.)
- Hemingway, Ernest The Old Man and the Sea (140 p.)
- Hesse, Hermann Siddhartha (119 p.)
- Hilton, James Good-bye, Mr. Chips (132 p.)
- Kafka, Franz Metamorphosis (98 p.)
- Knowles, John A Separate Peace: A Novel (186 p.)
- London, Jack The Call of the Wild (128 p.)
- Mann, Thomas Death in Venice (142 p.)
- Richter, Conrad The Light in the Forest (120 p.)
- Saint-Exupery, Antoine de The Little Prince (83 p.)
- Steinbeck, John Cannery Row (185 p.)
- Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men (186 p.)
- Steinbeck, John The Pearl (97 p.)
- Steinbeck, John The Red Pony (95 p.)
- Steinbeck, John Tortilla Flat (174 p.)
- Stevenson, Robert Louis The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (157 p.)
- Wells, H. G. The Invisible Man (150 p.)
- Wells, H. G. The Time Machine (115 p.)
- Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome (169 p.)
- Wiesel, Elie Night (109 p.)
Quick Reads –Teen literature
- Bechard Hanging onto Max
- Flake The Skin I’m In
- Grimes Bronx Masquerade
- Haddix Among the Hidden
- Johnson Toning the Sweep
- Lowry The Giver
- McCormick Cut
- McDonald Spellbound
- MacLachlan Baby
- Marsden Letters from the Inside
- Myers Monster
- Paulsen Soldier’s Heart: A Novel of the Civil War
- Skurzynski Virtual War Sleator Rewind
- Smith Zach’s Lie
- Staples Dangerous Skies
- Taylor The Friendship
- Trueman Stuck in Neutral
- Walter Making Up Megaboy
- Williams-Garcia Like Sisters on the Homefront