What top 5 books would you list when directing a teenager?

[graham4anything]

128. the 4 books about LBJ by Caro. I wouldn't pick any book that promotes anarchy or coup'd'etats.

I do find it interesting that Grapes of Wrath is not mentioned far as I can tell.
That is my #1 book I would share.

I would promote UNIONS and books promoting UNIONS if I wanted political books.

And a good book on John Lennon
as opposed to the book the asshole that killed him in cowardly cold blood was reading.

and make them watch Lincoln and Angels in America
and a good book on Stonewall

and even better, make them go often to Washington DC to see the FDR and MLK memorials,
and go to Texas and learn about how great LBJ was.

and finally there is a great book showing how bad Thomas Jefferson really was, so that would be added to the list, the vile hypocrite that Jefferson was needs to be exposed

And Fraud by Paul Waldman on how the Bush family wins elections doing what they do,
and Russ Baker's Bush family Secrets and how they brought Nixon down.

Most all, I would make sure they are registered Democrats and only vote for Democratic candidates and in the rare instance someone who will caucus with them and never, ever vote for a 3rd party division candidate like Nader or John Anderson or Ross Perot.