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In reply to the discussion: What top 5 books would you list when directing a teenager? [View all]farminator3000
(2,117 posts)race-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Son
emotion and empathy and evil- (Lloyd Alexander - Welsh mythology)
(better than Narnia or LOTR. unbelievably good, really. read them yourself!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Prydain
humor and history-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Grit_%28novel%29
words cannot describe- the only book so good i started and haven't finished - i will someday...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Confederacy_of_Dunces
beyond even words- Flannery O'Connor's short stories are without a doubt the greatest things ever put to paper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Stories_%28O%27Connor%29
also-
Cat's Cradle for KV, but all of his books chronologically...why not?
The Little Prince
Animal Farm def. better than 1984 for starters- i'm still haunted by 1984...
here's one i'd be surprised if anyone's heard of: (i read the Unlikely Knights one like 10 times- totally great)
http://charlesgramlich.blogspot.com/2009/07/fridays-forgotten-books-five-yard.html
I first discovered Five-Yard Fuller in my local small town library. I dont know exactly what year I read it but it was published in 1964. To my amazement, and some slight irritation, I found there were actually some sequels to this book. I sure would have liked to have read those too back in the day. One was called Five-Yard Fuller and the Unlikely Knights. Another was Five-Yard Fullers Mighty Model T, and yet another was Five-Yard Fuller and the NY Gnats, which, from what Ive been able to glean on the net is actually about Fuller playing baseball. All were published in the sixties.
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This is definitely a young adult/kids book. Its probably not the cup of tea of many of you out there, but it sure did bring back some pleasant memories.