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In reply to the discussion: Results of my very very long "Top 5 Books for Teens" thread [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)43. BTW, one reason I suggested "Bill Haywood's Book" is that the teen will
have to get it from a university library. What they will learn is that there a whole raft of knowledge sitting out there for them that they have to ask no one for. Well, except for a library card if they want to take one home.
Lots of people don't know about that free resource near them, and you can get things from nearly any library in the country that way.
The other reason is that the teen may then be confronted with lots of books about labor before union leaders decided they could do better by siding with business owners rather than workers, and sold out for the $. Haywood's writing is an illuminating, horrific tale of a struggle for democracy in the United States.
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There always must be an idealogical excuse as to why the system of the day is failing
NoOneMan
Jan 2013
#37
Bah. Not an excuse. Bankers, pimps, and their politicians are hurting people, and their behavior is
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#38
I hope you find someone to hold hands with . The rest of us have work to do. n/t
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#42
I really think the art in this is in suggesting the right book at the right time
hootinholler
Jan 2013
#5
I cut my teeth on sci fi; the F&SF in our household is why I read LOTR in 1965 at 17
Hekate
Jan 2013
#14
I make my kids read these 'classics' (insert eye roll)they hate them,call them incredibly depressing
No Compromise
Jan 2013
#19
I think it more speaks to what people have been exposed to. and the broad sweep of history
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2013
#27
I believe I'm looking for the whole gamut. I read Huck Finn as a 14 year old but read Animal Farm
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2013
#22
I just weighed in on the original thread with 'Catch 22' for juniors and seniors, and
coalition_unwilling
Jan 2013
#24
Yikes, I just asked my 16 yr old deep reader and thinker about this list and she's unimpressed
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#28
Wow!! Your teens love SF and Fantasy! Do they like the Golden Compass series by Phillip Pullman?
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#59
Pretty much anything by Maxine Hong Kingston, Alice Walker, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison
Erose999
Jan 2013
#56
My 11 Year Old Is A Prolifilc Reader Her Pick After Winter Break: A Prayer for Owen Meany
HangOnKids
Jan 2013
#53
the old man and the sea is a must. hemmingway writes so well that you feel you are there
loli phabay
Jan 2013
#64