Books all kids should read at school (a list)

Re:Books all kids should read at school (a list) by nathanh on Saturday April 17, 2010 @10:55AM (#1273115)

Lists like these always makes me think about the effects of forced reading. The books I've enjoyed most I've chosen to read. Being forced to read some books, even great books, have ruined them for me.

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Re:Books all kids should read at school (a list) by angstrom on Saturday April 17, 2010 @12:13PM (#1273230)

Just getting people to read in general is an accomplishment. I saw some statistics once that are pretty much summed up by this page: http://www.humorwriters.org/startlingstats.html

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Re:Books all kids should read at school (a list) by tokenadult on Saturday April 17, 2010 @12:56PM (#1273303)

I generally agree that voluntary reading is better for the reader than assigned reading. And yet I must give my tenth grade English teacher in Wisconsin credit for assigning me to read The Chosen by Chaim Potok,

http://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Chaim-Potok/dp/0449213447

a wonderful book that acquainted me with the author, whose subsequent books are also well worth reading.

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