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This week's topic is your five favorite required reads, which are books that you had to read for school. I know that I'm posting this on a Thursday, but I really wanted to do this topic, so better late than never, I guess.
5 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Just this past year, I had to read A Midsummer Night's Dream for my English class, and this is the first work of William Shakespeare's that I have read. I actually liked this book more than I expected. We read most of this in class, so our teacher helped us decipher most of it, and I thought it was pretty funny. No Fear Shakespeare also helped for the portions that I had to read at home.
4 Tuck Everlasting
I had to read Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt, for a project that I had to do in 7th grade. I don't remember a whole lot about the book, but I do remember enjoying it, especially more than I thought that I would. It was pretty easy to read, from what I remember, and I liked the story and the characters, too.
3 Killing Mr. Griffin
My class read Killing Mr. Griffin, by Lois Duncan, together in seventh grade. I remember thoroughly enjoying this book, much more than a lot of what we had read in the class that year. This was sort of a mystery, and the whole class always wanted to read more of it whenever we got a chance. Also, there was a little bit of controversy for reading a book about killing a teacher with seventh graders, but that just made the book more fun for us.
2 Flowers for Algernon
I considered giving this my top spot, but I decided not to. In eighth grade, my class read Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, aloud together. I remember loving this book. I loved how the book touched on mental illness, which probably had to be something kind of controversial at the time that this was written. I really liked the main character, and seeing his progression throughout the book, and I think this will remain on my top list for awhile. Also, for those who have read it, you'll probably there are a few sexually explicit topics, which was fun for an eighth grade class.
1 The Giver
A majority of us probably had to read The Giver, by Lois Lowry, at some point in our school careers. I read it a little later than most, since I read it in eighth grade, while many people read it in middle school. I loved the dystopian world in this book and I found it so fascinating, especially after I had read so many newer dystopian novels that have some aspects that are similar to this book.
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