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What book should be required reading for all high

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Joan of Arc(hives)

Joan of Arc(hives) Report 30 Jul 2006 22:43

There was also another book I read about an Auschwitz survivor when I was about 15...........unbelieveable the suffering they went through, & has left lasting memories with me. Sadly I have forgotten the name of the book & the author but it was very graphic. Other than Animal Farm, Anne Frank's diaries. :0) Joan

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 30 Jul 2006 22:43

Thought of a book i enjoyed and have read it many times Gerrald Durrell My Family an other animals

Sue C

Sue C Report 30 Jul 2006 22:38

did 'of mice and men' as part of my GCSE's at school im 44 now and that story has always stuck in my mind what a great book sue c x

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 30 Jul 2006 22:34

kez was a book i always remember and mice and men. karen

Unknown

Unknown Report 30 Jul 2006 22:33

' i'm the king of the castle ' ' the woman in black ' both by susan hill, and used in english course work. bryan.

Barbara

Barbara Report 30 Jul 2006 22:33

Wuthering Heights, I loved it, and for america , Wobegon Boy by Garrison Keillor, which is one of the most readable books ever. and anything by Laurie Lee............... Barbara..xx

Our Em

Our Em Report 30 Jul 2006 22:32

Hi Aimie, the same as Caz, i did Lord Of the Flies for O level and never forgot , But, I did To Kill a Mocking bird for A level, and found it hard going... I am wondering whether to read that book again, now as an adult and see how i feel about it.

Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 30 Jul 2006 22:26

I agree with Em on Lord of the flies, I did it for ' O level' very profound, Also Wuthering heights ...loved it! cazxxxx

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 30 Jul 2006 22:24

Hi Em not a book but the tv documentary World at War all secondary kids should see it an perhaps learn,,all those lives,,so many who died

Joan of Arc(hives)

Joan of Arc(hives) Report 30 Jul 2006 22:09

Do you know I hated that book !!!! In fact I threw my copy out not long ago, trouble is I now think it could have been valuable as it was a very old edition !!! Should have ebayed it instead what a chump !! :0((((( Joan xxxxxxxxxx

Our Em

Our Em Report 30 Jul 2006 22:08

Yes Our Joanie, thats a good choice... i was also wondering about Lord of The Flies?

Joan of Arc(hives)

Joan of Arc(hives) Report 30 Jul 2006 22:05

Animal Farm I'd say was a good one ! :0))) Joan xxxxxxx

Our Em

Our Em Report 30 Jul 2006 22:02

Can you think of one book, that a teenageer would benifit from reading... Fiction.. that perhaps lessons could be learnt.. and or a help to understanding life or adulthood?