Top Ten Tuesday (19)

 

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Top Ten Books that Should be Required Reading for Teens
Here it is in no particular order than how they rolled off my brain.

1. Outsiders-  This book was amazing and was one of the things that really helped me grow up during that awkward in-between stage.  I used to not like these people that went to my school.  I called them "Preps" because they played sports and I was convinced that they all hated me and my friends.  After reading this book, I realized that that was a really stupid thing for me to believe.
2. Harry Potter- It's now a classic so now is the time to read it no matter what age you are.
3. Hunger Games- So well done, and with such a strong message.  I highly reccomend that everyone read them all, but the real required reading is Mockingjay.  After I finished it I felt as if one of dear friends had died, and I cried and grieved for hours.  During this time I realized just how lucky Americans are not to have ever had a war here.  We should be grateful to our vetrans for that.
4. Revolution- I haven't even finished this book yet, but this is how writing should be.  Not the crap publishers have been feeding us since Twilight hit the bestseller list.  This is a real novel.
5. Night by Elie Wiesel- A powerful book about a boy who lived through the Holocaust.  Everyone should know what happened there so that it never happens again.
6. A Dog's Purpose- This book was really well done, and why would you want to read about dogs? because it's just about dogs it's about reincarnation, and finding your purpose.  A thought-stirrer, and it's really funny and suspenseful that I read it quite quickly.
7. For Twilight Fans- The Tantalize trilogy- how a vampire novel should be done!

That's all that I can think of for required reading, but there are lots of other goods ones out there like...Delirium.  Try that one out!