Hi guys it's friday again and it's Feature & Follow Friday brought to you by Parajunkee and AlisonCanRead. This week's question is: Back to school. Create a reading list for the imaginary English Lit class you’ll be teaching this semester.
This is a great question! If I were an English Lit teacher I would want my students to read books that are not necessarily chosen because they are classics but because I find that they would be able to take something from it.
Here's my reading list:
1.The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
(Great Coming of Age story, definitely something to learn from this book)
2. Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska (Another great historical, cultural novel.)
3. When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago (I had to read this book in college, and I loved it so much I went and bought all of her other books. There are two other books that continue telling the story of her life. Just talking about it I want to get it out of my closet and re-read it.
4. Manchild in The Promised Land by Claude Brown (Great Biography)
5. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (A great story of standing up, and making change)
Great list, I would take your course just to read some new books! I have The Help on my list too! Old follower!
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DeleteNice mix. They all sound really good :)
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I dropped by and followed! :)
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ReplyDeleteNice choices, I read "When I was Puerto Rican" and saw the Namesake movie. Very great stories about establishing identity.
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Thanks that's what I love about them! :)
DeleteI haven't read any of these! Or heard of most of them :/
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Kelly @ Dandelion Dreams
You should check them out. Or at least one! :)
Deletegreat list of books! Glad to see a list with something different!
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Amber @Paradise of Pages
Thanks :)
DeleteWow, I have only heard of The Help. :) Following via GFC. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
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DeleteHi Jazmen, I love your picks! I like the addition of more modern books. Most literature teachers ignore new books!
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you! Yeah I wanted something kind of more modern, classics are fantastic but there really are some great new books!
DeleteI enjoyed The Help, but I couldn't get into The Namesake. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm following back via bloglovin :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Never heard of any of these except The Help! which I still haven't read yet! Thanks for stopping by my blog!! :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these, or heard of any except The Help. This is such an interesting list!
ReplyDeleteInteresting list. I haven't read any of these, although I keep meaning to read The Help.
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Nice list, those all look like good choices.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree with The Help, but the others are new to me. Great list, gotta look those up :) Thanks for visiting. Following back.
ReplyDeleteI've only heard of 'the Help' out of that list and I've seen the film but not read it, although I thought the film was fab!
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Hmmm, The Help. Interesting!
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Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
I've never heard of any of these but the help, it sounds interesting!
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ReplyDeleteThese all sound like interesting books! The Help is the only one I've read, I agree it would be a good choice.
ReplyDeleteYou should check out some of the others. They're pretty great! :)
DeleteLovely list! Thanks for stopping by, following you back :)
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Thanks Livia! You do the same.
DeleteOh, I've seen a few of these book around and I would LOVE to read them, these are my types of books, so I'm definitely in your class! :)
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Thanks for stopping by my post earlier! Have a great weekend and happy reading!
Sarika @ The Readdicts
Thanks alot! You do the same :)
DeleteInteresting choices :) Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.
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Jackie @Jackie's Book World
Thanks!
DeleteNice! Don't think I ever read any of these but they all sound so good =)
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Amie @Magic of Words
Thanks Amie!
DeleteAll of these, except The Help, are new to me! I might have to look into them a little more...
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I think I would very much enjoy this class! :) I just added a couple to my TBR shelf.
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Unfortunately...I haven't read anything from your list.Thanks for stopping my FF.Follow back via GFC.
ReplyDeleteElena @ Book Lady's Reviews
What a great list. I can tell by the titles that these stories would have a great lesson in the pages. I know The Help does. Thank you so much for stopping by my FF. New Bloglovin and GFC follower - Jaclyn @ JC's Book Haven.
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DeleteLove books where you can learn something from. Great list. Thanks for stopping by, following you back.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of those, but I've heard some great things, so I can understand why you'd pick them.
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Interesting choice of books! Thanks for the follow :D
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I love The Help. I'm a bloglovin follower!
ReplyDeleteWhat an original list. I've only heard of The Help.
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I'm now following you via GFC.
The only one I've heard of is The Help.
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