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Hi. My name's Mr. Naked. I teach 150 ninth and tenth grade English students of varying interests and abilities. I'm making a recommended reading list for 'em.

What was your favorite book as a teenager?

Do you have any suggestions for the books with the following themes:

ninth: identity, self-concept, courage, communication
tenth: archetypes, hero's journey, rites of passage, the search for wisdom

Your recommendation could get a kid reading. Gogogogogogogogogogo

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everyone is going to say Ender's Game, and they will be right

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Lord of the flies, Catcher in the Rye, The Jungle, Catch 22, Slaughterhouse 5... i can't think of others...

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The Outsiders
Private Peaceful

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everyone is going to say Ender's Game, and they will be right

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Yes they will.

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The Outsiders
Private Peaceful

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Outsiders is a good choice but they've all read it in middle school.

I didn't know about Private Peaceful. Plot summary looks great for reluctant boys. Thanks!

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The Painted Bird

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What about the standards?

Grapes of Wrath
Separate Piece
Great Gatsby

I liked all of those.

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Watership Down, The Hobbit

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1984 and Catch 22 were a couple of my favorites.