The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Great book. Everyone should read it!
Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?
Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Jun 14, 2011 4:47:09 pm PDT #15228 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Amy - Jun 14, 2011 5:21:00 pm PDT #15229 of 28282
Because books.
I might vote for Feed by M.T. Anderson for him.
Kat - Jun 14, 2011 7:20:02 pm PDT #15230 of 28282
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Great book. Everyone should read it!
TOTALLY Agree. I'm considering teaching it to my regular classes.
But Feed is an easier (and interestingly thought provoking yet irritating read). I hated the voice in Feed but it was good.
Have him read a chapter in each.
beth b - Jun 14, 2011 10:05:05 pm PDT #15231 of 28282
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
3 , 4, and 5 are good. 3 is probbably the best choice, I really loved 5 and 4 will be more useful or school career -- and good
javachik - Jun 14, 2011 10:59:03 pm PDT #15232 of 28282
Our wings are not tired.
For a senior in HS? Brave New World.
Jessica - Jun 15, 2011 2:56:21 am PDT #15233 of 28282
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I suspect most of us in this thread were That Kid who read ALL the summer reading books...or never got around to them because we were so busy reading other things.
sumi - Jun 15, 2011 4:08:23 am PDT #15234 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
I think having him dip into each and making a decision based on that is probably the best option.
Liese S. - Jun 15, 2011 4:43:51 am PDT #15235 of 28282
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I definitely read All The Books. It was kinda ridiculous. I won all the summer reading contests. I earned all the reading incentive prizes. And mostly I was just happy because they brought me truckloads of moar books.
lisah - Jun 15, 2011 4:47:09 am PDT #15236 of 28282
Punishingly Intricate
which book would you recommend? I haven't read any of them, but I was leaning toward telling him Herietta Lacks.
My friend just finished this and says it is the best non-fiction book she's ever read. She's a reader though. ALTHOUGH in high school she NEVER read the required summer reading but would get the Cliff notes and ace the tests on the books because they were always about the specific details. Something she had (and has) a great memory for.
I always read the summer reading but would never do as well on the tests because I couldn't remember details in the same way. It drove me nuts!!!
Sophia Brooks - Jun 15, 2011 4:51:37 am PDT #15237 of 28282
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I always read the summer reading but would never do as well on the tests because I couldn't remember details in the same way. It drove me nuts!!!
We didn't have summer reading, but this would happen to me all the time on regular reading quizzes. I still haven't really forgiven the teacher who asked, in the quiz that was supposed to tell if you did the reading "How many pairs of eyes where watching Marlow as he got off the boat?" and to get the answer you not only had to remember the passage, but actually divide the number of eyes by 2 to get "pairs of eyes". I think my answer of "a lot" was right!