My Anotated Reading List
- The Sword of Shanarra
- The first of the Terry Brooks's Shanarra series. A fantasy, It is one of my favorite books of all time, because Brooks develops the characters so well that I was depressed after one of them died. A must read.
- The Belgariad
- The first of a series of fantasy books by David Eddings about the adventures of a boy named Garion. This was a very fun Series to read.
- The Mallorean
- The series following the Belgariad. It tends to be a little easier reading since most of the settings are explained in the Belgariad.
- Never Cry Wolf
- The first hand experience of Farley Mowet on his journy to research wolves in Northern Canada. A true story that contains a lot of info on wolves you never thought true and contradictions to fable and myth. A very good short, reading book as well.
- A Seperate Peace
- A novel by John Knolls that I was made to read in my freshman year. Contains some maturation topics. Not a book I would pick up and read on my own.
- Lord of the Flies.
- If you're looking for a book that you can dissect and not have fun reading, this is the one. If you are reading this book by William Golding for fun, stop. It has a weak plot and was purely written for the symbolism.
- A Day No Pigs Would Die
- A fairly well written book conatining a lot of maturation themes. I would not pick this book up on my own, but it wasn't that bad of a novel. (by Peck)
- The Black Pearl
- An exciting book about a Mexican who goes in search of the black pearl from the Manta Ray. Contains symbolism but also a good plot.
- Farenheit 451
- A very suspensful book by Ray Bradbury about the future of literature. A good, short book.
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- A good book by Harper Lee about a girl in a segregating society. I probably would have enjoyed it better had we not dissected so much in English class.
- Cry the Beloved Country
- A book that is hard to understand about segregation in Johanesberg, South Africa. I didn't enjoy reading this book very much.
Books Read this Year:
- Catcher in the Rye
- A book by J. D. Salinger about the pshycological problems of a teenage boy. Very good.
- Huckleberry Finn
- Story by Mark Twain about a boy who takes a trip down the Mississippi with his slave Friend
- The Hobbit
- Book by J.R.R. Tolkien. A fantasy about a hobbit who finds himself on a great adventure. Very Good
- Stranger in a Strange Land
- A Science-fiction book by Robert Heinlein about a Martian who comes to Earth to teach the Martian ways
- Fellowship of the Rings
- By Tolkien. Bilbo's nephew goes on a fantastic adventure too
- Asher Lev
- A book by Chaim Potok about a Hasidic Jew who has a talent for painting
- Prince Ombra
- By Roderick MacLeish. A story of a boy who is destined to fight evil itself
- Anne Frank
- Diary Anne Frank keeps while hiding out from Nazis in WWII
- Oedipus the King
- By Sophocles. A play based off the Greek story of the boy who killed his father and slept with his mother
- Julius Caesar
- The famous Shakespeare tragedy of the Roman ruler
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