So this one is presented in honor of Amy (with a nod to Cassie too), who suggested I write a post about required high school reading and all the things she should have read but either avoided or skimmed because they seemed stupid or boring or because she was too busy focusing on math/science to care about English/history. (teehee) So this one’s for you Mamy…

I will admit it freely and proudly: I loved high school English classes. I mean, seriously – they MADE YOU READ FICTION. Sure, they made you read other things too – poetry and plays and non-fiction. And sure, some of the fiction wasn’t that exciting. But they also made you read a lot of really great stuff – timeless classics with lessons and morals and political statements and humor and incredible uses of language. And, lest you forget the critical point, let me repeat it for you: They Made You Read. I would LOVE it if someone sat me down and said “Jill Elizabeth,, you have got to sit here and read this book until it is finished. And when it is done, you will have to sit here and read another.”

Wouldn’t that be great?!
Continue reading Top Ten Lists: Books You Should Have Read in High School