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If you could make all the students in grades 8-12 (plus faculty) at an all-girls prep school read one book, what would it be?

Rules:

  • It can be fiction or non-, all one author or essays by multiple authors, on just about any subject.
  • It should be available in paperback by May, to keep costs down.
  • This book will be part of next year’s summer reading. That means they have to read and understand it on their own; they won’t talk about it in class until the fall.
  • It has to be engaging enough to hold the interest of 13-18-year-olds, including English-language learners, with as varied reading levels, interests, and backgrounds as you can imagine.
  • If the author might be available to speak (and not insanely expensive), that’s a huge plus.
  • Last year we read Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which I think was about as well-received as can be expected for something everyone had to read. This year we want something that won’t feel like a re-tread of that style and those themes.

    I spent some time Googling all-school read programs, and it doesn’t seem terribly common after middle school. I was surprised at how few lists and suggestions were already out there. Let’s start a resource the whole internet can use!


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