Don't Miss Books Before They Graduate Highschool

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  • July 30, 2012 at 6:58 pm
    csmamma
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    I’m compiling a list of books for my 11th grader this year. Are there any you think are a must for your dc to read before they graduate? Any genre suggestions are welcome! Thanks Smile!

    July 30, 2012 at 7:35 pm
    csmamma
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    Also for those with graduates or highschoolers…..out of the many books your dc may have read thus far, which ones were the most impacting or life changing? Thx

    July 30, 2012 at 8:22 pm
    LindseyD
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    You may have already read these, but they are well loved and remembered from my hs days and a few that I wish I had read back then:

    Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

    1984 by George Orwell

    And the Bride Wore White by Dannah Gresh

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Crucible by Arthur Miller

    The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (still my favorite of his works!)

    The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (another of my favorites)

    Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis

    Classic Christianity by Bob George

    Radical by David Platt

    The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey

    I’m sure you’ll get LOTS of great recommendations!

    Lindsey

    July 31, 2012 at 2:36 am
    art
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    The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution by Cleon Skousen

    We did this in the Senior year. It is vital to understand the Constitution–especially in our world today.

    July 31, 2012 at 3:16 am
    momto2blessings
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    Mine aren’t in h.s. yet, but “How Should We Then Live” by Francis Schaeffer is not-to-miss for us:) http://books.google.com/books/about/How_Should_We_Then_Live.html?id=9bR8xRzvNpQC

    August 1, 2012 at 1:00 am
    csmamma
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    Thanks Ladies! Some of these you’ve mentioned we’ve read, and the others I’ll be sure to check into. So far ds’s list for this year includes:

    • Assumptions that Affect Our Lives 

    • Seven Men Who Rule the World From the Grave

    • Mere Christianity

    • Lamplighters “Ishmael”

    Any other suggestions would surely be helpful. Thanks again! Heather

    August 1, 2012 at 1:50 am
    missceegee
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    Ishmael is my all time favorite book, ever. The sequel Self-Raised should be on your shelf to begin right when your son finishes Ishmael  or you’ll hear complaints.Smile

    Mere Christianity is also a must read, imo.

    August 3, 2012 at 1:27 pm
    csmamma
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    Thanks, Christy! I’ll be sure to add Self-Raised to the list. I can’t wait to read both of these classics myself. Blessings…

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