That sounds about right. I had to read The Scarlet Letter in high school and I was bored silly.
While working at the B&N last summer, I helped a number of adults with children who were there to find books for summer reading. The "better" teachers had given lists that were along the lines of, "Read any two of these books" out of a selection about 10. One day I helped a mother and her son who was going to be a freshman in high school. They asked me for recommendations. Two of the books on his potential reads list were Little Women and The Joy Luck Club. I told them, "I think both of these books are very good but most of their readers are women. I'd recommend starting with something else on the list."
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Date: 2010-01-26 02:49 pm (UTC)While working at the B&N last summer, I helped a number of adults with children who were there to find books for summer reading. The "better" teachers had given lists that were along the lines of, "Read any two of these books" out of a selection about 10. One day I helped a mother and her son who was going to be a freshman in high school. They asked me for recommendations. Two of the books on his potential reads list were Little Women and The Joy Luck Club. I told them, "I think both of these books are very good but most of their readers are women. I'd recommend starting with something else on the list."