Which book should I read for Summer Reading?
Which of the following (Theres a description beneath each title in case you haven’t heard of any of them):
Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult Fiction
In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. One final incident of bullying sends Peter over the edge and leads him to commit an act of violence that forever changes the lives of Sterling’s residents.
The Fifth ChildDoris LessingFiction
In The Fifth Child, the Lovatt family, once idyllic, unified and happy, struggle when the fifth child, who is an outcast and disliked by his brothers and sisters, disrupts the family dynamics.
^I can relate a lot to that one, I’m like the fifth child, except that I was second.
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter Kim EdwardsFiction
A doctor, forced to deliver his own twins, makes a life-changing decision about the fate of one born with Down Syndrome that haunts him and his family.
My Sister’s Keeper Jodi PicoultFiction
Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Anna begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body.
- The Party Scene
Tags: Bone Marrow, Classmates, Daughter Kim, Match, Physical Abuse
October 28th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I would read Nineteen Minutes. It sounds very good.
November 1st, 2009 at 3:23 am
My Sister’s Keeper.
I’ve read 3 out of 4 of those books, but MSK is the best by far.
November 4th, 2009 at 5:28 am
I thought Nineteen Minutes sounded like the best out of those. But if you can relate to The Fifth Child, maybe you should check that one out instead
November 5th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
“My Sister’s Keeper” is an amazing book. I read years ago and to this day I still think about it. Plus, the movie is going to be released soon. (Read the book first though!)
November 7th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
I agreed with your second answerer here.
And you can also read “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova.
OMG! It is a story about a woman, who at the age of 50 is showing signs of early alzheimers disease. She is a brilliant professor with a husband and a family (who are all grown and gone) It is such a good book! I am still reading it
There is also a book called The Shack recommended to me but I forget its author. Have fun reading!