{"id":140,"date":"2007-11-06T07:39:59","date_gmt":"2007-11-06T14:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/recent-teen-reads"},"modified":"2016-10-01T10:13:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T17:13:00","slug":"recent-teen-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/recent-teen-reads","title":{"rendered":"Recent Teen Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my students finally motivated me to read <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0451526554%26tag=nickslists-20%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0451526554%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Eyre<\/a><\/em>, a novel I&#8217;ve wanted to read for a long time.\u00c2\u00a0 The student just finished it and wrote me an email to say how much it has impacted her life and that she will definitely read it again.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s about time I read it myself so I can talk with my students about it.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few other books I&#8217;ve finished recently, along with a few comments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0670060275%26tag=nickslists-20%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0670060275%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\">Guys Write for Guys Read<\/a><\/em> edited by John Scieszka: Buy it right now and get one as a Christmas present for every guy you know between the ages of 13 and 113.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s that good.\u00c2\u00a0 See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/the-real-dangerous-book-for-boys-guys-write-for-guys-read\">my longer review<\/a> for more.<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0439755204%26tag=nickslists-20%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0439755204%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\">Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie<\/a><\/em> by Jordan Sonnenblick: This book keeps moving from student to student in my classroom.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to have to buy a few more copies for the classroom library.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0316015849%26tag=nickslists-20%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0316015849%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Twilight<\/em> (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)<\/a> by Stephanie Meyer: Finally, a vampire book I actually liked.\u00c2\u00a0 This series has been getting a lot of attention lately, and for good reason.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s a compelling, original twist on an old story, and it comes without all the occult trappings of a typical vampire story.<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%3FASIN=0142405973%26tag=nickslists-20%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\/o\/ASIN\/0142405973%253FSubscriptionId=1N9AHEAQ2F6SVD97BE02\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions of a Closet Catholic<\/a><\/em> by Sara Darer Littman: This is\u00c2\u00a0 a humorous story about a Jewish girl fascinated with Catholicism.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s respectful toward both faiths, and is very easy to read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my students finally motivated me to read Jane Eyre, a novel I&#8217;ve wanted to read for a long time.\u00c2\u00a0 The student just finished it and wrote me an email to say 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