Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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I was inspired to make this after watching this video on Olive's channel (abookolive)
youtube.com/watch?v=Ky3gq8GvySA

Here are some of my thoughts on the subject of required reading, including: books that I had to read, books that I would love to teach, and how literature circles are changing up the concept of required reading in schools today. Enjoy! :)

~Books mentioned~
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin
The Round House - Louise Erdrich
Kindred - Octavia Butler
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
1984/Animal Farm - George Orwell
Watchmen - Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
Franny and Zooey - JD Salinger
Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry