{"id":2908,"date":"2011-11-10T14:16:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T19:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:16:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:16:15","slug":"students-recommend-great-books-worth-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=2908","title":{"rendered":"Students Recommend Great Books Worth Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fantasizing, dreaming and losing one's self in an amazing novel is one of many ways a person can spend an afternoon. Photo by: Zandra Norris<\/p><\/div>\n

By Zandra Norris<\/em><\/p>\n

There are many ways to improve knowledge, expand a culture, or increase the imagination, but perhaps the quickest and funnest way of doing so would be to simply read a book.
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\nOften times books are used as a way of study or entertainment. With technology expanding, the need for study materials has decreased which leaves the entertainment factor.\u00a0There are many great books and authors out there to choose from, and each one has a great lesson worth learning.<\/p>\n

The last book that junior Mariah Harty has enjoyed reading was The Notebook<\/em> by Nicholas Sparks which\u00a0has recently been turned into a motion picture. The character Noah Callhoun is chased by memories of his first love, Allie, whom he was separated from nearly 10 years before. She finally returns with a secret of her own and a huge decision to make concerning her future and his. The climax is Harty\u2019s favorite piece of every book because \u201cthen you finally know what happens,\u201d she says. A book that Harty would recommend for reading would be the series Vampire Academy<\/em> because \u201cit holds a lot of action and keeps you wanting more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Social studies teacher Mr. John Kozlovich recently read\u00a0Outliers<\/em>, a provocative and inspiring book written by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell examines everyone from businessmen to musicians, studying every social class in existence explaining the success of mankind.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kozlovich explains that he enjoyed this book because \u201cit offers explanation for why some people achieve incredible success and stand out from their peers. Gladwell argues that \u2018outliers\u2019 are not flukes, but are individuals who have been granted unique opportunities to practice and sharpen their natural abilities.\u201d Mr. Kozlovich states that \u201cI do not reread books often but rather chapters that I am particularly interested in.\u201d Mr. Kozlovich would recommend any book by Erick Larson, who is his favorite author, but specifically the book titled, Devil in the White City<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s the story of the 1893 Chicago World Fair,\u201d he informed. Mr. Kozlovich looks for books with meaning. \u201cI like books that inspire me to think in new ways that challenge my preconceptions,\u201d he states.<\/p>\n

On the same page as Mr. Kozlovich, sophomore Lacey Suess prefers to read non-fiction books as well because \u201cI think fiction books are boring,\u201d she says. The last book that Suess has lost herself in is about a nine year old boy with tons of curiosity. This book is deeply affecting, powerful, unsettling, and unforgettable. Bruno (the nine year old) faces life with a new friend and finds himself forever behind and looking through a fence. This story, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas<\/em>, takes place during World War I in Berlin when history made its mark. Suess enjoyed reading the book and her favorite part of the plot was the \u201cresolution, because that\u2019s when everything comes together and you know exactly what happens with everything,\u201d she explained. \u00a0Nicholas Sparks is a famous author and a favorite to many including Suess. A book that she would like to recommend to girls would be, Are You There God? It\u2019s Me, Margaret<\/em> written by Judy Blume. \u201cI like when books give me all sorts of emotions; it makes me enjoy the book more except I hate when books make me cry.\u201d Suess says.<\/p>\n

Another fan of Nicholas Sparks is senior Danielle Becktel. The last book Becktel has completed is Dear John <\/em>by Nicholas Sparks. Dear John<\/em> has the ability to make you laugh and cry in the same chapter. The story is about an angry, emotional rebel named John who has in the past dropped out of school to enlist in the army as a last hope for a future. When he meets a girl named Savannah, he wonders if she just may be his future. Becktel says, \u201cThe emotions I get from a book depend on what type of book it is. Sure, anyone feels emotions when reading a story. When you read a book, you become a part of the story, and you sometimes feel what the characters are feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lock and Key<\/em> is a book written by Sarah Dessen. Full of love, life, moving on, and hanging on, this book shows what it is like to not only accept love but also show love. Ruby is abandoned by her mother earlier in life and is determined to make it on her own. Without knowing where she is from she struggles with knowing who she is. It is nearly impossible to know where people are going if they have no idea where they are from. After reading this book, freshman Mariah Tepper states that, \u201cI felt like I was a part of the book.\u201d Tepper prefers to read books that are specifically \u201crealistic fiction.\u201d The climax is her favorite part of reading simply because \u201cit makes you eager to read the book and you can\u2019t put it down.\u201d Sarah Dessen happens to be Tepper’s favorite author. The Hunger Games<\/em> trilogy is a series that Tepper would advise people to read because “it is jam packed with action and romance — the perfect combination.”<\/p>\n

Pages of books may just be filled with stories of other people\u2019s lives or imaginations but when a reader applies the things they learned it is no longer just a story or way to pass away time. It often becomes something so much more; an opportunity to learn something about life and the emotions that deal with it from another person\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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