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Tuesdays With Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, & Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I'm preparing for my first year of teaching. For the first term of English 11, we are reading Tuesdays with Morrie. I am so honored to have been vicariously mentored by Morrie Schwartz through this book, and I'm even more honored that I get to introduce it to 30 teenagers. I get to teach them about the lessons of one of the greatest teachers to walk the earth, and I cannot wait to see what those 30 teenagers are going to teach me.

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

C.S. Lewis, I love that big and beautiful brain of yours!!!

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I think so much of this conflict would be solved with some lo-fi music, humility, and a hint of therapy, but politicians have never had any of those three things in mind. for that, they all got what they deserved.

The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family by Barbara Morgan Gardner

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hopeful informative reflective

I love when a woman talks about the gospel from the experience and point of view of women. she gets it.

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

this is The Handmaid's Tale combined with the dark lore of Star Wars for angsty thirteen years olds.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

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dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I've never hated a woman more than Abigail Williams.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

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emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I believe in people. I forget about that belief a little too much, but it's at the core of who I am and it's at the core of this book. All of these people--these anxious, blunt, lying, hard to love people--made me remember every person needs someone to believe in them, even if it's a stranger they're being held hostage with.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

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adventurous tense medium-paced