Let's Evaluate: Top 10 Tuesday [1] : Books that every teen should read

The past few weeks I have really been enjoying reading some of the ten top lists that have been posted as part of a weekly meme. This week I thought I would give it a go and participate. So this meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and involves doing a top ten list on a certain topic that is posted.

This week is a top ten list of books that every teen should read. So I am just going to jump right into my list. I'm sure I forget some important ones, but this is my list for now.

1. 'A Separate Peace' by John Knowles
2. 'Looking for Alaska' by John Green
3. 'Speak' by Laurie Halse Anderson
4. 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee
5. 'The Giver' by Lois Lowry
6. 'The Outsiders' by S.E Hinton
7. 'Crank' by Ellen Hopkins
8. 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald
9. 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell
10. 'Night' by Elie Wiesel

So I was thinking of explaining why every teen should read these, but I just couldn't do them justice. They are all amazing and left an impact of knowledge with me when I read them that I still to this day think back to them.

Make sure to leave a link below to your top ten Tuesday so I can make sure to stop by and look at your recommendations. If you aren't up for doing a post, or don't blog, please leave at least a few below in the comments. Thanks!

10 comments:

Natalie_vintage_girl said...: I have not read any of these! so sad. But "the great gatsby" is on my shelf waiting to be read.; July 19, 2011 at 3:17 AM
The Phantom Paragrapher said...: Some good ones here , I went with more Contemporary Edgier Teen Novels :)
I have Speak on my list and Ellen Hopkins though I went with her book Impulse.
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http://thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-ten-tuesday-books-that-should-be-on.html; July 19, 2011 at 3:44 AM
Jan von Harz said...: Agree with everything on your list and include several on mine. Ten just isn't enough for should reads.; July 19, 2011 at 8:24 AM
Anonymous said...: Your list is a nice combination of classic and contemporary!; July 19, 2011 at 10:12 AM
Anonymous said...: I completely forgot about A Separate Peace ... it belongs on my top ten list of teen reads.; July 19, 2011 at 11:19 AM
NatalieSap said...: These lists are making me want to re-read the classics. It's been quite awhile since I read To Kill a Mockingbird and The Great Gatsby. Never got around to #1, 9 & 10 on your list - interesting choices!; July 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Enbrethiliel said...: +JMJ+

For some reason, A Separate Peace and The Catcher in the Rye square off against each other in my mind--and of course, A Separate Peace is my favourite. ;-) I wish it were better known.; July 19, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Enbrethiliel said...: +JMJ+

I forgot the link to mine:

Top Ten Books That Should Be Required Reading . . .; July 19, 2011 at 3:21 PM
LBC said...: There are definitely some classics on your list. I love Gatsby. I really like your buttons and graphics.

Come visit me at The Scarlet Letter.; July 19, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Casey (The Bookish Type) said...: I have several John Green books on my shelves...but I haven't read any of them yet *chagrin* I've seen him on a lot of these lists, so I think it's time to move him up my TBR!; July 23, 2011 at 12:10 PM