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There is a rumor I heard from one of my best friends today that TFioS could be required reading over the summer! She apparently borrowed the book from one of my other best friends (interesting because I didn't know they were friends) to get a start on her summer reading. Do you know how excited I am. TFioS! Required reading! Excuse me while I hyperventilate.
submitted by Melody, age 14, The Haunted Mansion
(June 6, 2013 - 2:58 pm)
(June 6, 2013 - 2:58 pm)
Congratulations! That's great!
(June 6, 2013 - 3:43 pm)
(June 7, 2013 - 9:31 pm)
If this rumor is true, I will be so happy:)
(June 9, 2013 - 4:29 pm)
And it's been confirmed by my school website. I'm going to die of happiness.
(June 10, 2013 - 4:33 pm)
Sometimes I wish my school gave summer reading.
At my friend's old school, they had a workbook and had to do a page in it every single day.
(June 11, 2013 - 6:21 pm)
Well, they can't ban this one from high schools. I think they teach Looking for Alaska in the local high school, so the following conversation will probably commence:
Me: I read this already.
Teacher: Read it again.
Me: No, like multiple times.
Teacher: When did you first read it?
Me: sixth grade.
Teacher: Really?
Anyway, having TFiOS as requred reading will be like doing fun for homework. Although when they analyze it that will be awful.
(June 10, 2013 - 4:37 pm)
Why do people hate analyzing books so much? It seems like a really common thing, and I don't quite get it.
(June 11, 2013 - 11:45 pm)
I find that picking apart books while you're reading them or for extended amounts of time or trying to find a theme in every single book kind of destroys the joy of reading.
(June 12, 2013 - 4:15 pm)
My problem with it is often when we analyze books, the things we find or are supposed to find are not what the author intended. For example, when your English teacher says something like "The curtains are black because it symbolizes the inner depression the MC has" and (a) the character is content with xir life and (b) the curtains are black because the author decided black curtains would look good in xir created world, that pretty much ruins the essence of the book. I'm fine with analyzing the book if we're getting more into understanding what the author is trying to say.
(June 13, 2013 - 3:50 pm)
Okay, so in 8th grade, one of my friends asked a librarian if they had any copies of Looking for Alaska. The librarian replied that it was "too mature" for middle schoolers. This angered my friends and I, all of whom are Nerdfighters. How could this life-changing book about grief, hope, loss, love, teenager-dom, the meaning of life...etc. be left out? Yes, there are some innappropriate moments. And language. But what I don't understand is why they decided not to include this book in the school library, but instead the books with titles so innappropriate, I cannot even type them on the CB.
There happened to be a suggestion box in the library, so we got everyone we knew to bomb it with Looking for Alaska suggestions in REBELLION! Good times, good times.
(July 13, 2013 - 7:42 pm)
Okay, so in 8th grade, one of my friends asked a librarian if they had any copies of Looking for Alaska. The librarian replied that it was "too mature" for middle schoolers. This angered my friends and I, all of whom are Nerdfighters. How could this life-changing book about grief, hope, loss, love, teenager-dom, the meaning of life...etc. be left out? Yes, there are some innappropriate moments. And language. But what I don't understand is why they decided not to include this book in the school library, but instead the books with titles so innappropriate, I cannot even type them on the CB.
There happened to be a suggestion box in the library, so we got everyone we knew to bomb it with Looking for Alaska suggestions in REBELLION! Good times, good times.
(July 13, 2013 - 7:45 pm)
Two questions:
1) What is this book about?
2) What exactly is a Nerdfighter?
(June 10, 2013 - 7:32 pm)
@ Gollum
I already read Looking for Alaska for a book report:)
@ BHR
The book (The Fault in our Stars) is about a girl who has cancer and meets this guy who has cancer. It sounds a lot worse than it is, believe me.
A Nerdfighter is a fan of the Vlogbrothers, John and Hank Green. I haven't watched many of their videos , but they're both awesome.
(June 11, 2013 - 8:48 am)
Thank you! I'll have to check that book out.
(June 13, 2013 - 9:08 pm)
DFTBA.
(June 11, 2013 - 8:57 am)