Hey all! I need your book suggestions! I teach Modern World Literature to seniors in HS, and I am looking for a new book. Must be published after 1965. I already have The Kite Runner, Life of Pi, Maus, and How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. I am looking to replace The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, which is too easy for them.
Any thoughts? Thanks!!!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
It's a really easy read but have you read My America? I read it in sociology and it was so good!
nectarine / 2085 posts
The Master and Margarita would probably be my first choice. (Written before your date, but published after.) Maybe something by Murakami or Atwood would work.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Have you read anything by Jhumpa Lahiri? I recommend The Namesake! Or anything by Barbara Kingsolver?
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Oh yes, @honeybear: ! The Handmaid's Tale by Atwood would be a good one.
What about something by Gabriel Garcia Marquez? Love in the Time of Cholera or One Hundred Years of Solitude.
pomelo / 5132 posts
@Mrs. High Heels: love Poisonwood Bible. Too long for my time slot, though!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@Mrs. J: yes, sorry- that one! I loved that book. What grade do you teach?
pomelo / 5132 posts
@Mrs. Pen: freshmen and seniors 
The class I'm looking for is regular level seniors.
blogger / pomegranate / 3044 posts
I was going to say Things Fall Apart but looks like that narrowly misses your cutoff!
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
@Mrs. Tiger: I had originally written it in my post and then realized that it was pre-1965. Such a good one, though!
pomelo / 5132 posts
Alright y'all, in case you were interested,I ended up picking two books (1 for each semester): Things Fall Apart and Interpreter of Maladies. Thank you so much for all of your help!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@Mrs. J: Thanks for the update - in case you were curious, I was curious! I loooove Interpreter of Maladies!
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