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Post by mommy2sandb on Aug 14, 2016 22:47:43 GMT
My 16 yr old is looking for a non-fiction novel with an argument for AP English and I wondered if you could help with some suggestions? She would like it to be fairly clean/age appropriate.
I have suggested a few, but she hasn't seemed interested in the ones I have mentioned.
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Post by vspindler on Aug 14, 2016 22:52:49 GMT
I read "a Walk Across America" in HS. I enjoyed it enough to read the second book that documented a second walk.
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 14, 2016 23:00:36 GMT
My 16 yr old is looking for a non-fiction novel with an argument for AP English and I wondered if you could help with some suggestions? She would like it to be fairly clean/age appropriate. I have suggested a few, but she hasn't seemed interested in the ones I have mentioned. What have you recommended so far that she wasn't into? What does she typically like to read? I can help with some suggestions if you give me a little more info. What do you mean by "age appropriate?" In the AP world, most of the texts she'll be reading were written for adults. Is she interested in something that centers around teens/young adults? That may help me make some suggestions. |
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 14, 2016 23:11:53 GMT
non-fiction novel with an argument I guess I am not quite understanding this parameter |
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Post by gar on Aug 14, 2016 23:18:29 GMT
Isn't a novel automatically fiction?
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 14, 2016 23:22:09 GMT
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 15, 2016 1:28:04 GMT
If you tell me what a "non-fiction novel" is I might have some suggestions. Also, what do you mean "with an argument"?
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Post by MsKnit on Aug 15, 2016 1:35:13 GMT
Would one of Elie Weisel's books work?
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Post by MsKnit on Aug 15, 2016 1:46:51 GMT
Good list! The Henrietta Lacks book is quite interesting. |
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Post by kenziekeeper on Aug 15, 2016 1:48:06 GMT
I think the OP's daughter is looking for a novel-length text (as in not a magazine; not an essay for publication in a magazine) that is written with a particular point of view (or comparing multiple points of view)/call to action on a particular topic. How about...
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Fast Food Nation
Malala's book?
Nickeled and Dimed
Freakonomics?
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Post by kenziekeeper on Aug 15, 2016 1:49:06 GMT
I read Salt for an AP class - it was interesting! |
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 15, 2016 1:53:44 GMT
Brave new world by aldous Huxley
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Post by gitana on Aug 15, 2016 2:15:40 GMT
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 15, 2016 2:18:16 GMT
I just finished reading Sharing the Work: What My Family and Career Taught Me About Breaking Through and Holding the Door Open for Others, Myra Strober. It was fantastic!! I actually get to go to a book club meeting with her on Wednesday. She started the women studies center at Stanford University. The book is well written and it touches on a lot of the struggles that face women in male dominated careers. She argues that there is still lots of work to be done to equal the playing field between men and women in all areas.
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Post by zookeeper on Aug 15, 2016 2:18:56 GMT
I loved The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Fascinating story!
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 15, 2016 2:21:20 GMT
Good list! The Henrietta Lacks book is quite interesting. I loved The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Fascinating story! We read this for book club and had a really entertaining and lively discussion... |
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Post by mommy2sandb on Aug 15, 2016 2:25:42 GMT
Sorry to post and run! I had a plan to sit in my Jammie's and watch the olympics tonight and then had some friends drop by.
Thanks for the suggestions!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Aug 15, 2016 2:42:22 GMT
Brave new world by aldous Huxley That's not non-fiction. The only non-fiction book I've read in recent memory is Mountains Beyond Mountains. |
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 15, 2016 2:47:57 GMT
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 15, 2016 2:48:48 GMT
Good list! The Henrietta Lacks book is quite interesting. I loved The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Fascinating story! We read this for book club and had a really entertaining and lively discussion... Also a great suggestion. It's our all-district read, and the author is coming to our district to speak in a couple of weeks |
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 15, 2016 3:04:39 GMT
I highly recommend:
"Between the World And Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"So You've Been Publicly Shamed" by Jon Ronson
"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief" by Lawrence Wright
"Five Days at Memorial: Live and Death in a Storm Raged Hospital" by Sheri Fink
Some others that are on my personal list to read:
"Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town" by Krakauer
"I Am Malala" (I still haven't read it!)
"The Gene: An Intimate History" by Mukherjee
I'm sure that they will analyze the texts for argumentative language (ethos, logos, pathos), and most of these suggestions (mine and those posted) could be used for that.
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Post by Jili on Aug 15, 2016 3:12:05 GMT
We read this for book club and had a really entertaining and lively discussion... Also a great suggestion. It's our all-district read, and the author is coming to our district to speak in a couple of weeks This is awesome. I really am impressed by some things you've said about your district. |
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Post by zookeeper on Aug 15, 2016 3:24:00 GMT
"I Am Malala" (I still haven't read it!) I found this book to be underwhelming. I acknowledge that she is an amazing woman who has endured great tragedy to become a mentor/activist and Nobel Prize laureate, but the writing style of her book was too simple for me. I just did not care for it. |
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 15, 2016 3:51:29 GMT
Brave new world by aldous Huxley That's not non-fiction. The only non-fiction book I've read in recent memory is Mountains Beyond Mountains. Oops. I missed the non-fiction part. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 15, 2016 4:09:00 GMT
Loved Between The World And Me
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 16, 2016 1:46:59 GMT
Also a great suggestion. It's our all-district read, and the author is coming to our district to speak in a couple of weeks This is awesome. I really am impressed by some things you've said about your district. We aren't perfect, but we do some stuff really well!  |
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 16, 2016 1:47:50 GMT
Loved Between The World And Me It's one of those that I can't stop thinking about. So powerful. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 16, 2016 2:20:34 GMT
Loved Between The World And Me It's one of those that I can't stop thinking about. So powerful. right after that I also read the notorious RBG -- it's also one that kept me thinking -- probably too political for a class (? I don't know I'm not a teacher) but a really good read. |
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Post by perumbula on Aug 16, 2016 2:50:55 GMT
Henrietta Lacks is a great one for a paper like this. It sets up an argument and doesn't give an answer like a lot of books do. It allows her to do more research on the subject and decide where she stands on her own.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 16, 2016 3:00:41 GMT
Henrietta Lacks is a great one for a paper like this. It sets up an argument and doesn't give an answer like a lot of books do. It allows her to do more research on the subject and decide where she stands on her own. I think that is precisely why it was such a great book club choice. Some of the science went over my head but the concepts where presented in a way that it allowed you to come to your own conclusions without moralizing like it could have. |
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