The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll

If you can not handle graphic description this book is not for you. it is all true and it is simply Jim Carroll's diaries between the ages of 13 years old and 16 years old. He tells about growing up in the 1960's in New York City, his addiction to heroin, and his time spent selling his body for drugs and money. Still, the book is very inspiring.

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The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson

This book is nothing like the movie, but that is not a bad thing.
The book will teach you more than you ever want to know about
the United States torture tactics. If you do not have a weak stomach,
read it!

~student

The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

The Vampire Diaries was about a girl that was in high school and lived with her aunt because her parents died. The girl ends up liking a new kid. No one in the school knows anything about the new kid or where he is from. You will have to read it to find out the answer!

~student

The Idiot by Fyodor Destoevsky

The Idiot is regarded as the philosopher Dostoevsky's greatest work. It is the story of a Russian prince trying to stay pure in a dark corrupt world. It is long, but the ending is worth the wait... maybe.

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Jane Eyre by: Charlotte Brone

This story is about a woman's life, and her struggles in life. She lived as an orphan and was treated coldly by her aunt. She is then sent off to a school, where she spends a portion of her life. She becomes a governess for Mr. Rochester, after leaving the school, but begins to fall in love with him. But, will her past prevent her from finding true love?

Zombie Survivla Guide by: Max Brooks

This book starts out very funny and it is, up until your realize Max Brooks is serious. Then it gets weird and a little pathetic. It seems Brooks considers zombies an honest threat to humanity. I would say you should read this for at least some laughs, and if nothing else you'll learn to how to survive the (highly unlikely) zombie apocalypse.

The Sun Alos Rises by: Ernest Hemingway

The book is about a group of people from the World War I period that are veterans. It takes place in a European setting. The group centrally focuses on characters (many of them) and moral values. A lot can be learned from this book because of the way Ernest Hemingway, such as the way war affects people. (in this case, the main character)