I remember having to read Animal Farm and being excited at first. I thought it was going to be a goofy comedy.

To Kill a Mockingbird, The Outsiders, and Of Mice and Men.

The Outsiders
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

I also remember a short story by Hemingway(I think) about 2 dudes eating hot peppers.

Hustler, High Society

The Outsiders, Of Mice and Men and Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry.

Of Mice and Men got to me more than most I would say.

I was a fortunate one in high school as my English and Journalism teachers were both :thumb: In fact I was actually writing a novel in high school and my English teacher was reading and critiquing it chapter by chapter for me.

One weekend I sat down and read the 150+ pages I had so far got depressed as I thought it sucked and trashed it.When I told the teacher what I'd done he about shit(no computers then and I had no back-up) and told me something I've never forgotten,"A writer is their own worst critic,NEVER judge your own work."

That was 30+ years ago and I've yet to attempt the novel again. I keep thinking one day I'll find the time and start it again.

Where The Red fern Grows and The Outsiders were my favorite "real" books, but I read Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light In The Attic repeatedly. I remember liking some book about a mouse that rode a motorcycle too.

I remember this from grade school.. "The Mouse and the Motorcycle".. They made a movie off this as well -- I believe his name was Ralph. Made engine noises and the bike would go... Haven't thought about that in probably 20 years.

Yeah, I think it was a Beverly Cleary book.

The Outsiders

stay golden...

I ****ing love this book. Best book in the world.

Anyone else do a multitude of grade school book reports on Goosebumps books? Teachers never liked it much though.

Reading this thread makes me realize that I really didn't have to read a lot of classics in either high school or college. I think the greatest portion of them that I did read happened in my 8th grade English class (The Old Man and the Sea, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, 1984, Moby Dick, Hamlet and a couple of others that I can't come up with atm).