What books would you suggest for building a high school library?
arabeesk asked:
My old high school, which my sister currently attends, is building up its library. The school is only four years old, and the library doesn’t have very many books. What books would you consider to be “essential” to a high school library, or any library in general? Or how would you recommend the school go about building up the library?
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My old high school, which my sister currently attends, is building up its library. The school is only four years old, and the library doesn’t have very many books. What books would you consider to be “essential” to a high school library, or any library in general? Or how would you recommend the school go about building up the library?
All suggestions are welcome, thank you.
Note: Twilight is already in the library, as are the Harry Potter and Eragon series.
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June 30th, 2010 at 6:02 am
Well, the classics, of course. Jane Eyre, The Arabian Nights, Pride and Prejudice, a Separate Peace, etc. Also, I’d stock up on Stephen King (though I don’t read his stuff – I get too scared – he’s an amazing author).
June 30th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
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July 2nd, 2010 at 9:41 am
WHO NEEDS OTHER BOOKS WHEN THERE’S TWILIGHT!!! GET MORE COPIES!!
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July 2nd, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Books id like to see number of nonpaper based media such as audiobooks music cds dvds software etc apart from shakespeare to see number.
July 5th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Their Eyes Were Watching God is the only thing I can add that hasn’t already been said by the others. Oh, and some of Amy Tan’s books.
July 7th, 2010 at 4:15 am
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July 8th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
For the classics bronte hemingway shakespeare etc would also add books for the troubled kids like.
July 10th, 2010 at 1:55 am
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July 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
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July 13th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
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July 14th, 2010 at 4:17 am
The good values.
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July 15th, 2010 at 8:10 am
The high school staple reading material: Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher in the Rye, Brave New World, 1984, Great Gatsby, Crucible, Shakespearean plays etc etc
You’d need good, thought provoking/ controversial non fiction …and just good non fiction.
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July 18th, 2010 at 5:39 am
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July 19th, 2010 at 12:53 am
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July 20th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
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