Wednesday, March 23, 2011

BOOK LIST


P.S. All books can be found at The Egyptian American Book Center; unless you find a note stating otherwise.

Non Fiction: Self Help Books

Who Moved My Cheese? : Dr. Spencer
(There are two versions of the book. You can either choose the one especially written for teens or the original one for adults.)

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens: Sean Covey
(If you don’t find it, you can read his father’s book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey)


Novels that are available as a photocopy which you can get from me (unfortunately they cannot be found in Egypt)

* The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
* White Oleander

Plays:

Arms and the Man : Bernard Shaw: (ILB or ACML) (comedy)
Pygmalion : Bernard Shaw (ILB or ACML) (comedy)
She Stoops to Conquer: William Goldsmith (ILB or ACML) (comedy)
The Importance of Being Ernest: Oscar Wilde (ILB or ACML)

Book Series
Any of the seven Harry Potter novels: J.K. Rowling (If you have never read any of them, you must choose Part One: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone)

The Twilight Saga: Stephanie Meyers (If you have never read any of them, you can either choose Part One,Twilight, or Part Three, Eclipse.)

The Chronicles of Narnia : C.S Lewis (you can choose anyone of the seven)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Adventures of Jack Sparrow Comic Books (if you like the movies then you will surely enjoy these; you can choose any of the five books)

More Novels:

10 Things I Hate About Me: Randa Rezkallah (it's an awesome modern novel; recommended for girls)
My Sister's Keeper: Jodi Piccoult (it's a modern melodrama; recommended for girls)
The BFG : Roald Dahl
Mathilda: Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory : Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Glass Elevator : Roald Dahl

Short Story Collections: (you can choose any short story in the book; you don’t have to read the whole collection)

Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe

The Picture of Dorian Gray and other stories: Oscar Wilde (might not be available; you can borrow my book)

Classics:

You may choose any book you please by any of the following authors

Charles Dickens – Jane Austen – Charlotte Bronte – Emily Bronte

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