Kent's Novels Page
- Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella is the classic story of the power of dreams. Great baseball! Great writing!
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The American classic about racism and growing up in the Deep South.
- The Giver by Lois Lowry. The chilling tale of a community where everything is comfortable, but nothing is right.
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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Lord of the Flies by Sir William Golding. The tale of lost innocence and evil.
- The Once and Future King by T.H. Lawrence is the modern classic about King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the promise and the loss of the secret of the Holy Grail.
- A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
- Our Town by Thornton Wilder. The play that teaches us what is essential and what is eternal in this world.
- A Separate Peace by John Knowles
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. A powerful novel of compassion and tragedy.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. We all want to be better, faster, stronger, smarter--but at what cost?
Other Literature Sites
For those who are not sure what is good in the world of literature, I offer the following lists as a place to start. They are not comprehensive in scope, nor are they the only "good" bits of literature out there.
- The Newbery Medal is given to the best of children's and young adult literature every year.
- The Caldecott Award is presented for the best picture book--this is a children's book award.
- The Hugo Award is presented by the World Science Fiction Society to for the best Sci-fi book of the year.
- The ALAN Review isa periodical that deals with Young Adult books and authors. Great site!
- Kay Vandergift has the best Young Adult Literature site on the web. TONS of information about authors and books.
- Another excellent site is maintained by Rob Timmons, an English teacher in Iowa.
- Last, but certainly not least, is Barr's English Class, which influenced me to start this site in the first place (You will notice the influence!). Excellent resources from a great teacher!
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