<p>Alexz825Mom - would you ever prohibit you d from reading a certain book? What things are you searching for when you screen something? Sex content? Language?</p>
<p>Cutiedida, now at the point at which I am allowing her to go to bs, my d knows what I expect from her and what I wouldn’t approve of–like porno, etc. Example: When my d was 5 she blocked out all the R rated movies on our tv because she knew I didnt allow those types of movies because we had discussed my ideas and reasons. She understands that everything is not right for you at every age. Will my d be perfect NO-WAY but she tries to think about the values and ideals that we have lived by and try to make the best possible choices.</p>
<p>I think the biggest problems teenagers engage in is not thinking actions through before acting. Most teens have been taught to do what is right but act too quickly.</p>
<p>Alexz825Mom, </p>
<p>Yes, Dana Hall has a great reading list, from Middle School through High School. Here’s a link:</p>
<p><a href=“http://mydana.danahall.org/depts/library/SummerReading2010.pdf[/url]”>http://mydana.danahall.org/depts/library/SummerReading2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>I would imagine any of Jane Austen’s would be a good summer read. I just reread Daphne DuMaurier’s Rebecca for the first time in a long time. Couldn’t put it down and finished in two sittings. This is similar to Jane Eyre I feel in that it recounts a story from a woman’s point of view. The woman knows what is expected of her and what others’ think is her place in life, yet she decides she must follow her heart and mind instead and accepts both the triumphs and tragedies of her decision. A very good read. Not sure if it is on any BS’s reading list, but it definitely is a good read for anyone interested in Women’s Lit.</p>
<p>@RedBlueGreen, Since you couldnt get into Salinger<code>s Catcher in the Rye, try reading his daughter</code>s book about him, Dream Catcher.</p>
<p>Last night on Larry King, it was interesting to hear Elizabeth Edwards talking about her book, Resilience and how she had to decide she was master of her fate and needed to accept both the triumphs and tribulations that sprung forward from making her own decisions.</p>
<p>I think good literature reflects life in all its multivariate forms. It’s interesting to me how the best books, including Jane Eyre, Rebecca and Middlemarch, and all Jane Austen have a woman heroine who reflect this real life dilemma articulated best by the contemporary, E. Edwards. Timeless fiction reflects real life.</p>
<p>never ever. i hated jane eyre.</p>
<p>I loved Jane Eyre and Catcher in the Rye, but I could not get through Rebecca. I felt like there was no story line. Two of my favorite books however are Little Women and Marjorie Morningstar. They are completely opposite because Little Women is slightly sugar coated and Marjorie Morningstar is completely raw. I love them both exactly for that reason</p>
<p>One thing I am quite surprised by is the fact that the top BS’s don’t ask a question on the app related to literature or what book you’ve read lately–except Choate. Reading is obviously important and all the BS’s with academic rigor require summer reading . Yet, when DS went to interview, no one asked what book he had read lately for enjoyment. For all future Choaties or Choate wannabes, there is a question on the app related to literature. Start thinking about what you would want to write. When I went to my Yale interview many years ago, what book have you read lately and why?, was a standard question…BTW, try reading Rebecca again when you are older. It’s possible that it was written for an older audience. It definitely makes me want to visit Monte Carlo or watch an old romantic black and white from silver screen era of days gone by.</p>
<p>This thread is making me wish I had time to go to the beach with a good book! Or curl up on a window seat on a rainy day!. </p>
<p>You kids who HAVE to read, well , you don’t know how LUCKY you are!</p>