Can we discuss stories

amother

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 9:06 pm

amother Violet wrote:

Who remembers a separate piece by John Knowles one of my favorite!

I remember reading this but I don't remember what it was about. Can you remind me please?

cnc

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 11:28 pm

A Separate Peace- Gene and Finny... still one of my favorites.
A Tale of Two Cities- loved it and actually taught it.

amother

Pansy

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 11:37 pm

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Banging head

The most dangerous Man
The scarlet ibis
Gaston
In those days in this time by Etka Gitel Schwartz - We did it with full analysis, essays and assignments. Amazing book!

GLUE

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 11:48 pm

amother Violet wrote:

Who remembers a separate piece by John Knowles one of my favorite!

I did not like that story and was annoyed that I had to read it for school, if it was not for school I don't think I would have read past the first chapter.

GLUE

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 11:50 pm

I read the wave in school, now my daughter is reading it.

bethab

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 11:52 pm

What was the name of the book about kids who got marooned on an island and started killing each other? Read it in HS. It was so freaky!!

perquacky

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 11:54 pm

bethab wrote:

What was the name of the book about kids who got marooned on an island and started killing each other? Read it in HS. It was so freaky!!

Lord of the Flies

Not a favorite if mine.

amother

NeonPink

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 11:56 pm

GLUE wrote:

I read the wave in school, now my daughter is reading it.

I'm guessing you're too young to remember the ABC Afterschool Special movie from 1981. . . .
It was great.

bethab

Wed, Jan 03 2024, 11:57 pm

perquacky wrote:

Lord of the Flies

Not a favorite if mine.

I hated it. Had nightmares from it.

GLUE

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 12:05 am

amother NeonPink wrote:

I'm guessing you're too young to remember the ABC Afterschool Special movie from 1981. . . .
It was great.

Or maybe only watched movies at my grandmother's house.

amother

Blushpink

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 12:07 am

We actually watched the wave in our BY high school.

I loved the short stories we read in elementary…all the O. Henry ones.

sequoia

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 12:21 am

amother Wallflower wrote:

The Ransom of Red Chief, it was the best!

The best! Possibly the funniest short story in the world.

amother

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 12:25 am

amother Wallflower wrote:

The Ransom of Red Chief, it was the best!

We read this too.
What was story about?
My memory Sad

cnc

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 12:29 am

I never read the Wave- I watched it on my own. It impacted me until today .

GLUE

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 12:31 am

amother OP wrote:

We read this too.
What was story about?
My memory Sad

Two people stole a kid for ransom, and ended up having to pay the parents to take him back

bbhem5

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 1:01 am

To Kill a Mockingbird -one of my favorites, though I'm told it's now banned in many places
Greek plays- Pygmalion, Oedipus Rex

amother

Lightgray

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 1:05 am

The lottery
Examination day
Thank you Ma’am

GLUE

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 7:07 am

bbhem5 wrote:

To Kill a Mockingbird -one of my favorites, though I'm told it's now banned in many places
Greek plays- Pygmalion, Oedipus Rex

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, have also been on and off the banned list.
I don't like the style Mark Twain writes so I tried to convince my teacher that we can't read it, it's racist, no dice. I did not end up really reading it I found out what it was about by listening in class.

Coke Slurpee

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 8:38 am

perquacky wrote:

Lord of the Flies

Not a favorite if mine.

I really enjoyed Lord of the Flies.

amother

Thistle

Thu, Jan 04 2024, 2:16 pm

Can someone help me remember the name of a short story about a puma. This was read to us by a sub and she was so fun and dramatic.
We also loved Miss Hintch!