Anonymous
Where the Red Fern Grows

Dolphin4393@aol.com
The Giver

mistiizhao@gmail.com
My teacher recommended The Chocolate War. I read it to find it was a really good book.

Julie_loves_books_alot@yahoo.com
Last year our reading teacher made us read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. I thought that she was making us read it because she wanted to relive her childhood, but it ended up being my FAVORITE book of all time.

dachan11419@aol.com
My teacher told us to read Night by Elie Wiesel for Summer Reading. I really liked that book.

stephens9204@yahoo.com
Go Ask Alice

ziggaroth@yahoo.com.au
The Asterix cartoons!

horselover1010@yahoo.com
Flowers for Algernon

mysterygc409@aim.com
My librarian in my school advised me to read Mary Higgins Clark's books. So I read them and I love them so much!! I continued to borrow those books and also other books too. She made me a bookworm.

Danigirl9132@aol.com
My reading teacher steered me to many books I like, but the most would have to be Speak.

oh_so_poetik@yahoo.com
My 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Indar, led me to read the entire Harry Potter series. She bought about 12 copies of hardcover versions of books 1-3 (which cost A LOT of money), and when I enjoyed those three as much as I did, I bought paperback versions of the 4th and 5th books myself. I'm reading the latest right now.

aliensrcoming@verizon.net
The Secret Life of Bees

blondebaby2002@hotmail.com
I was in third grade at the time. and the book was The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary.

SoDashing1990@comcast.net
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi. I wasn't really sure about the book at first, but by the time I was well into it, I couldn't take my nose out from between the pages. I'll probably have to read it over again because I might have been too young to understand it completely, but I remember loving it the first time I read it, and I'm sure it's a keeper.

zirtaeb09@hotmail.com
The Giver by Lois Lowry

shygirl07@hotmail.com
The Da Vinci Code

strawberrywell@yahoo.com
Back when I was in 3rd grade I really detested reading, and truth be told, I wasn't that good at it. One of my teachers suggested that I read Pippi Longstocking, and got me hooked on reading. Now, in high school, I'm taking advanced English classes and once I pick up a good book I rarely put it down until I've read it from cover to cover.

dessenfan13@cableone.net
Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman. My fifth grade teacher Mr. Foley suggested this book to me --- at first I was going to read it, but then decided not to. Then one day, my dad gave me a book he'd found on one of his trips that he thought I'd enjoy, and it was Ruby in the Smoke. After I read it, Philip Pullman became my favorite author.

Anonymous
Holes

texasblondy@hotmail.com
Night by Elie Wiesel. It is an autobiography about a teenager's experience in concentration camps during WWII. Even if you aren't into this kind of book, you will love it. Every single person in my class loved it. It is an amazing story that is a must-read.

mistychild2001@yahoo.com
To Kill a Mockingbird

flirtyjai@bellsouth.net
A book a teacher steered me towards that I actually ended up enjoying was 1984 by George Orwell.

cdandrow@cox.net
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Also many of Ann Rinaldi's books.

ocrunner4eva@yahoo.com
My seventh grade English teacher steered me towards The Giver and I've been in love with it ever since. The ending is just so mysterious.

chinatown_skater91@yahoo.com
Go Ask Alice

amandagattone@earthlink.net
The Giver

Anonymous
Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie

cecedancer@hotmail.com
Last year, my teacher wanted us to read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, and I loved it!

tweeti420@aol.com
Homecoming by Cynthia Voight

marythereseo@msn.com
The Outsiders was a requirement, but I after I finished reading it, I was so happy that it was. I loved the book.

seekerofknowledge23@comcast.net
To Kill a Mockingbird --- now it's one of my all-time favorites!!

xfallentenshix@yahoo.com
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

faerieschild93@hotmail.com
The book that a teacher steered me towards that I most enjoyed was Redwall by Brian Jaques in 5th grade. This book inspired me to read the entire series and follow it closely until only recently.

Brodwaybaby@cs.com
The Giver

jessica.cassidy@cox.net
My teacher made us read The Hobbit. I thought it might be boring, but it's now one of my favorite books!

boyes1@peoplepc.com
The Pendragon series by D.J. Machale was steered towards me by my seventh grade teacher.

bloodroses91@hotmail.com
In third grade my teacher made us read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and I loved it! It was probably the only good book ever assigned in school.

le_gens_8@hotmail.com
I have to say Bridge to Terabithia --- after reading that book, I went book crazy.

bekkabrown@yahoo.com
I'd have to say Animal Farm by George Orwell.

country_angel44@msn.com
A book my teacher urged me to read is The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, The Wishsong of Shannara, and the rest of the series. These are wonderful books that grab you and just don't let go. You'll never want to put them down!!!

amelia.mills@email.learningcommons.org
My English teacher had our class read To Kill a Mockingbird. I thought it would be boring but as I was reading an assigned chapter, I couldn't put it down and finished the whole book.

vero4_2_1@yahoo.com
The book titled Thr3e by Ted Dekker. It had plenty of suspense and action that I could barely put it down!

Anonymous
A teacher introduced me to Anne McCaffrey's dragon series and another introduced me to A Wrinkle in Time.

olsonlj1@mugglenet.com
A former teacher of mine suggested that I read The Dark is Rising series, and I loved it.

Anonymous
The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen. I didn't like the slow beginning, but it got really good later.

foxycub1@hotmail.com
I'm not sure if this counts, but both my English teacher and librarian recommended Catch-22, which became one of my favourite books. It is honestly amazing, well-written and even sad in places. Oh, and hilarious.

Aniolek007@yahoo.com
When I was in 8th grade (a long time ago), we were assigned The Ousiders by S.E. Hinton. Now at the age of 19, it's my favorite book, and I reread it every year.

agent_samia@hotmail.com
It has to be Goggle-Eyes by Anne Fine!!! It's the best!

weeping_willow08@msn.com
In 9th grade English, we were required to read To Kill a Mockingbird. At first I didn't want to read it, but it ended up being an awesome book!

lagf988@hotmail.com
My teacher told us to read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and I think I have read it over 20 times since. I LOVE that book. I am so glad she told us to read it!

standardbred_91@hotmail.com
A teacher steered me towards this book called Copper Sunrise and I thought that it really wasn't something that I would be into, but I ended up really liking it. 

andras_milkshake@hotmail.com
For my 11th grade English class, my teacher required us to read The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom. I found the book to be a really good one. Now I'm starting to read all Mitch Albom's books.

goddess6290@yahoo.com
The book The Named was recommended to me by one of my teachers. I found it to be an extraordinary book and I loved it dearly. I'm an all-around reader, but sometimes it seems fantasy is what I love most. I loved this book and certainly cannot wait until the sequel of the trilogy comes out!

dramaqueen00701@yahoo.com
When I was little, my teacher, Mrs. Strella, would take all the first graders on field trips to the library, and read us really fun books. That's why I love books so much. I still read one of them, Piggy Pie.

gill_bethcarrot@msn.com
Last year, I had one the greatest teachers. She loved books and so did I, and I still do. Well she suggested some pretty good books, such as The Shadow Children Series, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants BEFORE everybody liked it, and also Things Not Seen and The Tale of Despereaux. All of them are really great and my teacher also was really great!

WPrincessjessica@aol.com
Most of the time, the books teachers assigned us in class were horrible, boring, stupid, and utterly picked apart by those quaint class discussions. Then in sixth grade, things started getting better. Even though --- or maybe because --- I'd already read every single book we read that year, I realized that it wasn't the books that were horrible, just the way that teacher controlled our thoughts about them. In seventh grade, our teacher had us read 1984. I can't say I loved it or enjoyed it, but I felt it. Even today the thought of a doomed future haunts my mind.

vintagerocker09@yahoo.com
Because of Winn-Dixie

Anonymous
Speak and Revenge of the Wannabes.

usher0816@msn.com
A book that I had to read that was assigned by my teacher was Black Boy and Native Son by Richard Wright. They were both really good and worthwhile.

Anonymous
A book that was recommended to me was Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer. It was a quirky novel and an easy read, yet as I read on, I could not stop flipping the pages! It had some witty humor, serious drama, and thought-provoking moments. Highly recommended! :)

snowfire_350@suscom.net
Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Clkdreamer40@hotmail.com
I liked Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. We had to read it over the summer for English AP and I really enjoyed it. I also liked John Adams by David McCullough, which I read for US History 2AP. I am reading 1776 by the same author right now.

adidaschic@earthlink.net
To Kill a Mockingbird

riblett_c@yahoo.com
My English teacher recommended The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It is a great book that I could not put down. It was so interesting!!

otaku_matt91@yahoo.com
Harry Potter. We started it when I was in third grade, and here I am, a freshman in high school, still reading them.

Anonymous
The Cat in the Hat

megan_fletcher99@yahoo.com
Montmorency by Eleanor Updale. It's a really great book about a thief who dreams of a rich life.

Anonymous
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Tomi_Sama_04@yahoo.com
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I'm not done with it...actually I'm about halfway through it...but it's really good so far.

guynstuff@yahoo.com
My teacher got me reading The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches books by Robert Stanek. There's four books in it and then there's four books in the In the Service of Dragons series. I have to say they are the best books ever recommended to me by a teacher.

chattychick93@hotmail.com
I would have to say the book Daughter of the Forest. He made it sound so interesting, and it was so good!!! I advise everyone to read it!!!

polar_bears_rock93@hotmail.com
A book that really touched me was Sister to the Wolf. It was set in the 1700s and it dealt with relationships between a white man and an Indian.

crazycoolluke@hotmail.com
Pride & Prejudice!

southerngeeks@yahoo.com
My English teacher in eighth grade, Mrs. Holbert, led my to a book called Flowers for Algernon. It is a really good book and I highly recommend it.

mtellis@msn.com
My teacher has a whole library! She has a lot of cool books and the ones she got me reading are The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches. It's the best ever!!

joeykatt@sbcglobal.net
One of my brother's teachers suggested (and lent me) A Great and Terrible Beauty, which I absolutely loved. Today, she called me out of class just to give me the sequel, Rebel Angels!

S271225@mail.nwmissouri.edu
The Giver. I wish I could find another book like it.

vela.mrdjen@gmail.com
The Diary of Anne Frank

carmin6401@earthlink.net
The Catcher in the Rye. I read it in tenth grade and hated it!!!!! But senior year, I had the same teacher (for a different class) and for some reason I loved it the second time around.

Misslys08@yahoo.com
A book called Feed. It was very interesting and different, but in the end I really enjoyed the book.

lilfrog102001@yahoo.com
A book my English teacher steered me toward was the classic, Gone With the Wind. My teacher actually gave me the book at the end of the year because she knows I love to read. All I can say is AWESOME BOOK!

HottieDanny313@aol.com
Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I don't really like it, but it made me open my eyes and view things differently.

britty12377@hotmail.com
Even though it wasn't on the list for my grade, a teacher recommended The Catcher in the Rye, and I have never been more interested and addicted to a book.

lurt_cobain2591@yahoo.com
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. It's written in futuristic slang. As you read the book you begin to understand what the words mean. It's about a 15-year-old boy, Alex Delarge, and his three droogs (friends). They commit incredible crimes and go to molko (milk) bars for fun. It's very good and humorous at times. 

sydne_1994@yahoo.com
The Egypt Game

lizzieplum@aol.com
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. That is a great mystery novel. You should read it.

flutterbye14_babe@hotmail.com
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton

Anonymous
I don't usually get book recommendations from teachers, but we've just finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird in English and I liked it. I'm starting to like it more now that we're looking at the themes and issues.  I like Scout, Jem, Atticus and Calpurnia.

BenderAD9@minford.k12.oh.us
The Giver

daniellemj13@yahoo.com
My English teacher, Ms. Snider, suggested that I try The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Crucible. I really enjoyed both of them and am now giving all classics, which I previously abhorred, a chance.

tootsyroll2467@comcast.net
I enjoyed Confessions of a Shopaholic that my teacher recommended to me.

Anonymous
Family History by Dani Shapiro

jsph_roble@yahoo.com
James Herriot's Dog Stories. This book inspired me a lot; it taught me to appreciate and love Bianca, my pet dog (and other dogs, as well) even more.

Anonymous
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

snively5@hotmail.com
Life in the Fat Lane. It was good, I really thought it was a little confusing.

babygurl45@yahoo.com
Gone With the Wind. It was hard to read, but it was good.

visc@msn.com
A teacher has never steered me toward a book, but my friend has. She told me about The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I read it and I couldn't put it down. While I was reading it, I heard that there were second and third books in that series. So, after I finished reading, I started The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, and it is even better. I can't wait to read the third, Girls in Pants!

sftballangel93@comcast.net
A book that one of my teachers steered me to read that I enjoyed was The Secret Window by Betty Ren Wright.

EarthFaerieAce@aol.com
Good Night Mister Tom. I didn't expect to enjoy it. I'm very much a dark and complex fantasy person, but I must admit I enjoyed it.

perfect101993@hotmail.com
In second grade my teacher read us the book Fudge-a-mania by Judy Blume. She suggested that we read the other "Fudge" books in the series, so I did. And I loved them.

kisa_sohma_16@sbcglobal.net
The Five People You Meet in Heaven

skaza@verizon.net
Last year, most of my teachers recommended Loch to me. I really enjoyed the suspenseful book.

perfect101993@hotmail.com
In 3rd grade, my teacher encouraged me to read the Fudge series by Judy Blume. So I read some of the books and loved them.

dantheman102938@comcast.net
The book that my teacher led me to read was Uglies by Scott Westerfeld because she was giving a review of good books to read, so I picked it up and got hooked.

iluvtimmcgraw407@aol.com
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer is a very good book and it is one of the best books I've ever read, and I'm glad that I read it.

zoerand@ameritech.net
My teacher started The Misfits out loud in class. I like to be reading along because I understand the book better, so I got myself a copy. One night, I decided to catch up to where the teacher was and I just kept on going. This was one of the best books I have ever read.

granger_60@msn.com
Holes by Louis Sachar

vela.mrdjen@gmail.com
The Diary of Anne Frank

Hotchic9800@aol.com
I kind of liked Fahrenhiet 451 --- not the best book I read, and I have to admit there were some boring parts, but I enjoyed it.

eileengarvey@comcast.net
One book that my teacher steered me toward was A Year Down Yonder. Last year in sixth grade, I didn't know what book to read for my book report, so my teacher suggested this one. I thought it was going to be one of those books that I just about fall asleep through, but in the end it was fantastic. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading.

mdmuratore@aol.com
The book that I read that I enjoyed was The Great Good Thing.

xluvmonax@yahoo.com
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

sarahkrules@comcast.net
A book that my teacher steered me towards that I enjoyed was Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.

jmwelch10@comcast.net
A book that one of my teachers steered me towards that I enjoyed was The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

bekkabrown@yahoo.com
My English teacher had us read Animal Farm by George Orwell. At first I hated it, but that was because I had difficulty understanding it. Now I love it!!!!!!

thenicestpersonaliveisnotme@hotmail.com
We had to read Walk Two Moons in school, and I really enjoyed it. Also, a teacher recommended The Wish, which I liked as well.

pompomQT118@aim.com
One book that a teacher steered me towards that I enjoyed was ttyl. My teacher wrote a list of books that we might enjoy and I picked that one. I am reading it right now and I am really enjoying it!

SoccerflipYMA@aol.com
A book that one of my teachers has steered me to read that I really enjoyed was the book Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo.

toads464@aol.com
A book that I read that my teacher steered me towards was Holes by Louis Sachar.

loveforlife101@yahoo.com
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. It was very touching and made me cry. My favorite part was when he was experiencing his first birthday. I never really thought of bullies the same way after reading this book.

Trina_phillips2006@hotmail.com
Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn

samiam27876@yahoo.com
My English teacher gave me a list of books that girls might like, and one book I read from the list was the first book of the Clique series and I loved it! After I read it, I also read the second one and am about to start the third!

ruthie.sports@verizon.net
The book a teacher steered me towards that I enjoyed was ttyl.

kiddkoudelka@aol.com
Hatchet. I like it because it was adventurous and could actually happen.

marpee06@gmail.com
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It has to be one of the best books ever written and Atticus Finch is my all-time favorite fictional hero ever!

lhommedemuffin@hotmail.com
Les Miserables and The Count of Monte Cristo. Though it was one of the longest books I have read (I'm pretty impatient), I have to say it was one of the best books.

vindicated13@gmail.com
The Outsider by Albert Camus was on our reading list for English. I found the book strangely interesting and certainly intriguing in terms of subtle philosophical and ideological allusions.

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