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[solipsismsaves]

i. I miss waking up to ancient redwoods right outside my window. I've been so lucky, in some ways. Two summers spent swimming in rivers, building fires, kissing boys, watching the sun come up. J and I glowed with health, tanned and well-fed, happy. Pulling each other down drunkenly into the midnight ocean because we couldn't stand up, we were

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[selsin]

this may sound weird but..
the little prince by antoine de saint-exupéry
it's not something i wish i read in high school because i did read it in high school. i had to read it twice in fact. once in 9th grade english and again in 12th grade AP Art. it's really a quick read but it's very meaningful.

hmm what else did i enjoy back then... i enjoyed the grapes of wrath back in 10th grade bu i don't know if that would work in your situation. most of the class hated it but i do think it was because we were a) "forced" to read it and b) the teacher was a little weird and people didn't like that.

[solipsismsaves]

You know, I've never read The Little Prince but I think now I must...and yeah, while I adore Steinbeck it went completely over my head in high school. I read East of Eden a few years ago and it is a favorite.

[macrame_owl]

i read dante's inferno twice in high school and found it very relevant. how about richard brautigan?

[solipsismsaves]

There was a lot of Richard Brautigan in the original curriculum I'm re-writing so it seems that he's pretty accessible...something to keep in mind. I've never read Dante's Inferno...shame on me, I know. It's going on my list of things to look at, though. Thank you!

[unicorn_s]

I read Lolita by Nabokov at fifteen and the love affair between us is still as passionate as ever. I also think that Nightwood by Djuna Barnes would be very enjoyable for the puberty set, as would Orlando by Woolf and The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Kundera. Sex sells!

[solipsismsaves]

Nabakov and Kundera are two of my favorites as well...my only worry is trying to start off with something easily 'digestible' for these kids. Lolita is pretty titillating, though. Thanks for the suggestions, these are some of my favorites as well!

[simulacrum]

A steady diet of Michael Chabon, Salman Rushdie, Philip K. Dick and Jeanette Winterson would have been nice.

[simulacrum]

PS

Where is this cafe?

[solipsismsaves]

It's on Fillmore and Pine...The Grove. Open till midnight with snacks and wine and such..but perfectly cozy and inviting with dark wood and candles. Sort of strange to find in that neighborhood.