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In reply to the discussion: Top 100 Teen Books (NPR survey) [View all]

ChazInAz

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5. Some classics. there.
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 03:13 PM
Aug 2012

At least two by the late, lamented Mr. Bradbury.
"Not "written for teens" but "read by teens," I guess." That would be a good classification, I'd say. I'd bet that a lot of the teens doing that reading will eventually go on to do the writing. And that's a very good thing.

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Top 100 Teen Books (NPR survey) [View all] pokerfan Aug 2012 OP
I saw that list. ceile Aug 2012 #1
Me neither pokerfan Aug 2012 #2
Lot more than 100 books when you count the series getting old in mke Aug 2012 #3
Some classics. there. ChazInAz Aug 2012 #5
Dune? Wow. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #4
Very interesting list malthaussen Aug 2012 #6
Wm GoldMAN wrote The Princess Bride unc70 Aug 2012 #7
An easy to make typo TexasProgresive Aug 2012 #8
NPR is just one of many making that mistake unc70 Aug 2012 #9
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