I read quite a lot back when I was in middle school. Here's a short catalog of my favorites that I thought was worth sharing.
Favorite Books, Essays & Short Stories
- A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
- Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen
- Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, Ursula LeGuin
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“On Knowledge and Wisdom,” Bertrand Russell
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Reading List
- Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
- East of Eden, John Steinbeck
- Ulysses, James Joyce
- The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald