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My child is completing high school and none of these books are offered in his Literature or Sociology curriculum. Shocking? No. Adolescents have a low attention span, and video games are the only medium where they become involved in plot-oriented storytelling and "role" playing. If the Christian Science Monitor put Twilight or Harry Potter on their list, they would have gotten a more positive response from the survey. Most surfers probably quit after 5 books. Of the 9 books I did not read, there are probably a few I'll add to my reading list. Haskins' book on the Civil War looks like a fast read, but finding it in a library will not be easy. The book has only one review on Amazon, and I'll bet most people did not even know of the title, prior to the survey.
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