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I think very often schools do children a grave disservice by "force feeding" them unsuitable books, which can put them off those authors for life. I was forced to read Dickens in school, and regarded him as appaling. It was only in my 30s that I rediscovered, entirely by accident, just what a wonderful author he really is, and how I understand WHY he is regarded as one of the greatest authors in the English language. He is definitely not a children's author, and I think that forcing young teenagers to read him benefits nobody.
I've never read another William Golding book, by the way. "Lord of the Flies" (yes, we got it too!) really has put me off him for life.
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