Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Top Ten Tuesdays: Books That Tackle Tough Issues


TTT is a weekly meme held by The Broke and Bookish. This week's topic is about books that hold tough issues in society.

1) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - Suicide

2) Starcrossed by Mark Schreiber - Suicide and Depression

3) I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder - Grief and Loss

4) Willow by Julia Hoban - Self-Injury and Loss

5) To Kill A  Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Racism

6) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne - Innocence

7) Bloodletting by Victoria Leatham - Self-Injury

8) The Quiet Room by Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett - Schizophrenia

9) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath - Mental Illness

10) My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - Cancer

What books do you like that tackle tough issues? Did I mention any?

Peace and Fangs,
Alisha

8 comments:

  1. Great list, I've just brought Starcrossed, can't wait to read it.

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    Holly @ In-Interest

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  2. I loved 'I Heart You' - well, really I love any verse novel, but that one is truly special. Interesting choices.

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  3. I just saw Willow yesterday at the bookstore and thought to myself that I need to read it. I think you have a very good list.

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  4. 1 and 10 are on my list and I LOVED Heart you, haunt you.

    My Top Ten

    http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-ten-books-that-tackle-tough-issues.html

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  5. My Sister's Keeper was on my list too. Great list.

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  6. I've been meaning to read The Bell Jar but the way people say they've identified with it. . . I don't know; it sounds almost too disturbing.

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  7. Interesting list - you included some great ones that didn't make our list. I was happy to see you included a Lisa Schroeder book. I think she does a great job of addressing grief in her work.

    Reading Lark's Top 10

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  8. Wow that is quite a list. I haven't read many but you picked some great ones. I like how you put in a general blurb telling us which issue is tackled.

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