Must-Reads List

Reading has been the one thing that I have heavily neglected. In 2013, the only reading I did was the required school reading, which is very unlike me. As a child, my parents heavily enforced the importance of reading, and I was a very avid reader. At times, my parents would actually tell me to stop reading because instead of doing homework, I was reading!

I love all books, old or new, long or short, fantasy or nonfiction, however I noticed that one type of book that I haven't read in copious amounts are classics. During school, we read classic literature such as The Odyssey and Lord of the Flies, but I never expanded my palate of classics. I really want to read all the young adult books that are very "in" right now, such as Divergent, The Fault In Our Stars, Eleanor & Park (etc.) However, there are so many great classic literature that I haven't read! There are countless of great literature in the world, but I have managed to neglect reading them! I feel like it is a necessity to read classic literature. Although I'm 14, and it's difficult to comprehend everything in books like the Scarlet Letter, I most definitely want to read the following books within this year. I feel like these books are calling my name, begging me to read them!!