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This book taught my kindergarten class how to say alphabetical letters. It taught us letter recognition and phonics though the story of the alphabetical letters running up a coconut tree, only to fall down on "chicka chicka boom boom" when it reaches a maximum capacity. All of the letters eventually fall from the tree. -
My mother told me this was the first book I had ever picked up and read from start to finish. Later on, I even watched the movie, which fully grasped my attention. -
My first grade teacher read this book to my class. It taught me the importance of individuality and uniqueness, something that has stuck with me to this day. My teacher later on in the year gave birth to her daughter, who she named Chrysanthemum. -
I read this book in around first grade, learning the lesson of important and healthy eating habits, remaining not too full, but not too empty. When the caterpillar eats healthy food items, he grows and flourishes. However, when he eats junk food, he gets sick. This book illustrates a caterpillar's life transformation into a beautiful butterfly through its personal growth. I carry this metaphor and story with me throughout my life. -
This story intersects at common experiences among adolescents like friendship and rivalry, family struggles, identity and Independence, illness and resilience, and bullying and fear. This book taught me that feeling a lot during times of change is normal and should be felt when facing such a difficult time. It is okay to feel a little behind or like you're carrying too much weight at once. -
This story highlights the importance of books in a life without any. Society has become so censored to true education or anything that the real world has become. The moral of this story taught me to become more aware of politics and the real things that are unfolding in the world. This book inspired me to become more educated in history and current events. I read this book during my freshman year of high school in Ms. A's class. I achieved one of my highest essay grades on this book (a 97). -
The Outsiders is such a collective memory from 8th grade regardless of which class everyone was in. This story portrays teen experiences along with social issues such as class division. It gives the youth something to relate to and resonate their unique elements with. For me, the Outsiders was an absolute masterpiece, from the book even to the movie. -
I read this book for my summer assignment for AP Lang. It taught me so many facts about drug addiction--specifically meth addiction. It made me value my family more and learn to truly appreciate them every second that they are here, supporting me. Growing up in a family abundant with drug addiction, this book opened my eyes to a secondary perspective of seeing how a different family reacts to certain boundaries crossed throughout the transition from childhood to adolescence.