Books I Wish Were On My School Syllabus

This week I’m sharing the books that I wish were on my school syllabus. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

It’s school freebie time this week, and I thought I would share the books that if I was currently in school, I would love to be on my syllabus. I’ve been out of school for some time now, but I am doing this week’s list, as though I’m currently in school.

I honestly 0nly loved maybe two of the books that I read in high school. I didn’t hate all of the others but I also didn’t enjoy them. Today I’m sharing some modern books that I think would be perfect for school syllabuses. So let’s go. As always these are in no order.

The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give #1) by Angie Thomas | This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield. | How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox | Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers.

Dear Martin (Dear Martin #1) by Nic Stone | The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo | The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim. | Disruption (Disruption #1) by Jessica Shirvington.

Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper #1) by Alice Oseman | The Gaps by Leanne Hall.

And there we go. Those are the books that I wished were on my school syllabus when I was at school. If you didn’t notice a lot fo the books on here, are from Austalian authors. I think it’s so important that we not only read books from Aussie authors, but the life of an Australian. But there are also some other books on here, that I think are such important reads.

Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? What books did you wish were on your school syllabus? So, Let’s Chat!

Dini @ dinipandareads

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August 30, 2022 at 9:51 PM

I’ve still got The Surprising Power of A Good Dumpling and How It Feels to Float on my TBR but I’ve heard amazing things about both (and think that perhaps they’re very underrated) so it’s great to see them make your list. I totally agree about THUG and Poet X though—I’d have absolutely loved to read books like these in school!

Lydia

August 31, 2022 at 12:42 AM

Yes, modern books should definitely be included more often in English classes in school. I liked many of the classics we read when I was in primary and secondary school, but that was not the case for some of my classmates. Sometimes I wonder if reading nothing but old books is why some folks avoid reading for pleasure as adults.

I haven’t read The Poet X yet, but it sure sounds good.

My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-microhistory-books-worth-reading

August 31, 2022 at 4:22 AM

Honestly, I would probably have been happy with any books other than the ones that were on my syllabus for school! In all seriousness though, it would be really great if schools added more contemporary literature to the syllabus, having to read nothing but classics is a great way to put many teenagers off reading for life.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/08/30/top-ten-tuesday-383/

Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!

September 1, 2022 at 9:53 AM

So many of the books we are assigned in school are written by old, white English men. It’s nice to see that some schools are trying to change that, ever so slowly. Fingers crossed that more schools continue to change this to make reading more accessible to everyone.

Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/10-of-my-favorite-young-adult-books/