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BOOKS EVERY TEENAGER SHOULD READ IN 2016 16 Here is Oxford Tutoring's recommended list of sixteen books that we think every teenager to take the time to read in 2016. New Year's resolution for your mind Oxford Tutoring

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Page 1: 16 books every teenager should read in 2016 by oxford tutoring

B O O K S E V E R Y T E E N A G E RS H O U L D R E A D I N 2 0 1 616

H e r e i s O x f o r d T u t o r i n g ' sr e c o m m e n d e d l i s t o f s i x t e e nb o o k s t h a t w e t h i n k e v e r yt e e n a g e r t o t a k e t h e t i m e t or e a d i n 2 0 1 6 .

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Oxfo rd Tu t o r ing

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G O N E W I T H T H E W I N D1

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s Book :

A y o u n g g i r l o f o n l y 1 6 a t t h e s t a r to f t h e b l o o d i e s t w a r i n A m e r i c a nH i s t o r y , S c a r l e t t O ’ H a r a i s f o r c e d t ob e t h e s o l e c a r e t a k e r o f h e r f a m i l yi n o r d e r t o s u r v i v e t h e d e v a s t a t i o ni n t h e s o u t h a s a r e s u l t o f t h e C i v i lW a r . L e a r n a b o u t h e r d i f f i c u l t y t om o v e f o r w a r d w i t h h e r l i f e o n c e s h en o l o n g e r h a s t o s t r u g g l e t o l i v e ,a n d t h e c h o i c e s s h e m a k e s a l o n g t h ew a y .

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G O N E W I T H T H E W I N D

Memorab l e Quo t e

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K A T E R E M E M B E R E D2

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s Book :

G o b e h i n d t h e s c e n e s i n t o t h e l i f e o f o n eo f t h e m o s t c e l e b r a t e d a c t r e s s e s i nH o l l y w o o d w i t h a c a r e e r t h a t s p a n n e do v e r s e v e n d e c a d e s . T h i s b i o g r a p h ya l l o w s y o u t o s e e K a t h a r i n e H e p b u r nt h r o u g h t h e e y e s o f h e r f r i e n d , a u t h o r A .S c o t t B e r g , a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h e g l o r y d a y so f H o l l y w o o d t h r o u g h t h e e y e s o f o n e o fi t s b r i g h t e s t s t a r s .

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K A T E R E M E M B E R E D

Memorab l e Quo t e

Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing

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T H E B O O K T H I E F3

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

Z u s a k o f f e r s p e r s p e c t i v e o n t h e s i d e o ft h e w a r r a r e l y d i s c u s s e d t h r o u g h t h e l i f eo f L i e s e l a n d h e r a d o p t e d f a m i l y d u r i n gW W I I i n G e r m a n y . L i e s e l u s e s t h e p o w e ro f w o r d s t o m a k e i t t h r o u g h t h e d i f f i c u l tt i m e s o f t h e w a r a n d t o i n f l u e n c e t h e l i f eo f a f r i e n d w h o w o u l d o t h e r w i s e h a v ed i e d .

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T H E B O O K T H I E F

Memorab l e Quo t e

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T H E H O R S E A N D H I S B O Y4

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

T h i s n o v e l d e t a i l s t h e e v e n t s o f t w of o r m e r s l a v e s w h o f a c e m a n y d a n g e r s o nt h e i r j o u r n e y t o N a r n i a i n o r d e r t o b ef r e e . W i t h p o w e r f u l l i f e l e s s o n s f o r a l la g e s , T h e H o r s e a n d H i s B o y i s f u l l o fi n t e r e s t i n g c h a r a c t e r s a n d f a s c i n a t i n ga d v e n t u r e s .

Oxfo rd Tu t o r ing

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T H E H O R S E A N D H I S B O Y

Memorab l e Quo t e

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A T O N E M E N T5

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

A n o v e l t h a t t a k e s t h e r e a d e r i n t o t h et r e n c h e s o f W W I I a n d t h e l o v e d o n e s w h oa r e w a i t i n g f o r t h e m a t h o m e .

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Oxfo rd Tu t o r ing

A T O N E M E N T

Memorab l e Quo t e

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T H E H E L P6

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

F o l l o w i n t h e f o o t s t e p s o f S k e e t e r , t h em a i n c h a r a c t e r i n T h e H e l p , a s s h e l e a r n sa b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f f o r m i n g h e r o w no p i n i o n s a n d s t a n d i n g u p f o r h e r b e l i e f sa n d t h o s e w h o c a n n o t s p e a k f o rt h e m s e l v e s , d e s p i t e w h a t s o c i e t y a n de v e n h e r o w n f r i e n d s a r e t e l l i n g h e r .

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T H E H O B B I T7

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

A w o n d e r f u l a d v e n t u r e f i l l e d w i t hc o l o r f u l c h a r a c t e r s a n d e x c i t i n go b s t a c l e s , t h e H o b b i t i s a g r e a t r e a d f o ra n y o n e l o o k i n g t o d i s c o v e r m o r e a b o u th i m s e l f o r h e r s e l f , a s B i b l e d o e s o n h i sp e r i l o u s j o u r n e y t o d o g o o d .

Oxfo rd Tu t o r ing

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T H E H O B B I T

Memorab l e Quo t e

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R E B E C C A8

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

M y s t e r i o u s a n d e x c i t i n g , R e b e c c a i sb e a u t i f u l l y w r i t t e n a n d d e t a i l s t h e d r a m at h a t u n f o l d s a t t h e G o t h i c m a n s i o nM a n d e r l e y . T h i s n o v e l d e p i c t s h o w t ow r i t e a m y s t e r y b e a u t i f u l l y a n d h o w t ok e e p y o u r r e a d e r s h o o k e d u n t i l t h e v e r yl a s t p a g e .

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T H E H I S T O R I A N9

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

D i s c o v e r t h e h i d d e n s e c r e t s o f t h ea n c i e n t h i s t o r y o f D r a c u l a t h r o u g h t h i ss t o r y t h a t u n f o l d s , l a y e r b y l a y e r , a n dk e e p s t h e r e a d e r g u e s s i n g u n t i l t h e v e r ye n d .

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Oxfo rd Tu t o r ing

T H E H I S T O R I A N

Memorab l e Quo t e

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T H E T R I A L10

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

T h i s b o o k p o r t r a y s t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s o ft r y i n g t o b r e a k i n t o a s y s t e m t h a t r e f u s e st o b e n d t h e r u l e s . I t i s a p o w e r f u le x a m p l e o f h o w d a n g e r o u s i t c a n b e f o r ag r o u p o f p e o p l e t o s t a y s e t i n t h e i r w a y sa n d r e f u s e t o b e o p e n t o t h e o p i n i o n s a n di d e a s o f o t h e r s .

Oxfo rd Tu t o r ing

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Oxfo rd Tu t o r ing

T H E T R I A L

Memorab l e Quo t e

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S E N S E A N D S E N S I B I L I T Y11

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

S e n s e a n d S e n s i b i l i t y j u x t a p o s e s t w oe x t r e m e w a y s o f l i v i n g : w i t h t h e h e a r t o rw i t h t h e m i n d . W h i l e M a r i a n e r u n sh e a d l o n g i n t o e v e n t s w i t h h e r h e a r te x p o s e d , h e r s i s t e r E l i n o r t a k e s a s t e pb a c k a n d c o n s i d e r s h e r o p t i o n s b e f o r em a k i n g a d e c i s i o n . T h i s n o v e l d e t a i l s t h ei m p o r t a n c e o f h a v i n g a b a l a n c e r a t h e rt h a n l i v i n g b y o n e e x t r e m e o r t h e o t h e r .

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S E N S E A N D S E N S I B I L I T Y

Memorab l e Quo t e

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T H E D E A T H O F A S A L E S M A N12

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

A w o n d e r f u l r e a d f o r a n y o n e w a n t i n g t ol e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e a t e r a n d h o w t o r e a do r w r i t e p l a y s . T h i s p l a y e x p l o r e s h o wt h e c h o i c e s w e m a k e , t o r i s k o r t o p l a y i ts a f e , c a n a f f e c t t h e r e s t o f o u r l i v e s .

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T H E D E A T H O F A S A L E S M A N

Memorab l e Quo t e

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C A L L O F T H E W I L D13

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

T h i s b o o k e x p l o r e s t h e i d e a o f n a t u r e v s .n u r t u r e , a n d f i n d i n g w h o w e r e a l l y a r e a to u r c o r e , d e s p i t e w h a t o t h e r s h a v e t o l du s t h a t w e a r e o r f o r c e d u s t o b e .

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Memorab l e Quo t e

C A L L O F T H E W I L D

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T H E P R I Z E W I N N E R O FD E F I A N C E , O H I O14

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

A s t o r y o f o v e r c o m i n g g r e a t o d d s ,p e r s e v e r a n c e , a n d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o fm a k i n g t h e b e s t o f w h a t y o u h a v e b e e ng i v e n , t h i s b o o k i s a m u s t r e a d f o ra n y o n e l o o k i n g f o r a n e x a m p l e o f b e a t i n gt h e o d d s .

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T H E P R I Z E W I N N E R O FD E F I A N C E , O H I O

Memorab l e Quo t e

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J A N E E R Y E15

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

T h r o u g h t h e c h a r a c t e r o f J a n e , r e a d e r sc a n e x p e r i e n c e t h e v a l u e o f m a k i n gd e c i s i o n s f o r y o u r s e l f , a n d d o i n g w h a t i sr i g h t e v e n i f i t i s g o i n g t o b e p a i n f u l .

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J A N E E Y R E

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L A D Y E L I Z A B E T H16

Why Ox f o rd Tu t o r ing Re c ommends t h i s b o ok :

G o i n s i d e t h e m i n d o f o n e o f E n g l a n d ' sf i e r c e s t a n d m o s t i c o n i c Q u e e n s , w i t h t h i sh i s t o r i c a l f i c t i o n p i e c e w h i l e l e a r n i n gm o r e a b o u t 1 6 t h c e n t u r y E n g l a n d .

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L A D Y E L I Z A B E T H

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T h e N e w Y e a r i s j u s t a r o u n d t h ec o r n e r , a n d y o u k n o w w h a t t h a tm e a n s : N e w Y e a r ' s r e s o l u t i o n s .

F r o m e x e r c i s i n g t o e a t i n gh e a l t h i e r , m a n y o f t h e r e s o l u t i o n sp e o p l e m a k e a t t h e N e w Y e a r h a v e

t o d o w i t h p h y s i c a l b e n e f i t s . T h e s ea r e g r e a t g o a l s , a n d b e n e f i t i n g t h e

b o d y i s e x t r e m e l y i m p o r t a n t t oy o u r o v e r a l l h e a l t h .

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H o w e v e r , w e a t O x f o r d T u t o r i n gw a n t t o e n c o u r a g e y o u t o t a k e c a r eo f a n o f t e n o v e r l o o k e d p a r t o f y o u r

b e i n g d u r i n g 2 0 1 6 : y o u r m i n d . O n e s i m p l e w a y t o e x p a n d y o u r

m i n d i s t h r o u g h r e a d i n g .

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R e a d i n g w i l l i m p r o v e y o u rv o c a b u l a r y , y o u r c o m m u n i c a t i o n

s k i l l s , y o u r w r i t i n g , y o u rc o m p r e h e n s i o n , a n d y o u r a b i l i t y t ot h i n k d e e p e r t h r o u g h a n a l y s i s . S o

t h i s u p c o m i n g N e w Y e a r , p i c k u p an e w b o o k w h i l e y o u j u m p o n t h e

t r e a d m i l l o r w h i l e y o u a r e e a t i n gy o u r h e a l t h y l u n c h .

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R e a d t h e c o m p l e t e b l o g h e r e :h t t p s : / / o x f o r d t u t o r i n g b l o g . w o r d p r e s s . c o m /

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