Reflection

I feel that this project has helped me in a number of ways. Throughout high school and until this point in college, I was not exposed to young adult literature, thus it was an excellent opportunity to read young adult books. This project gave me the opportunity to consider books for my future students and what I feel I will be comfortable exposing my students to. While I enjoyed nine of ten of my books, I would only teach half of my books as whole class reads. This is not a testament to the books, but instead to my own comfort level, thus this may change as I gain experience as a teacher. Either way, I would recommend nearly every one of these books as individual reads, and I would happily pair a few of these books together, such as “The Truth About Forever” and “Twilight.” After gaining exposure to a number of young adult novels, I am eager to read more and fill my classroom with these books so that my students have constant access, regardless of what we are reading as a whole class.