So I just finished The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan and must say that I was pleasantly surprised. The basic plot is a boarding school kid gets a gift from the boy that had his room last year. It turns out to be CDs that tell the story of a tragedy that took place the previous year, which is supposed to help this year's kid (Duncan) write his tragedy paper: an epic assignment dreaded by every senior at the Irving School.
I was surprised at how driven I was to find out what was going to happen next. I should probably note that I did not READ this book, but popped it on my Kindle and used the text-to-speech feature to have it read to me. Definitely the right approach, by the way. I would solidly recommend that you find a way to listen to this story. It gives you the sense that you are hearing Tim's story unfold exactly the way Duncan does.
I think this would be great to give to high schoolers and then MAKE THEM DISCUSS IT!!! They'll learn some great literary terms and might actually care what a tragedy or tragic event is if they read about it this way instead of having Shakespeare as the only inspiration. 4 out of 5 golden earbuds to Ms. LeBun. I had a great time listening.
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