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This sounds absolutely brilliant, thank you for sharing! I might read this myself... ! haha I had this book in mind as I have heard great things about it, it has great reviews on amazon, a lot of teens seem to like it - Thanks for the suggestion, this does seem like a great choice. Thanks to everyone for replying so far, I'm compiling a list of these books so I can check them out. Great suggestions so far, thank you.

Hey bookbee8, I'm thinking of buying Noughts & Crosses for somebody I know who has quite stubborn racist views. Do you think this book will be effective in challenging their racist thoughts? How do you think a racist person would react to the story in this book?

I know some racist children (/in their early teens). It saddens, shocks, embarasses and frightens me - I'm trying to educate them but am not getting through to them. Their views are rooted in their fathers' ignorance but in some ways I think they are worse then he is! However, I still have some faith in the power of books to change their horrible views. I'm looking for fiction mainly, perhaps some autobiographical books because I think they will be most effective in getting through to them without them realising. I've noticed a lot of racist views about black people, middle-eastern, arabic, indian-asian people and also Islamaphobia. [i might have imagined this, but I vaguely remember coming across a book from the perspective of a young Afghan refugee which talks of the struggles of war in his country and the struggles of dealing with the hostility received upon arriving in the UK. - would love to find this!] If anyone knows of really powerful books to get through to these kids please let me know!!

Mate I would suggest you hop on iTunes, check out "librivox" - they offer FREE audiobooks in loads of languages. If you don't have iTunes I think you can downlaod through their website

Good to hear amazon are helpful, best to always back up your library so total damage is avoided!

Yes! Also, when you've bought various books for up to £10 each, only to find them FREE online! Argh!

This is a great idea

Can't say I've noticed that much. No more than when I read a physical book. Apparently you get free updates of new versions of books you've downloaded so that's something I guess...

Beware of the Kindle Touch 3G - 3G is not unlimited as was the Kindle Keyboard, 3G internet is only for the Kindle Store and Wikipedia access. Internet browsing is only through wifi or not at all. Something to be aware of. The Kindle fire is not really an e-reader, it's more of a multi-media tablet. The LCD screen tires the eyes. If you're looking for something to read books on primarily, you want to go for a device that uses e-ink technology, not LCD.

Oh lord. I buy and buy and buy and don't complete any!!!!!!!

The COMPLETE works of Shakespeare? Without missing any out?

A Wrinkle In Time - Madeleine L'Engel

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