A while back, I fell in love with an amazingly witty author:
John Green (http://johngreenbooks.com/). I've found him to be very wise and open-minded - suppose one could say he's sort of an inadvertent "teacher" to some. Anyway, if you haven't heard about him yet, perhaps you should invest?
The first book I read by him (actually, a friend of mine linked me to his youtube page where he
read aloud this story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_vFvbfn9Fs)
and shortly thereafter I asked to have his audiobook [where he reads it] for Christmas) was
The Fault in Our Stars. It's a breath-taking, emotion-evoking story about two teenagers who've - thus far - survived some form of cancer. They met through a counselling group (for teens/young adults (possibly children, too) with cancer, I presume), forming a budding friendship with one another. Thenceforth, these two go on a journey (both metaphorical and literal) that'll entrap the reader.
Have any of you read it yet? What were your thoughts? If you haven't, I strongly suggest this book! Fortunately, despite its age-range, it's really enticing and eye-opening for older audiences as well.