Need A Book For My Thing

notalentassclownnotalentassclown Join Date: 2003-07-23 Member: 18382Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">help me choose!</div> I have to read a book for my book report thing, and I need help choosing. Anyways, it has to be a fiction novel that's 200 pages, and is by an American author. Also, I want it to be a happy book. You know, one that cheers you up. I need one of them novels.
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Believe me when I say there are no good "Happy" books. Heres what I reccommend:

    'Prey' by Michael Crichton
    'Rainbow Six' by Tom Clancy
    'Jesus Freaks' both volumes I & II, arranged by DC Talk
    'A Walk to Remember'(author's name forgotten)
    The Halo book series, mainly by Eric Nylund(REALLY GOOD!)
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Uh Rainbow Six isn't exactly 200 pages.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Venmoch+Mar 5 2004, 11:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Mar 5 2004, 11:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Uh Rainbow Six isn't exactly 200 pages. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It is is he made a typo and meant 4321928 pages.
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    edited March 2004
    happy book? harry potter...

    oh, american author? nevermind. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> I stand by harry potter being a happy book tho =p I mean, it's a kids' book so it's not exactly hard-hitting and depressing...

    hmm, happy and american... laff, I have an odd perception of 'happy' but I thought Hannibal was a happy book. It had a really satisfying, grim irony to it, and the ending was awesome (the movie's ending was garbage in comparison)...

    it's true though -- not many good books are happy books. go read chicken soup for the soul if you want a happy book. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DarkATiDarkATi Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited March 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-DiscoZombie+Mar 5 2004, 10:17 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DiscoZombie @ Mar 5 2004, 10:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> happy book?  harry potter... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--QuoteBegin-DiscoZombie+Mar 5 2004, 10:17 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DiscoZombie @ Mar 5 2004, 10:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->happy book?  harry potter...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The kids parents were killed by an evil wizard who now wants to kill him and he's been living with humans who despise his very being. Happy?

    Negative.

    Catcher in the Rye [275 Pages] J.D. Salinger
    A Wrinkle in Time [211 Pages] Madeleine Lengle
    The Call of the Wild [210 Pages] Jack London
    The Hiding Place [241 Pages] Corrie Ten Boom

    Well, that's about all I know of off-hand...

    EDIT: Er... you said an American Author didn't you? Oops... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    ~ DarkATi
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  • LoDwkeefLoDwkeef Join Date: 2003-10-08 Member: 21512Members
    Elizabeth Haydon Novels (REALLY REALLY GOOD BOOKS A MUST READ SERIES)

    Read in order
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    Rhapsody
    Prophecy
    Destiny
    Requim for the sun(not sure on spelling)


    You will not regret reading these books.
    um, how old are you?
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    American author, gah thats no good.
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  • RenegadeRenegade Old school Join Date: 2002-03-29 Member: 361Members
    Can't reccomend any happy books really. Stephen King's <i>Gunslinger: The Dark Tower Vol. 1</i> is really good.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    If it can be a collection of short stories do it on a collection of H.P. Lovecraft works. If not read his stuff anyway.
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  • XiileXiile Join Date: 2003-02-22 Member: 13818Members
    If I had it with me I'd tell you how many pages and what author but Fallen Angels is a good book. Not exactly happy though, it's about the Vietnam War. It has a lot of cursing in it too <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Dr_ShaggyDr_Shaggy Join Date: 2002-09-26 Member: 1340Members, Constellation
    edited March 2004
    Chuck Paulanik books should cheer you up, and they're short. Might I suggest the delightful Lullaby
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  • Har_Har_the_PirateHar_Har_the_Pirate Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19388Members, Constellation
    if i were you id get 30-40 clifford books, those things are really exciting!!!
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  • ZaphodZaphod Join Date: 2003-12-30 Member: 24882Members
    Ray Bradbury, get the <u>Martian Chronicles</u>. Quality book, excellent read, and not very long (but still 200+).

    Edgar Allen Poe is also an American author (despite what most ppl think), I think he has a few essays that might be about 200 pg? Like Eureka? i'm not sure
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  • pieceofsoappieceofsoap Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9535Members, Constellation
    Read Starship Troopers, by Robert A Heinlein. Hes American, the book is around, if not a little less, than 200 pages. Happy? More like philosophical. Read it.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <i>To Kill a Mocking Bird</i> by Harper Lee. I believe it's around 200 pages.
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