Hi everyone! I hope you’re well. Today is Wednesday, and it’s time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you want to join in the challenge, you can find the topics for 2025 here, and if you would like to read other people’s responses to this week’s topic, you can find them here.

Books I Want Youth to Discover

1984 by George Orwell
Everyone should read this book or at least be taught the cliff notes in school. In my opinion, it’s a vital piece of fiction.

The story is about a man named Winston who lives in a totalitarian state under the rule of ‘Big Brother’ who is always watching and listening to the citizens. It shows what a society can look like when all the citizens’ rights are taken away. I think it’s an important book, and it’s weird how relevant it remains even today.

The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
The Happiness Trap is a book I wish I had read when I was younger. It’s a bit self-help-y without being overly preachy, and above all, it’s interesting.

We all want to be happy, and we’re all led to believe if we achieve certain milestones, we’ll attain that happiness—kind of like a video game; complete these small tasks, defeat the main boss and… happiness! But life isn’t that simple, and The Happiness Trap helps you see that happiness isn’t one big end goal. Instead, it’s about small moments we experience day-to-day that all add up and equate to a happy life. It helps you to realise that it’s a waste of time to put so much pressure on yourself to find happiness—while also helping you to appreciate the smaller moments of joy.

The Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank
This book is a no-brainer. All people everywhere should read The Diary of a Young Girl.

During the second world war, Nazis wanted the German people to believe that Jews weren’t the same as everyone else. They tried to make people believe Jews weren’t human, leading to an attempt to eradicate them in one of the most unthinkable times in human history (it still baffles me that this happened).

Anne’s diary shows just how human and relatable she was, and It’s a poignant look at a young girl’s hopes, dreams and opinions.

Above all else, I think young people should pick up and read whatever book they might be interested in (age-appropriate, obviously), because reading is important, whether that be novels or comic books, magazines or even blogs—just so long as they’re reading.

Anyway, that’s post 18 done. I’m looking forward to reading all of your posts today!

As always, thanks for reading my post!

Until next time,

George

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