Classics Of Modern Literature As Updated And Abridged By Eugene Peterson
Romeo and JulietSo this boy and girl were in love, but it ended badly.To Kill A MockingbirdDon't be all mean to people you don't know. Swap presents and be polite.Lord of the FliesThese boys were stranded on an island when their plane crashed, and it ended badly.Finnegan's WakeThis Irish man died.The Catcher in the RyeA teenage boy was sad, but he kind of got over it.Fahrenheit 451The government burned everybody's books. Drag.Little WomenThese four girls did stuff. One died.The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThis boy and a slave rode the river. I think the boy's dad showed up at one point.Of Mice and MenThese two guys lived rough lives. One died.
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