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'Prentice Hall: The American Experience' This textbook made a lasting impression By Kristen SchottPublished: March, 2010

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On Friday evening, my best friend of nearly 18 years came over for a relaxing evening of movies and good old-fashioned chitchat. We watched some of the newly released "New Moon" (and laughed a lot; the acting in that movie is pretty obscene), and we were partway through "Twilight" (we watched them backward for some reason), when we started talking back our junior year in high school – and our English class. For me, this was the class that solidified my love of American realism and modernism – and authors and poets such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, T.S. Eliot and Ernest Hemingway. I have to give our teacher, Craig Butters (Father Butters to me), credit for that – he was so very dedicated to those stories and poems that I couldn't help love them too. Anyway, Katie and I decided we would try to track down our book from that year – without being able to recall what the book's title or publisher information was. We could only remember that it was red, pretty thick and heavy and pictured a woman on the cover. A hunt began on Google for the remainder of "Twilight," but to no avail. We couldn't find that book for the life of us. It wasn't until three days later that Katie e-mailed me to tell me she had found it on textbooks.com. "Prentice Hall: The American Experience" is my all-time favorite textbook – and if your children, no matter what age – like a textbook that much, I say, keep it if you can. If I had thought about it when I was 16, I would've held onto the book. As it stands right now, I might just buy it and add it to my ridiculous amount of books at home. Kristen Schott is OC Family's children's book editor. Be sure to check out "Storytime," my video book reviews, for more fun facts about stories you and your kiddies must read. Pick up this springtime counting book One whimsical story Anaheim Public Library launches book donation campaign Gosh, I love Spoonfuls of Stories 'Are You My Mother?' Poetry for kiddies Books aplenty in O.C. Vocab – it's not a nightmare anymore 'What reading can do for your kiddies' A look back Book with no words 'Pickle Things' Book vs. Kindle A world of magic awaits Hearts and hugs? 'Rita and Whatsit' Colds and books More 'Twilight'? 'Princess and the Frog' Where do you read? Are they really 'Indestructible'? Book journals 'Weezer Changes the World' 'All Kinds of Families'

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I have the habit of holding onto old textbooks from my childhood, too!

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