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What modern book do you think will be read in high school by the next generation of kids?
Submitted by Tom.

I'm very much out of touch with youth culture, so I actually don't have any idea what book kids will be reading.  I imagine a lot of English teachers might be tempted to assign White Teeth by Zadie Smith, since it deals with a lot of issues facing English-speaking nations: the clash between politics and science, not just race but mixed race, and Muslim terrorism.  I quoted from the book on my blog a couple of times, once about smoking and another time about the 20th century.  See also my brief review and other writing at the 'Zadie Smith' tag on my blog.

I saw someone reading On Beauty while on SkyTrain the other day.  For some reason, unknown even to myself, I thought people had given up on Smith after her debut.

Either that or Generation S.L.U.T. by Marty Beckerman.  Since if they're not thinking about larger issues like Smith, then they're thinking about that fucked up party they went to last week.