Why Nervous Conditions should be read next year

Nervous Conditions was a decent book to read. I did feel that the book was slightly irrelevant and didn't have a point to it as a book. Although this is my thoughts, I also thought this book was a fun book to read. It also had some riveting moments. It was a slow read for me, but I am a slow reader. This book, I believe should be in next year's curriculum. This should teach the students of next year about the situation in Africa and how many people have to live. This teaches children the hardship of African people. People in America need to understand how lucky they are with the life they have. This book also shows the lives of African people from one of the lowest view points, a young girl in Africa. It shows a different world, a world that needs to be shown to young children.
Also, the very common dogma that "history repeats itself" explains why we have history class or anniversaries of events. This book shows what it's like in Africa 20-30 years ago. This could happen again today: it could already be happening. With this book you see what it's like to be in Africa: what the situation is in Africa. Reading this book causes awareness of the situation in Africa to the people who read this book. Awareness of situation can cause solutions to the problem of a caste system, malnourishment, women being treated poorly, and education of only men, providing them with jobs, and no jobs for women without education.
Another factor to look at for this book to be read is the projects. The projects produce thought processes of the book and points for the students. The projects and quizzes show that the student is reading the book and doing what they are supposed to do. The projects of this book provides thinking and wondering. The wondering provides discussion.
This book provides discussion because of the opposite society from the book. Teenagers don't understand the society of Africa, but this book provides a glance at it. Ninth graders will have questions on this society and will want to understand what's going on. So, this book provides questions for class discussion, discussion with friends, and discussion outside of school. The logic of students will enhance when this book is read because they will ask questions and get answers. The answers they receive will give them an understanding of the book and, as a larger picture, the society of Africa.