I read "the giver" which talks about a utopic society that lost memories of war, pain and suffering, as well as feelings. It's really good.
I also read "Eleanor Oliphant is perfectly fine", but it was kinda depressing.
As a Chinese, the first novel I reading in English was The Kite runner, a really moving novel. I finished it during senior 2 in high school. I love this story.
The first novel I Red in English was Robinson Crusoe
I read my first english book at school , it was a book about Aborigines and girls how leave a way from there home in a school from withe persons ,and how they run a way but i have forgotten
It was "Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis" from Ugo Foscolo compared to Goethes "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers". Foscolo has written the same story as Goethe, he has only changes the names of the protagonist and the countries. Is very funny!
Marja, I think your book is The Rabbit Proof Fence.
I don't remember if my first book in English was Harry Potter, The Hobbit or The Lord Of The Rings.