If you don’t have that much time then pick some books out and get her approval and go to your local library and see if they have it on tape. This way when you are doing chores or such you can listen to the book. I’ve been out of school for over 10 years and I made most reports that way and still passed.

Then free up some time to read whatever books takes you pleasure. I am a big believer in reading for pleasure and especially topics that interest you. Also do not stick to one genre of reading as that will limit your view on society and the world as a whole. Read about other animals and what about thrillers, romance, etc as this would broaden your horizons. You don’t have to agree with what a writer says to enjoy a book.

Jodie Picolt does books that demonstrates very effectively that life is not black and white. It shows why people make the choices that they do. Also she brings to mind what would you do in the same situation.

Good luck

You’re correct in wanting to work with the teacher on the choice of books: as you’ve discovered, schools like yours can get rather strange when it comes to reading material. You’ll probably enjoy books by ‘classic’ authors more than those by Christian authors.

Since I don’t know your grade level, that’s about all the help I can give.