If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: Few books teach children teenagers as much logic as does If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. As students often struggle to understand the meaning of important texts like The Great Gatsby, Heart of Darkness, or Romeo and Juliet, they can be relieved to know that If You Give A Mouse A Cookie just goes to show you that doing one thing leads to unintended consequences. And let’s be honest: has anyone ever given a mouse a cookie since that book was written?

The Spark Notes version of Fahrenheit 451: Spark Notes may be one of the greatest websites ever made: it allows for students to connect with the characters in the text much more efficiently than reading the novel does. Rather than having to waste time on figuring out what the theme and symbols are, students can have the mediocre answers served on the plate to them and they can spend more time relaxing by the pool.