Why would reading these idiotic novels inspire anyone? To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, Lord of the Flies, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Of Mice and Men WTF? Pointless made-up shit? How is fucking Macbeth inspiring or Lord of the Flies? Especially the latter is straight up horror movie.
Kids should be reading the biographies of Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, and about the successes of their companies. MANDATORY.
I’d say reading Isaac Asimov should also be mandatory.