Required Reading in High School (323 books)

Required Reading in High School

A list of books that you were required to read in high school.

1	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 1,396,771 ratings score: 17,625, and 179 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 913,352 ratings score: 15,131, and 155 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 1,154,937 ratings score: 11,095, and 115 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 908,083 ratings score: 9,493, and 98 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,094,596 ratings score: 8,852, and 91 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 272,788 ratings score: 8,194, and 87 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Macbeth by William Shakespeare 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 248,216 ratings score: 8,043, and 85 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Animal Farm by George Orwell 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 982,448 ratings score: 7,969, and 85 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 699,327 ratings score: 7,544, and 81 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Hamlet by William Shakespeare 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 275,178 ratings score: 7,480, and 79 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 795,723 ratings score: 7,224, and 77 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Odyssey by Homer 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 450,296 ratings score: 6,847, and 73 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	1984 by George Orwell 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 908,188 ratings score: 5,913, and 63 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 74,818 ratings score: 5,007, and 55 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Night (The Night Trilogy, #1) by Elie Wiesel 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 321,108 ratings score: 4,878, and 52 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 902,820 ratings score: 4,852, and 53 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 970,312 ratings score: 4,428, and 48 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 647,251 ratings score: 4,127, and 44 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 548,132 ratings score: 4,073, and 44 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 465,563 ratings score: 3,931, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 428,739 ratings score: 3,858, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Crucible by Arthur Miller 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 120,763 ratings score: 3,704, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 513,455 ratings score: 3,668, and 41 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 227,908 ratings score: 3,593, and 40 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 402,578 ratings score: 3,537, and 40 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Unknown 3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 95,577 ratings score: 3,505, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 179,609 ratings score: 3,437, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 530,912 ratings score: 3,415, and 37 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 268,004 ratings score: 3,354, and 37 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	A Separate Peace by John Knowles 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 88,781 ratings score: 2,788, and 31 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 81,847 ratings score: 2,771, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Othello by William Shakespeare 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 136,151 ratings score: 2,548, and 30 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 274,978 ratings score: 2,494, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 225,152 ratings score: 2,354, and 27 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Mythology by Edith Hamilton 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 19,569 ratings score: 2,250, and 25 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 82,911 ratings score: 2,247, and 26 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 3.11 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 42,317 ratings score: 1,967, and 22 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 140,902 ratings score: 1,967, and 23 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 43,034 ratings score: 1,768, and 20 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Awakening by Kate Chopin 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 69,117 ratings score: 1,760, and 20 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 470,611 ratings score: 1,658, and 19 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 99,761 ratings score: 1,622, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	King Lear by William Shakespeare 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 82,312 ratings score: 1,615, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,049,223 ratings score: 1,606, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Chosen by Chaim Potok 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 42,257 ratings score: 1,599, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 191,512 ratings score: 1,585, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Author/Illustrator) 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 303,465 ratings score: 1,578, and 19 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 77,942 ratings score: 1,569, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Moby-Dick by Herman Melville 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 257,801 ratings score: 1,547, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 76,138 ratings score: 1,526, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 113,206 ratings score: 1,525, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Pearl by John Steinbeck 3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 75,866 ratings score: 1,486, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 23,158 ratings score: 1,383, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 100,573 ratings score: 1,362, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Inferno (The Divine Comedy, #1) by Dante Alighieri 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 49,760 ratings score: 1,232, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Oedipus Rex by Sophocles 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 60,848 ratings score: 1,216, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 135,597 ratings score: 1,196, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 106,680 ratings score: 1,195, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Grendel by John Gardner 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 14,221 ratings score: 1,153, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 133,592 ratings score: 1,137, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 245,275 ratings score: 1,119, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 65,669 ratings score: 1,064, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 110,948 ratings score: 1,027, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 95,443 ratings score: 1,023, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 101,703 ratings score: 1,021, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 43,537 ratings score: 1,019, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 401,678 ratings score: 1,007, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 261,587 ratings score: 993, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Tempest by William Shakespeare 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 73,523 ratings score: 946, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 16,666 ratings score: 931, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 207,800 ratings score: 799, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 156,272 ratings score: 787, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 79,406 ratings score: 774, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 36,385 ratings score: 763, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 859,355 ratings score: 761, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 347,223 ratings score: 759, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 62,309 ratings score: 737, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Pigman by Paul Zindel 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 12,561 ratings score: 737, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 142,692 ratings score: 722, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 46,196 ratings score: 706, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Walden & Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 15,429 ratings score: 691, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 75,697 ratings score: 674, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone by Sophocles 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 25,334 ratings score: 671, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 234,628 ratings score: 631, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 143,390 ratings score: 625, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 74,978 ratings score: 612, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 14,855 ratings score: 611, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 159,810 ratings score: 603, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Sophocles' Oedipus Rex by Harold Bloom 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 586, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 311,565 ratings score: 581, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Our Town by Thornton Wilder 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 17,636 ratings score: 570, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 61,531 ratings score: 569, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 26,357 ratings score: 568, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version by Anonymous 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 1,178 ratings score: 556, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 24,194 ratings score: 555, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Jungle by Upton Sinclair 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 54,839 ratings score: 549, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 177,142 ratings score: 548, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 24,526 ratings score: 544, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Black Boy by Richard Wright 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 19,945 ratings score: 539, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 53,304 ratings score: 527, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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323 books · 373 voters · list created July 30th, 2008 by Jade (votes) .

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message 1: by Redpoint (new)

Sep 21, 2008 09:23am

Are we voting on what we had to read, or what we liked out of what we had to read?

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message 2: by Joann (new)

Mar 05, 2009 12:24pm

The Promise by Chaim Potok

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message 3: by Bonita (new)

May 03, 2010 03:57am

I just skimmed through and all I saw were classics...... you must go to some crappy high school... whoever you are...

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message 4: by Audrey (new)

Jun 01, 2010 06:22pm

wait, if not classics, Bonita, what did you read in High School?

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message 5: by Tory (new)

Nov 29, 2010 02:40pm

I'm only in grade ten, but so far I've had to read

Shattered by Eric Walters
Zack by William Bell
and we just finished reading Romeo and Juliet (just started watching the movie today)

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message 6: by Megan (new)

Feb 22, 2011 09:06am

Bonita wrote: "I just skimmed through and all I saw were classics...... you must go to some crappy high school... whoever you are..."

Yeah, the list is "Required High School reading" although, I agree with you. This is probably why most kids hate to read. lol

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message 7: by Ebony (new)

Oct 19, 2011 06:03pm

I have only read maybe 10 of these books in school. I think my teachers were slaking.

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message 8: by Gabrielle (new)

Nov 16, 2011 04:22pm

I'm a Junior and so far throughout high school, I've read .. parts of The Odyssey, To Kill a Mockingbird, Brave New World, 1984, Night, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lord of the Flies and The Crucible. Not all of the classic books are bad. They are classics for a reason .. Some might be a little slow & boring, but a lot have a good message. I just hate being forced to read at a certain pace.

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message 9: by Laura (new)

Apr 02, 2012 12:38pm

I'm home-schooled and I've only had to read a few books, so I like this list. :)

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message 10: by Jeremy (new)

Aug 12, 2012 02:54pm

Sometimes teachers tells us more than we want to know about a book. They have a power to ruin a wonderful book for me. Too bad next year they're gonna makes us read Catcher in The Rye. I really wanted to read that outside of school :(

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message 11: by Manca (new)

Oct 11, 2012 08:01am

You have to read all these books in high school or do teachers choose some of them? It seems quite a lot.
I'm from Slovenia and I want to study drama at a university in London so I think it’s important for me to know a lot of English literature. I would appreciate it if someone answered me if I have to read them all and if not, which are the most important.

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message 12: by Emily (new)

Nov 14, 2012 01:54am

Well I'm rather startled to find that I've only read one of the books on this list (I'm in the process of reading another and a good portion of them are on my to read list). I must be more behind on a "good education" than I thought.
Then again, there are a few on this list I've never heard of and a number that my brother had to read for high school that are simply not listed here.

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message 13: by Jmarie (new)

Feb 10, 2013 09:23am

Dear Manca and all,
This is really some comprehensive list! I think the title is fair, though one detail might help: "A List of Books that many American High Schools require - what did you read?"

Considering that there are only 9 months in a school year, and one title might take a month ... you get the idea. In my high school we did read Julius Ceasar, Romeo and Juliet, Inherit the Wind (GREAT book!), Johnny Tremain (I didn't get it), and parts of Walden. We didn't read Our Town but I did, and saw at least three performances of it (great writer! Good play!) In College we read Dubliners, Portrait of the Artist, the Metamorphosis, and others ... I think many, many of the books that High Schools present can't be comprehended by High School youth. Walden should wait until they are out on their own!!!
During High School, some books I read on my own,and recommend: the wonderful All Quiet On the Western Front, Grapes of Wrath and the Pearl by Steinbeck, and all of Mark Twain.
Cheers!

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message 14: by Tommy (new)

Mar 05, 2013 01:00pm

Excellent list! Many (around 80 I think) of these books are available under one collection for Win 8...

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message 15: by Helena (new)

Mar 19, 2013 05:31pm

Very proud of myself. I'm a fifteen years old Portuguese student and so far I've read twelve of the books. Our literature program does not mention any of those books and I find that sad. Amazing books and writers. Looking forward to read the others on the list. Please forgive me for my spelling and grammar mistakes, English is not my first language.

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message 16: by Hermione (last edited Mar 27, 2013 10:41pm) (new)

Mar 27, 2013 10:39pm

I'm in grade six. I have read a few of these like The Princess Bride and The Giver. My Language Arts teacher is going to read The Outsiders to us at the end of the year. I want to read the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, 1985 and Brave New World and I'm in the middle of reading To Kill a Mockingbird. A lot of these titles look really good including the Shakespeare titles. I'll probably end up reading most of themwhether my teacher makes me or not.
Oh, and in reply to Megan: Not all kids don't like reading. I personally LOVE reading, just saying.

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message 17: by Victoria (new)

Mar 29, 2013 07:25am

where is 90th?:c

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message 18: by Jessica (new)

Apr 17, 2013 11:14am

I've read 31 of these books that I can remember. Some look familiar but I'm not sure if I was given the option to read them and didn't, or just blocked it out because I hated the book. Either way I know there were a ton more we read but I don't see them on this list or remember them off hand (I graduated in 2006). Then again I was in AP classes so I know we did a lot more reading than most others did in my school

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