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Books from English Class That Were Actually Good
Throughout my high school, middle school, even elementary years, tons of books were ruined for me by reading them in my English classes, but luckily a few gems were saved. Here is a list for the books read in English class that were actually good reads.
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Romeo and Juliet
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3.74 avg rating — 2,780,436 ratings
score: 200,
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The Gift of the Magi
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4.11 avg rating — 99,908 ratings
score: 192,
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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4.20 avg rating — 4,099,781 ratings
score: 187,
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Brave New World
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3.88 avg rating — 1,260,154 ratings
score: 99,
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Twelve Angry Men
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4.07 avg rating — 36,411 ratings
score: 98,
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
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Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 997,506 ratings
score: 97,
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Animal Farm
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4.01 avg rating — 4,400,323 ratings
score: 96,
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
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3.89 avg rating — 1,786,674 ratings
score: 95,
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Red Scarf Girl
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3.79 avg rating — 17,029 ratings
score: 94,
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 916,472 ratings
score: 92,
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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4.12 avg rating — 132,568 ratings
score: 91,
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Found (The Missing, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 41,630 ratings
score: 90,
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The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 2,818,762 ratings
score: 88,
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Number the Stars
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 611,023 ratings
score: 87,
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 2,749,494 ratings
score: 86,
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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Junie B. Jones, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 29,828 ratings
score: 85,
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The Westing Game
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3.99 avg rating — 231,402 ratings
score: 84,
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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
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Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 95,774 ratings
score: 83,
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1 person voted
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The Lord of Opium (Matteo Alacran, #2)
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Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 8,887 ratings
score: 82,
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A Raisin in the Sun
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3.85 avg rating — 108,193 ratings
score: 81,
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Counting by Sevens
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Ann E. Wallace (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 62 ratings
score: 80,
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Five Feet Apart
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Rachael Lippincott (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 253,031 ratings
score: 79,
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list created September 4th, 2022
by Peggy Sue 33 (votes) .
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