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    • To Kill a Mockingbird. - Author: Harper Lee. - Score: 44,390. - Average rating: 4.27 (based on 5,584,470 ratings) Harper Lee's first novel, published in 1960, tackles issues of racial and social injustice in the South.
    • Romeo and Juliet. - Author: William Shakespeare. - Score: 34,901. - Average rating: 3.74 (based on 2,430,511 ratings) Two star-crossed lovers meet and perish in this tragedy.
    • The Great Gatsby. - Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald. - Score: 29,912. - Average rating: 3.93 (based on 4,737,607 ratings) Nick Carraway, a Midwest transplant and Yale graduate, moves to West Egg, Long Island, and enters a world of extravagance when he becomes entangled with millionaire Jay Gatsby and socialite Daisy Buchanan.
    • Lord of the Flies. - Author: William Golding. - Score: 24,079. - Average rating: 3.69 (based on 2,692,219 ratings) "Lord of the Flies" tells the alarming story of a group of young boys who survive a plane crash, only to descend into tribalism on the island where they landed.
    • To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee.
    • Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury.
    • The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank.
    • 1984 George Orwell.
    • 1984 (George Orwell) This dystopian novel by George Orwell was written 35 years before the date referenced by the title. In this book, Orwell tells a story that warns readers about the possible consequences of complacency in the face of rising dictators (think Hitler and Stalin) and burgeoning technology ripe for misuse.
    • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain) This sequel to Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is much graver in nature than its predecessor.
    • The Awakening (Kate Chopin) Set in the Creole culture of the late 1800s, this novel by Kate Chopin details one woman’s process of becoming aware of herself.
    • The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath) This autobiographical novel by poet Sylvia Plath explores the deep, dark reality of mental illness. The protagonist, Esther, a stand-in for Plath herself, is a college student exploring her talents, interests, and sexuality as she descends into an unsettling spiral of mental instability.
    • To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee.
    • Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare.
    • The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald.
    • Lord of the Flies William Golding.
    • The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” is a profound exploration of sin, guilt, and legalism, set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony between 1642 and 1649.
    • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by by Lewis Carroll. “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, is a journey filled with whimsy, humor, and boundless imagination.
    • Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” is a powerful and iconic dystopian novel that delves into a world where books are outlawed and “firemen” like Montag are tasked with burning them.
    • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith. Betty Smith’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” offers a vivid portrayal of life in early 20th-century Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
  1. Mar 29, 2024 · From classic literature to genre gems, multigenerational sagas to cultural epics, discover our 100 best books for high school students!

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  3. Jan 24, 2017 · The List of Indispensable Books. 1. To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s seminal coming-of-age story set in the fictional southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. Primary themes of interest to high schoolers: racial injustice, moral and spiritual growth, courage and integrity, innocence and experience. 2. Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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