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Books You Read During High School (For School)

Description: This list compiles all of the books (fiction) that you were assigned to read in high school.

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1

Pride and Prejudice

80,480 members

1,365 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 30

9 Members: itheodore, mishy215, Dehinde, tanhome, starbox, al.vick, ahef1963, courtneyp93, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: AP English Summer

2

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

36,586 members

455 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 37

7 Members: itheodore, pammab, ncgraham, mishy215, JohnChic, ahef1963, linlef

3

by Pearl S. Buck

13,852 members

265 reviews

4

Global Rank 59

5 Members: pammab, mishy215, JohnChic, al.vick, ahef1963

4

by Edith Wharton

9,479 members

214 reviews

½ 3.6

Global Rank 39

7 Members: itheodore, bostonbibliophile, aulsmith, merrystar, mishy215, al.vick, ahef1963
Explanations: aulsmith: Completely went over my head.

5

Gulliver's Travels

by Jonathan Swift

1,131 members

11 reviews

½ 3.5

Global Rank 35

8 Members: gennyt, pammab, SylviaC, mishy215, Dilara86, Bretzky1, ahef1963, dianeham
Explanations: Dilara86: The class focused on A Voyage to Lilliput.

6

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

38,391 members

432 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 27

10 Members: librorumamans, merrystar, artturnerjr, SylviaC, mishy215, JohnChic, Bretzky1, starbox, ahef1963, courtneyp93

7

by Charlotte Brontë

58,836 members

913 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 26

10 Members: bostonbibliophile, librorumamans, EMS_24, mishy215, cej1027, tanhome, al.vick, ahef1963, linlef, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: AP English Summer

8

The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

34,238 members

470 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 17

13 Members: itheodore, eromsted, cpg, bostonbibliophile, SylviaC, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, tanhome, al.vick, linlef, courtneyp93, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: AP English

9

The Diary of a Young Girl

28,265 members

512 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 21

12 Members: bostonbibliophile, sjmccreary, blackdove07, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, fuzzi, tanhome, starbox, al.vick, ahef1963, dianeham

10

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

38,966 members

659 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 19

12 Members: Edward, Moomin_Mama, bostonbibliophile, aulsmith, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, tanhome, al.vick, ahef1963, courtneyp93, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith: Missed the misogyny.
ManWithAnAgenda: English 9

11

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

51,883 members

698 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 16

13 Members: eromsted, merrystar, artturnerjr, Henrik_Madsen, mishy215, JohnChic, tanhome, starbox, al.vick, ahef1963, linlef, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: AP English Summer

12

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts

by Arthur Miller

15,339 members

158 reviews

½ 3.6

Global Rank 18

13 Members: itheodore, pammab, eromsted, bostonbibliophile, ojchase, merrystar, artturnerjr, mishy215, Bici47, al.vick, jeffza, Michael.Rimmer, courtneyp93

13

To Kill a Mockingbird

78,318 members

1,431 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 13

14 Members: itheodore, pammab, eromsted, rarm, bostonbibliophile, ojchase, artturnerjr, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, Bretzky1, ahef1963, linlef, courtneyp93

14

by William Shakespeare

16,896 members

131 reviews

4

Global Rank 14

14 Members: Edward, pammab, aulsmith, blackdove07, EMS_24, mishy215, Bici47, Bretzky1, al.vick, ahef1963, jeffza, linlef, courtneyp93, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith: Almost got it.
ManWithAnAgenda: AP English

15

The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

21,955 members

168 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 11

16 Members: gennyt, lahochstetler, bostonbibliophile, ojchase, librorumamans, cbl_tn, SylviaC, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, Bretzky1, starbox, ahef1963, courtneyp93, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: British Literature

16

The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

69,461 members

1,078 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 6

18 Members: itheodore, pammab, eromsted, bostonbibliophile, aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, artturnerjr, SylviaC, mishy215, JohnChic, fuzzi, ahef1963, linlef, Tinuvia, courtneyp93, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith: Really, really hated this one.
ManWithAnAgenda: English 9

17

by George Orwell

81,797 members

1,267 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 7

17 Members: Edward, itheodore, eromsted, Moomin_Mama, bostonbibliophile, sjmccreary, artturnerjr, EMS_24, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, fuzzi, tanhome, ahef1963, linlef, courtneyp93, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: AP English

18

by George Orwell

59,872 members

880 reviews

4

Global Rank 4

20 Members: Edward, bostonbibliophile, sjmccreary, artturnerjr, SylviaC, EMS_24, ncgraham, souloftherose, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, Dehinde, fuzzi, tanhome, starbox, ahef1963, linlef, courtneyp93, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: Honors English 10

19

by William Shakespeare

30,906 members

289 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 9

17 Members: gennyt, itheodore, pammab, lahochstetler, bostonbibliophile, librorumamans, cbl_tn, SylviaC, mishy215, Bici47, fuzzi, al.vick, ahef1963, linlef, courtneyp93, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: AP English

20

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

36,482 members

371 reviews

½ 3.4

Global Rank 12

15 Members: pammab, eromsted, lahochstetler, bostonbibliophile, librorumamans, merrystar, artturnerjr, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, linlef, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: American Literature

21

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

72,014 members

1,163 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 8

17 Members: Edward, gennyt, itheodore, pammab, eromsted, bostonbibliophile, aulsmith, merrystar, SylviaC, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, al.vick, ahef1963, jeffza, linlef, dianeham
Explanations: aulsmith: Definitely missed the point.

22

by William Shakespeare

12,427 members

110 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 5

20 Members: Edward, gennyt, lahochstetler, bostonbibliophile, librorumamans, sjmccreary, merrystar, artturnerjr, mishy215, JohnChic, Dehinde, Bretzky1, tanhome, starbox, al.vick, ahef1963, jeffza, courtneyp93, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: AP English

23

by William Shakespeare

26,037 members

225 reviews

4

Global Rank 2

26 Members: Edward, gennyt, itheodore, pammab, eromsted, Moomin_Mama, bostonbibliophile, aulsmith, Cecrow, cbl_tn, merrystar, Henrik_Madsen, souloftherose, mishy215, Bici47, Dehinde, Bretzky1, fuzzi, tanhome, starbox, al.vick, ahef1963, linlef, courtneyp93, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: aulsmith: Missed a lot of nuance.
ManWithAnAgenda: AP English

24

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

28,482 members

279 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 1

26 Members: Edward, itheodore, eromsted, rarm, lahochstetler, Moomin_Mama, bostonbibliophile, ojchase, aulsmith, Cecrow, sjmccreary, cbl_tn, artturnerjr, mishy215, JohnChic, Bici47, Bretzky1, fuzzi, tanhome, starbox, al.vick, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, Carmen_13, linlef, courtneyp93
Explanations: aulsmith: A reasonable assignment.

25

The Metamorphosis

12,438 members

218 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 33

8 Members: itheodore, mishy215, Bretzky1, fuzzi, tanhome, starbox, ahef1963, Tinuvia

26

The Glass Menagerie

by Tennessee Williams

6,566 members

70 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 41

7 Members: itheodore, mishy215, Bretzky1, al.vick, ahef1963, linlef, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: Honors English 10

27

by Ray Bradbury

53,788 members

994 reviews

4

Global Rank 36

7 Members: itheodore, rarm, bostonbibliophile, mishy215, JohnChic, ahef1963, courtneyp93

28

The Joy Luck Club

17,575 members

199 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 90

3 Members: eromsted, mishy215, ahef1963

29

The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

19,686 members

334 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 46

6 Members: itheodore, eromsted, mishy215, ahef1963, courtneyp93, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ManWithAnAgenda: Honors English 10

30

Franny and Zooey

by J. D. Salinger

14,806 members

169 reviews

4

Global Rank 70

4 Members: bostonbibliophile, aulsmith, mishy215, dianeham
Explanations: aulsmith: Wish this had been my first Salinger.

31

The Member of the Wedding

by Carson McCullers

2,825 members

64 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 84

4 Members: aulsmith, mishy215, ahef1963, lauradl
Explanations: aulsmith: McCullers was very bad for my adolescent soul.

33

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

23,411 members

440 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 55

5 Members: mishy215, JohnChic, fuzzi, lauradl, courtneyp93

34

Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

20,609 members

431 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 65

4 Members: mishy215, Dehinde, ahef1963, courtneyp93

35

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou

14,772 members

224 reviews

4

Global Rank 116

2 Members: merrystar, mishy215

36

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

by Joanne Greenberg

2,869 members

42 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 148

2 Members: dara85, mishy215

37

Don't Look Now / Not After Midnight / A Border-Line Case / The Way of the Cross / The Breakthrough

by Daphne Du Maurier

1,093 members

29 reviews

½ 3.6

Global Rank 161

2 Members: blackdove07, mishy215

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Started: Bretzky1
January 2013
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