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50 Classics From (Almost) Everyone's High School Reading List

Certain books deserve a first, second, or maybe even a third read. Using data from Goodreads, Stacker compiled a list of 50 timeless books, plays, and epic poems commonly found on high school reading lists. A total of 1,002 voters picked the most essential reading required for students. The final ranking takes into account how many times each book was voted on and how highly voters ranked them.
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avg. score: 24 of 50 (48%)
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Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
2
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
3
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
4
The Pearl
The Pearl
5
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
6
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
7
Mythology
Mythology
8
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
9
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
10
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
11
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
12
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace
13
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
14
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
15
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
16
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
17
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon
18
Othello
Othello
19
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
20
Beowulf
Beowulf
21
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
22
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
23
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
24
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
25
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
26
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
27
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
28
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
29
Night
Night
30
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
31
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
32
The Crucible
The Crucible
33
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
34
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
35
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
36
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
37
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
38
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
39
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
40
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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