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26 Contemporary Books That Should Be Taught in High School

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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
1
Markus Zusak
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
2
John Green
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
3
Khaled Hosseini
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I (Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
4
Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
5
Stephen Chbosky
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
6
Margaret Atwood
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
7
Jay Asher
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
8
Jeannette Walls
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
9
John Irving
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
10
Barbara Kingsolver
Does My Head Look Big in This? (Randa Abdel-Fattah)
Does My Head Look Big in This?
11
Randa Abdel-Fattah
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
12
Mark Haddon
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
13
Scott Westerfeld
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
14
Junot Díaz
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
15
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
16
Laurie Halse Anderson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
17
Margaret Atwood
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
18
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Book of Ruth
The Book of Ruth
19
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
20
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
21
Suzanne Collins
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
22
Sue Monk Kidd
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
23
Sara Gruen
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
24
Rainbow Rowell
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
25
Wally Lamb
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
26
J.K. Rowling
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