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An English Teacher's Essential Literature - Page 5

A complete list of the books I believe are essential to one's understanding of literature. These works, which have all helped to shape American culture in some way, are referenced and read often, and all have stood the test of time.
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Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
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The Shack (Young, William P.)
The Shack (Young, William P.)
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The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
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Hatchet
Hatchet
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Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
166
The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom
The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
168
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
169
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
170
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
171
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
172
I, Judas (Taylor Caldwell)
I, Judas (Taylor Caldwell)
173
A Street in Bronzeville
A Street in Bronzeville
174
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
175
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
176
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
177
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
178
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by H
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by H
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Flight to Canada
Flight to Canada
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
181
Decoded (Jay-Z and Dream Hampton)
Decoded (Jay-Z and Dream Hampton)
182
The New Jim Crow
The New Jim Crow
183
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
184
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
185
Zami
Zami
186
The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns
187
Sula
Sula
188
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
189
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
190
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
191
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
192
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
193
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
194
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
195
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
196
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
197
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
198
Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
199
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Frances Cress Welsing)
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Frances Cress Welsing)
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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