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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 (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
161
Françoise Sagan
The Shack (Young, William P.)
The Shack
162
Young, William P.
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
163
Jack London
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
164
Gary Paulsen
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
165
Chuck Palahniuk
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
166
Mitch Albom
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
167
Mark Haddon
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
168
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
169
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
170
Mildred Taylor
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
171
Salman Rushdie
I, Judas (Taylor Caldwell)
I, Judas
172
Taylor Caldwell
A Street in Bronzeville
A Street in Bronzeville
173
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
174
Anita Diamant
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
175
Terry McMillan
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
176
Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
177
Barack Obama
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by H
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by H
178
Flight to Canada
Flight to Canada
179
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
180
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Decoded (Jay-Z and Dream Hampton)
Decoded
181
Jay-Z and Dream Hampton
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
182
Alexander
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
183
Toni Morrison
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
184
Zadie Smith
Zami (Audre Lorde)
Zami
185
Audre Lorde
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
186
Isabel Wilkerson
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
187
Toni Morrison
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
188
Richard Wright
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
189
Walter Mosley
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
190
Jesmyn Ward
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
191
Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
192
Ernest Hemingway
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
193
Joan Didion
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
194
James Fenimore Cooper
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
195
J.D. Salinger
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
196
Stephen Crane
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
A Gathering of Old Men
197
Ernest Gaines
Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
Black Skin, White Masks
198
Frantz Fanon
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Frances Cress Welsing)
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors
199
Frances Cress Welsing
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
200
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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