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AP Literature Reading List: 127 Great Books for Your Prep - Page 3

A lot of students wonder if there's a specific AP English reading list of books they should be reading to succeed on the AP Literature and Composition exam. While there's not an official College-Board AP reading list, there are books that will be more useful for you to read than others as you prepare for the exam.
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The Chosen
The Chosen
81
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
82
Jean Rhys
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
83
J.D. Salinger
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
84
Tom Stoppard
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
85
Kurt Vonnegut
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
86
Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
87
Tennessee Williams
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
88
Richard Wright
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
89
Richard Wright
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
90
Rudolfo Anaya
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
91
Sandra Cisneros
Master Harold and the Boys (Athol Fugard)
Master Harold and the Boys
92
Athol Fugard
M. Butterfly (David Henry Hwang)
M. Butterfly
93
David Henry Hwang
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
94
John Irving
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
95
Maxine Hong Kingston
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan
96
Joy Kogawa
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
97
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
98
Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
99
Toni Morrison
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
100
Toni Morrison
Jasmine
Jasmine
101
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
102
Gloria Naylor
Going After Cacciato
Going After Cacciato
103
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
104
Peter Shaffer
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
105
Leslie Marmon Silko
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
106
William Styron
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
107
Alice Walker
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
108
August Wilson
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson
109
Reservation Blues (Sherman Alexie)
Reservation Blues
110
Sherman Alexie
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
111
Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
112
Margaret Atwood
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
113
Kim Edwards
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
114
Charles Frazier
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
115
David Guterson
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
116
Khalid Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
117
Khaled Hosseini
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
118
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
119
Barbara Kingsolver
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
120
Jhumpa Lahiri
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