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Books You Had to Read in School That You Still Love Anyway

Assigned reading in school can nearly ruin a perfectly fantastic book. But, if the book is good enough (and your teacher isn't too terrible), you may end up loving it, no matter how many book reports, presentations, and essays you have to do on it.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2
Mark Twain
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3
Lewis Carroll
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
4
Erich Maria Remarque
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
5
L.M. Montgomery
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
6
Kate Chopin
Banner in the Sky (James Ullman)
Banner in the Sky
7
James Ullman
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
8
Kate DiCamillo
Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Beezus and Ramona
9
Beverly Cleary
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
10
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
12
V.S. Naipaul
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
13
Anonymous
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
14
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
15
Toni Morrison
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
16
Mary Norton
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
17
Aldous Huxley
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
18
Evelyn Waugh
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
19
Katherine Paterson
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
20
Jack London
Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)
Carry On
21
Rainbow Rowell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
22
J.D. Salinger
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
23
Leslie Marmon Silko
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
24
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
25
E.B. White
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
26
John Wyndham
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
27
Alice Walker
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
28
Neil Gaiman
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
29
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
30
Arthur Miller
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
31
Mark Haddon
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Dear Mr. Henshaw
32
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
33
Arthur Miller
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
34
Anne Frank
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
35
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
36
Bram Stoker
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
37
Jane Austen
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
38
Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
39
Edmund Spenser
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
40
Ray Bradbury
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