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Goodreads Best School Assigned Books - Page 5

"I hated that I had to read it, but grateful that I read them when I did. They stick with you for years and it's fun to look back and see what public school thought every child should read." (Goodreads)
Are some of these books really assigned reading at school? Very 'progressive' if it's true.
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Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
161
Esther Forbes
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
162
Sophocles
Summer of My German Soldier (Bette Greene)
Summer of My German Soldier
163
Bette Greene
Goodnight Mr. Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mr. Tom
164
Michelle Magorian
Freak the Mighty (Rodman Philbrick)
Freak the Mighty
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Rodman Philbrick
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
166
Thomas Hardy
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
167
Oscar Wilde
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith)
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
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Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
Shiloh (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Shiloh
169
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
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Barbara Kingsolver
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
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Alexandre Dumas
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
172
Margery Williams
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
173
Maya Angelou
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
174
J.K. Rowling
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
175
Truman Capote
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
176
Amy Tan
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
177
Virginia Woolf
Frindle (Andrew Clements)
Frindle
178
Andrew Clements
The Rainbow Fish (Marcus Pfister)
The Rainbow Fish
179
Marcus Pfister
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
180
Dr. Seuss
A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wind in the Door
181
Madeleine L'engle
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Beverly Cleary)
Dear Mr. Henshaw
182
Beverly Cleary
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
183
Leo Tolstoy
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emmuska Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
184
Emmuska Orczy
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
185
Jack Kerouac
Alas, Babylon (Pat Frank)
Alas, Babylon
186
Pat Frank
The Wave (Todd Strasser)
The Wave
187
Todd Strasser
Watchmen (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)
Watchmen
188
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
189
Brian Selznick
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
190
Gabriel García Márquez
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
191
Stephen Crane
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
192
Toni Morrison
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
193
Roald Dahl
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
194
Daphne Du Maurier
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
195
Ernest J. Gaines
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
196
Anita Diamant
Spoon River Anthology (Edgar Lee Masters)
Spoon River Anthology
197
Edgar Lee Masters
The Poetry of Robert Frost (Robert Frost)
The Poetry of Robert Frost
198
Robert Frost
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
199
James Joyce
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
200
Dan Brown
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