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Goodreads Best School Assigned Books - Page 8

"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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Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
281
Ayn Rand
The Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Sign of the Beaver
282
Elizabeth George Speare
The Physicists (Friedrich Durrenmatt)
The Physicists
283
Friedrich Durrenmatt
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Rick Riordan)
The Battle of the Labyrinth
284
Rick Riordan
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
285
Yoko Ogawa
The Body of Christopher Creed (Carol Plum-Ucci)
The Body of Christopher Creed
286
Carol Plum-Ucci
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
287
Philip K. Dick
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
288
Andy Weir
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
289
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
290
Alice Walker
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
291
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an (Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt)
Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an
292
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
The Light in the Forest
293
Conrad Richter
Shanghai Girls (Lisa See)
Shanghai Girls
294
Lisa See
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl)
Boy: Tales of Childhood
295
Roald Dahl
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
296
Susan Hill
King of the Wind (Marguerite Henry)
King of the Wind
297
Marguerite Henry
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
298
Scott Westerfeld
Black Elk Speaks (Black Elk)
Black Elk Speaks
299
Black Elk
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
300
Stephen Chbosky
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
301
Diana Wynne Jones
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
302
Yevgeny Zamyatin
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (McKillip, Patricia)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
303
McKillip, Patricia
Sailor Moon Vol. 1 (Naoko Takeuchi)
Sailor Moon Vol. 1
304
Naoko Takeuchi
Raven: A Trickster Tale From the Pacific Northwest (Gerald Mcdermott)
Raven: A Trickster Tale From the Pacific Northwest
305
Gerald Mcdermott
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
306
Neal Stephenson
The City of Ember (Jeanne Dupra)
The City of Ember
307
Jeanne Dupra
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
308
Alexis De Tocqueville
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
309
Donna Tartt
A Scandal in Bohemia (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Scandal in Bohemia
310
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Education of Little Tree (Forrest Carter)
The Education of Little Tree
311
Forrest Carter
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Robert Fulghum)
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
312
Robert Fulghum
Eldest (Christopher Paolini)
Eldest
313
Christopher Paolini
Peter and the Starcatchers (Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson)
Peter and the Starcatchers
314
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
315
Lemony Snicket
The Story of Art (Ernst Hans Gombrich)
The Story of Art
316
Ernst Hans Gombrich
The Street Lawyer (John Grisham)
The Street Lawyer
317
John Grisham
Gift From the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Gift From the Sea
318
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Dr. Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Dr. Faustus
319
Christopher Marlowe
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
320
Neil Gaiman
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