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How Many of These 50 Classic Books Did You Read in High School?

"Banned or not, certain books deserve a first, second, and maybe even a third read. Using data from Goodreads released in January 2023, Stacker compiled a list of 50 timeless books, plays, and epic poems commonly found on high school reading lists. A total of 1,194 voters picked the most essential reading required for students. The final ranking is based on Goodreads' score, which considers multiple factors, including total votes each book received and how highly voters ranked each book." (Keri Wiginton)
Read on to see which classics made the list.
https://stacker.com/stories/art-culture/50-classics-almost-everyones-high-school-reading-list
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from msn.com · made by CindyH
avg. score: 25 of 50 (51%)
required scores: 1, 15, 22, 29, 36 

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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
1
Zora Neale Hurston
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
2
Edith Hamilton
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3
Maya Angelou
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
4
Sophocles
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
5
Herman Melville
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
6
John Steinbeck
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
7
Oscar Wilde
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
8
Stephen Crane
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
9
William Shakespeare
Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five
10
Kurt Vonnegut
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
11
Mark Twain
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
12
Fyodor Dostoevsky
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
13
John Knowles
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
14
Arthur Miller
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
15
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
16
Ernest Hemingway
Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
Canterbury Tales
17
Geoffrey Chaucer
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
18
William Shakespeare
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
19
Daniel Keyes
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
20
Anonymous
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
21
Charles Dickens
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
22
Emily Bronte
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
23
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
24
William Shakespeare
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
25
John Steinbeck
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
26
Charles Dickens
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
27
Mary Shelley
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
28
William Shakespeare
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
29
S. E. Hinton
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
30
Aldous Huxley
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
31
Elie Wiesel
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
32
Arthur Miller
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
33
Lois Lowry
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
34
Charlotte Bronte
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
35
Ray Bradbury
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
36
Jane Austen
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
37
Homer
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
38
Anne Frank
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
39
Mark Twain
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
40
George Orwell
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