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Ranker: Books That Defined Your Youth That You (Almost) Forgot About

"Hey '80s and '90s kids: could you use a little refresher when it comes to the literature that lined the shelves of your academic career? Maybe you're interested in revisiting some of the epic stories that you loved during your angsty teenage years? Check out this list of the best books you read in high school: popular books you read that pretty much convinced you that you are the deepest person ever. These books defined your youth and may even be the last books you actually read."
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
3
Lewis Carroll
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
4
J.R.R. Tolkien
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
5
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
7
William Shakespeare
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
8
S. E. Hinton
The Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
The Harry Potter Series
9
J.K. Rowling
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
10
William Golding
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
11
William Shakespeare
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
12
Lois Lowry
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
13
J.D. Salinger
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
14
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
15
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
16
Aldous Huxley
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
17
Arthur Miller
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
18
Kurt Vonnegut
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
19
Lorraine Hansberry
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
20
Arthur Golden
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
21
Frank Herbert
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
22
Jack Kerouac
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
23
Hermann Hesse
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
24
Stephen Chbosky
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
25
Toni Morrison
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