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Ranker-Required Reading You Never Actually Read - Page 2

"Did you always do the required reading in high school, middle school, and college? Or did you see a book on the syllabus and opt to rent the movie instead? Maybe, in the days before AI or even SparkNotes, you relied on Cliff's Notes and guile to convince a teacher that you read a required reading book that you never actually read."
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The Scarlett Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorn)
The Scarlett Letter
41
Nathaniel Hawthorn
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
42
William Shakespeare
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
43
Geoffrey Chaucer
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
44
Katherine Paterson
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
45
J.D. Salinger
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
46
Joseph Conrad
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
47
Emily Bronte
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
48
Kurt Vonnegut
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
49
Charles Dickens
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
50
George Orwell
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
51
Maya Angelou
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
52
Mildred D. Taylor
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
53
Anonymous
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
54
Richard Adams
Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau)
Civil Disobedience
55
Henry David Thoreau
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
56
Lois Lowry
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
57
Philip Pullman
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
58
Sandra Cisneros
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
59
Esther Forbes
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
60
Miguel De Cervantes
Hop on Pop (Dr. Seuss)
Hop on Pop
61
Dr. Seuss
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
62
Henry David Thoreau
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
63
Zora Neale Hurston
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
64
Chuck Palahniuk
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
65
John Irving
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
66
Jeanne Duprau
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
67
Toni Morrison
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
68
Betty Smith
The Life of Fredrick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey From Bondage to Freedom (David F. Walker)
The Life of Fredrick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey From Bondage to Freedom
69
David F. Walker
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
70
Laurie Halse Anderson
Candide Ou L'optimisme (Voltaire)
Candide Ou L'optimisme
71
Voltaire
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