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Top 100 American Literature Titles

These "are the top 100 titles for the American literature classroom, ranked in order of popularity, chosen by American literature teachers from across the country." (Perfection Learning)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
2
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3
Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
4
John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
5
Harper Lee
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
7
John Steinbeck
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
8
Zora Neale Hurston
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
9
Arthur Miller
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
10
Tim O'Brien
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
11
Kate Chopin
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
12
Edith Wharton
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
13
Ray Bradbury
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
14
Lorraine Hansberry
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
15
Stephen Crane
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
16
Sandra Cisneros
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
17
Upton Sinclair
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
18
John Knowles
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
19
Ernest Hemingway
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
20
Ayn Rand
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
21
Ernest Hemingway
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
22
William Faulkner
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
23
Alice Walker
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
24
Ernest Hemingway
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
25
Sue Monk Kidd
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
26
Ralph Ellison
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
27
Richard Wright
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
28
Willa Cather
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
29
Frederick Douglass
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
30
Toni Morrison
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
31
John Hersey
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
32
Herman Melville
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
33
Ken Kesey
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
34
Richard Wright
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
35
Rudolpho Anaya
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
36
Arthur Miller
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
37
Truman Capote
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
38
Ernest J. Gaines
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
39
Kurt Vonnegut
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
40
Barbara Kingsolver
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