Developing Prescribed Texts Lists

1.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,126 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,140 ratings
3.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,172 ratings
4.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,598 ratings
5.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,164 ratings
6.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,568 ratings
7.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,267 ratings
8.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,251 ratings
9.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,557 ratings
10.
Othello
Othello 3.89 avg rating — 428,043 ratings
11.
Jasper Jones
Jasper Jones 4.09 avg rating — 42,327 ratings
12.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,737 ratings
13.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,193 ratings
14.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,290 ratings
15.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,611 ratings
16.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,025 ratings
17.
The Secret River
The Secret River 3.81 avg rating — 24,634 ratings
18.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,178 ratings
19.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,660 ratings
20.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,866 ratings
21.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,750 ratings
22.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,005 ratings
23.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,268 ratings
24.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,133 ratings
25.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,585 ratings
26.
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays 4.23 avg rating — 51,614 ratings
27.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,015 ratings
28.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,887 ratings
28.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,740 ratings
30.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,270 ratings
31.
The Happiest Refugee
The Happiest Refugee
by: Anh Do
4.24 avg rating — 17,442 ratings
32.
Looking for Alibrandi
Looking for Alibrandi 3.90 avg rating — 25,235 ratings
33.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,712 ratings
34.
Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet 4.01 avg rating — 27,408 ratings
35.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,276 ratings
36.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,957 ratings
37.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,292 ratings
38.
The Messenger
The Messenger 4.03 avg rating — 167,662 ratings
39.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,847 ratings
40.
Inside Black Australia: An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry
Inside Black Australia: An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings
41.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night 3.96 avg rating — 191,697 ratings
42.
Love Poems and Sonnets
Love Poems and Sonnets 4.26 avg rating — 6,562 ratings
43.
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 93,091 ratings
44.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror 3.92 avg rating — 138,906 ratings
45.
The Dressmaker (Dressmaker, #1)
The Dressmaker (Dressmaker, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 19,484 ratings
46.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,762 ratings
47.
A Long Way Home
A Long Way Home 4.12 avg rating — 67,151 ratings
48.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating — 108,301 ratings
49.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 3.74 avg rating — 178,320 ratings
50.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,922 ratings
51.
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall 4.20 avg rating — 21,292 ratings
52.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,691 ratings
53.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,037 ratings
54.
Growing Up Asian in Australia
Growing Up Asian in Australia 3.64 avg rating — 1,205 ratings
55.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,216 ratings
56.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,811 ratings
57.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,175 ratings
58.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,375 ratings
59.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,497 ratings
60.
Mao's Last Dancer
Mao's Last Dancer
by: Li Cunxin
4.14 avg rating — 32,150 ratings
61.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,154 ratings
62.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.26 avg rating — 320,843 ratings
63.
Talking to My Country
Talking to My Country 4.40 avg rating — 4,116 ratings
64.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,936 ratings
65.
King Lear
King Lear 3.91 avg rating — 232,693 ratings
66.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,439 ratings
67.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,585 ratings
68.
Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating — 123,132 ratings
68.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,675 ratings
70.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,042 ratings
71.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,063 ratings
72.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,667 ratings
73.
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie 3.74 avg rating — 141,055 ratings
74.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,663 ratings
75.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,363 ratings
76.
The Arrival
The Arrival
by: Shaun Tan
4.35 avg rating — 59,076 ratings
77.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,554 ratings
78.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 423,031 ratings
79.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing 4.06 avg rating — 254,897 ratings
80.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,766 ratings
81.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,894 ratings
82.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,799 ratings
83.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,753 ratings
84.
The one day of the year
The one day of the year 3.36 avg rating — 174 ratings
85.
The Turning
The Turning 4.01 avg rating — 6,174 ratings
86.
The Minority Report
The Minority Report 3.84 avg rating — 24,224 ratings
87.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,280 ratings
88.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,339 ratings
89.
The Drover's Wife
The Drover's Wife 3.95 avg rating — 630 ratings
90.
Unpolished Gem
Unpolished Gem 3.61 avg rating — 2,752 ratings
91.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,624 ratings
92.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating — 192,457 ratings
93.
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe With Selections From His Critical Writings With An Introduction And Explanatory Notes. Texts Established, With Bibliographical Notes.
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe With Selections From His Critical Writings With An Introduction And Explanatory Notes. Texts Established, With Bibliographical Notes. 4.40 avg rating — 291,491 ratings
94.
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot 3.84 avg rating — 217,113 ratings
95.
Black Diggers
Black Diggers 3.41 avg rating — 387 ratings
96.
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts 3.89 avg rating — 14,708 ratings
97.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,313 ratings
98.
The White Earth
The White Earth 3.70 avg rating — 1,885 ratings
99.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating — 232,009 ratings
100.
Breath
Breath 3.91 avg rating — 24,820 ratings
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