Books To Read Before College

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,970 ratings
2.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,526 ratings
3.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,765 ratings
4.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,397 ratings
5.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,358 ratings
6.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,361 ratings
7.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,981 ratings
8.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,270 ratings
9.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,815 ratings
10.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,034 ratings
11.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,339 ratings
12.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,941 ratings
13.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,748 ratings
14.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,587 ratings
14.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,871 ratings
16.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,229 ratings
17.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,708 ratings
17.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,142 ratings
19.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,801,003 ratings
20.
Animal Farm / 1984
Animal Farm / 1984 4.30 avg rating — 211,288 ratings
21.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,921 ratings
22.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,538 ratings
23.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,634,229 ratings
24.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,192 ratings
24.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,510 ratings
26.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating — 232,036 ratings
27.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,104 ratings
28.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,293 ratings
29.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,564 ratings
30.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,537 ratings
31.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,128 ratings
32.
The Poky Little Puppy
The Poky Little Puppy 4.13 avg rating — 83,146 ratings
33.
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 588,380 ratings
34.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,294 ratings
35.
The Good Earth (House of Earth #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,792 ratings
36.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 4.02 avg rating — 213,392 ratings
37.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,290 ratings
37.
Hamlet: Screenplay, Introduction And Film Diary
Hamlet: Screenplay, Introduction And Film Diary 4.14 avg rating — 182,144 ratings
39.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,488 ratings
39.
The Usborne Children's Book of Art
The Usborne Children's Book of Art 4.09 avg rating — 143 ratings
41.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,333 ratings
42.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,228 ratings
43.
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating — 170,488 ratings
43.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,800 ratings
43.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,877 ratings
46.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,435 ratings
47.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,857 ratings
48.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson 3.91 avg rating — 108,857 ratings
49.
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso 4.08 avg rating — 167,125 ratings
50.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,446 ratings
51.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,987 ratings
52.
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating — 164,326 ratings
52.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,718 ratings
54.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,987 ratings
55.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 308,896 ratings
56.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.85 avg rating — 218,588 ratings
57.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,586 ratings
58.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,806 ratings
58.
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
by: O. Henry
4.11 avg rating — 99,709 ratings
60.
As You Like It
As You Like It 3.81 avg rating — 87,379 ratings
61.
A Matter of Honor (Knife of Truth, #1)
A Matter of Honor (Knife of Truth, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings
61.
Go to college without going broke: 33 ways to save your time, money and sanity
Go to college without going broke: 33 ways to save your time, money and sanity 3.20 avg rating — 50 ratings
61.
I Thirst (The Veritas Chronicles, #1)
I Thirst (The Veritas Chronicles, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 84 ratings
64.
Road to Megara (Knife of Truth, #2)
Road to Megara (Knife of Truth, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings
64.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,529 ratings
66.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,259 ratings
67.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,523 ratings
67.
My Booky Wook
My Booky Wook 3.43 avg rating — 24,318 ratings
67.
Death of a Salesman: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem
Death of a Salesman: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem 3.58 avg rating — 252,789 ratings
70.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44,233 ratings
70.
Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) 4.03 avg rating — 88,129 ratings
70.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,371 ratings
73.
Germinal (Les Rougon-Macquart, #13)
Germinal (Les Rougon-Macquart, #13) 4.20 avg rating — 41,617 ratings
73.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,930 ratings
75.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 969,037 ratings
75.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,812 ratings
77.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,502 ratings
77.
The School for Scandal and Other Plays
The School for Scandal and Other Plays 3.64 avg rating — 396 ratings
77.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,744 ratings
77.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,151 ratings
81.
Booky Wook 2: This Time it's Personal
Booky Wook 2: This Time it's Personal 3.40 avg rating — 6,048 ratings
82.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,834 ratings
83.
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun 4.21 avg rating — 47,428 ratings
83.
The Way Things Work
The Way Things Work 4.36 avg rating — 2,780 ratings
85.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating — 230,273 ratings
86.
I Love it When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech
I Love it When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech 3.47 avg rating — 285 ratings
87.
Othello
Othello 3.89 avg rating — 428,081 ratings
87.
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys 3.66 avg rating — 66,701 ratings
87.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,097 ratings
90.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America 3.71 avg rating — 13,905 ratings
91.
My American Journey: An Autobiography
My American Journey: An Autobiography 4.08 avg rating — 6,907 ratings
92.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.26 avg rating — 320,859 ratings
93.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 365,631 ratings
94.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge 3.86 avg rating — 65,080 ratings
95.
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century 3.69 avg rating — 102,340 ratings
96.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Rich Dad, Poor Dad 4.10 avg rating — 694,925 ratings
97.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,705 ratings
98.
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Marie Antoinette: The Journey 3.94 avg rating — 38,048 ratings
99.
Cleopatra: A Life
Cleopatra: A Life 3.73 avg rating — 121,464 ratings
99.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,701 ratings
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