Fiction - Outstanding Books for the College Bound

1.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,560 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,689 ratings
3.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating — 77,530 ratings
4.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,279 ratings
5.
Bless Me, Ultima
Bless Me, Ultima 3.82 avg rating — 36,618 ratings
5.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,579 ratings
7.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,977 ratings
8.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,463 ratings
9.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 552,023 ratings
10.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 222,986 ratings
11.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,836 ratings
12.
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying 3.98 avg rating — 63,059 ratings
13.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,511 ratings
14.
The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding 3.81 avg rating — 19,908 ratings
15.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,881 ratings
15.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating — 82,289 ratings
17.
Nectar in a Sieve
Nectar in a Sieve 3.69 avg rating — 10,714 ratings
18.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 477,015 ratings
18.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,496 ratings
20.
Picture Bride
Picture Bride 3.62 avg rating — 931 ratings
21.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,677 ratings
22.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,289 ratings
22.
Briar Rose
Briar Rose 3.80 avg rating — 14,984 ratings
24.
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family 3.89 avg rating — 17,372 ratings
24.
Lick the Razor
Lick the Razor 3.79 avg rating — 56 ratings
24.
No Turning Back (Liliana, #3)
No Turning Back (Liliana, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 34 ratings
24.
The Night before the Morning After
The Night before the Morning After 2.96 avg rating — 28 ratings
28.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina 4.14 avg rating — 46,995 ratings
28.
Learning to Kiss in the Snow
Learning to Kiss in the Snow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61 ratings
28.
In Too Deep (Liliana, #2)
In Too Deep (Liliana, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings
31.
Liliana (Liliana, #1)
Liliana (Liliana, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 111 ratings
32.
The Trouble with Romance (Cupid, #2)
The Trouble with Romance (Cupid, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 29 ratings
33.
This Season... Have Love/Have Faith
This Season... Have Love/Have Faith 4.33 avg rating — 189 ratings
34.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 239,047 ratings
34.
The Trouble with Playing Cupid (Cupid, #1)
The Trouble with Playing Cupid (Cupid, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 87 ratings
36.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,806 ratings
37.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,745 ratings
38.
The Bride Price
The Bride Price 3.74 avg rating — 1,680 ratings
39.
El oso
El oso 3.46 avg rating — 1,307 ratings
40.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,122 ratings
41.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,621 ratings
42.
Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster 3.79 avg rating — 31,762 ratings
43.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,379 ratings
44.
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating — 164,326 ratings
45.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,565 ratings
46.
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird 3.90 avg rating — 27,862 ratings
47.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,496 ratings
48.
The Fixer
The Fixer 3.98 avg rating — 11,822 ratings
49.
In Country
In Country 3.59 avg rating — 2,857 ratings
50.
Shizuko's Daughter
Shizuko's Daughter 3.78 avg rating — 989 ratings
51.
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories 4.23 avg rating — 21,773 ratings
52.
The Grass Dancer
The Grass Dancer 3.97 avg rating — 3,334 ratings
53.
Montana 1948
Montana 1948 3.89 avg rating — 16,055 ratings