Best Books You Had to Read for School

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating β€” 6,688,809 ratings
2.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,733,090 ratings
3.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,731,285 ratings
4.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating β€” 4,073,031 ratings
5.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,767,645 ratings
6.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating β€” 992,084 ratings
7.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating β€” 4,356,218 ratings
8.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,751,878 ratings
9.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,345,817 ratings
10.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,718,834 ratings
11.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,800,404 ratings
12.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,538,281 ratings
13.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,259,772 ratings
14.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating β€” 1,156,627 ratings
15.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating β€” 996,420 ratings
16.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,020,133 ratings
17.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,334,194 ratings
18.
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 439,419 ratings
19.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating β€” 901,332 ratings
20.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,625 ratings
21.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,318,908 ratings
22.
The Girl Who Owned a City
The Girl Who Owned a City 3.79 avg rating β€” 5,403 ratings
23.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,226,078 ratings
24.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating β€” 157,961 ratings
25.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating β€” 452,156 ratings
26.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,405 ratings
27.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating β€” 763,579 ratings
28.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,181 ratings
29.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,332,989 ratings
30.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,959,150 ratings
31.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 3.74 avg rating β€” 178,314 ratings
32.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating β€” 857,527 ratings
33.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating β€” 234,625 ratings
34.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating β€” 568,050 ratings
35.
Inferno
Inferno 4.03 avg rating β€” 200,500 ratings
36.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating β€” 494,644 ratings
37.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating β€” 996,672 ratings
38.
Le Petit Prince
Le Petit Prince 4.33 avg rating β€” 2,375,318 ratings
39.
Othello
Othello 3.89 avg rating β€” 428,027 ratings
40.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating β€” 338,025 ratings
41.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,544,113 ratings
42.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating β€” 230,237 ratings
43.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,406 ratings
44.
Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer
Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer 3.51 avg rating β€” 18,132 ratings
44.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.08 avg rating β€” 85,822 ratings
46.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating β€” 252,755 ratings
47.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,315,451 ratings
48.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 4.20 avg rating β€” 1,154,020 ratings
49.
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating β€” 170,462 ratings
50.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 9,594,422 ratings
51.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating β€” 505,032 ratings
52.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 96,279 ratings
52.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating β€” 622,685 ratings
54.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating β€” 602,182 ratings
55.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating β€” 768,676 ratings
56.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,086 ratings
57.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating β€” 971,574 ratings
58.
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot 3.84 avg rating β€” 217,101 ratings
59.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,024,555 ratings
60.
Anthem
Anthem
by: Ayn Rand
3.61 avg rating β€” 164,225 ratings
61.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating β€” 304,602 ratings
62.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating β€” 311,400 ratings
63.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating β€” 933,577 ratings
64.
The Tempest
The Tempest 3.78 avg rating β€” 222,552 ratings
65.
Rules
Rules 3.97 avg rating β€” 63,940 ratings
66.
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men 4.07 avg rating β€” 36,160 ratings
67.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating β€” 294,517 ratings
68.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating β€” 108,298 ratings
69.
Antigone - Oedipus the King - Electra
Antigone - Oedipus the King - Electra
by: Sophocles
3.95 avg rating β€” 16,391 ratings
70.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,405 ratings
71.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating β€” 992,020 ratings
72.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating β€” 152,235 ratings
72.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating β€” 3,402,007 ratings
74.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,415,051 ratings
75.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong 3.97 avg rating β€” 72,721 ratings
76.
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) 3.49 avg rating β€” 46,448 ratings
77.
The View from Saturday
The View from Saturday 3.76 avg rating β€” 46,425 ratings
78.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating β€” 215,355 ratings
79.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating β€” 279,632 ratings
80.
Dubliners
Dubliners 3.84 avg rating β€” 170,140 ratings
81.
Shane
Shane 3.95 avg rating β€” 14,376 ratings
82.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating β€” 344,473 ratings
83.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,633,098 ratings
84.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating β€” 906,247 ratings
84.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating β€” 376,291 ratings
86.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating β€” 93,607 ratings
87.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,449,736 ratings
88.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating β€” 84,382 ratings
89.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating β€” 163,546 ratings
90.
Lalka
Lalka 3.83 avg rating β€” 26,114 ratings
91.
Paroles
Paroles 4.19 avg rating β€” 8,550 ratings
91.
Pan Tadeusz
Pan Tadeusz 3.01 avg rating β€” 19,011 ratings
93.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac 4.06 avg rating β€” 89,313 ratings
94.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating β€” 140,067 ratings
95.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating β€” 285,175 ratings
96.
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 35,554 ratings
97.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 119,404 ratings
98.
Ordinary People
Ordinary People 3.93 avg rating β€” 22,723 ratings
99.
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 169,156 ratings
100.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating β€” 482,020 ratings
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