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CollegeBoundReadingList
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AmericanLiterature
Agee,James
ADeathintheFamily
Storyoflossandheartbreakfeltwhenayoungfatherdies.
Anderson,Sherwood
Winesburg,Ohio
AcollectionofshortstorieslaysbarethelifeofasmalltownintheMidwest.
Baldwin,James
GoTellItOntheMountain
Semi-autobiographicalnovelabouta14-year-oldblackyouth'sreligiousconversion.
Bellamy,Edward
LookingBackward:
2000-1887
Writtenin1887aboutayoungmanwhotravelsintimetoautopianyear2000,whereeconomicsecurityandahealthymoralenvironmenthavereducedcrime.
Bellow,Saul
SeizetheDay
Asongrappleswithhisloveandhateforanunworthyfather.
Bradbury,Ray
Fahrenheit451
Readingisacrimeandfiremenburnbooksinthisfuturisticsociety.
Cather,Willa
MyAntonia
ImmigrantpioneersstrivetoadapttotheNebraskaprairies.
Chopin,Kate
TheAwakening
ThestoryofaNewOrleanswomanwhoabandonsherhusbandandchildrentosearchforloveandself-understanding.
Clark,WalterVanTilburg
TheOx-BowIncident
Whenagroupofcitizensdiscoversoneoftheirmembershasbeenmurderedbycattlerustlers,theyformanillegalposse,pursuethemurderers,andlynchthem.
Cormier,Robert
TheChocolateWar
JerryRenaultchallengesthepowerstructureofhisschoolwhenherefusestosellchocolatesfortheannualfundraiser.
Crane,Stephen
TheRedBadgeofCourage
DuringtheCivilWar,HenryFlemingjoinsthearmyfullofromanticvisionsofbattlewhichareshatteredbycombat.
Dorris,Michael
AYellowRaftinBlueWater
ThreegenerationsofNativeAmericanwomenrecounttheirsearchesforidentityandlove.
Ellison,Ralph
InvisibleMan
Ablackman'ssearchforhimselfasanindividualandasamemberofhisraceandhissociety.
Faulkner,William
AsILayDying
TheBundrenfamilytakestheripeningcorpseofAddie,wifeandmother,onagruesomelycomicjourney.
Fitzgerald,F.Scott
TheGreatGatsby
AyoungmancorruptshimselfandtheAmericanDreamtoregainalostlove.
Gaines,Ernest
TheAutobiographyofMissJanePittman
Inher100years,MissJanePittmanexperiencesitall,fromslaverytothecivilrightsmovement.
Hawthorne,Nathaniel
TheScarletLetter
AnadulterousPuritanwomankeepssecrettheidentityofthefatherofherillegitimatechild.
Heller,Joseph
Catch-22
AbroadcomedyaboutaWWIIbombardierbasedinItalyandhiseffortstoavoidbombingmissions.
Hemingway,Ernest
AFarewelltoArms
DuringWorldWarI,anAmericanlieutenantrunsawaywiththewomanwhonurseshimbacktohealth.
Hurston,ZoraNeale
TheirEyesWereWatchingGod
Janierepudiatesmanyrolesinherquestforself-fulfillment.
Kesey,Ken
OneFlewOvertheCuckoo'sNest
Anovelaboutapowerstrugglebetweentheheadnurseandoneofthemalepatientsinamentalinstitution.
Lee,Harper
ToKillaMockingbird
Atgreatperiltohimselfandhischildren,lawyerAtticusFinchdefendsanAfrican-AmericanmanaccusedofrapingawhitewomaninasmallAlabamatown.
Lewis,Sinclair
MainStreet
Ayoungdoctor'swifetriestochangetheugliness,dullnessandignorancewhichprevailinGopherPrairie,Minn.
London,Jack
CalloftheWild
BuckisaloyalpetdoguntilcruelmenmakehimapawnintheirsearchforKlondikegold.
McCullers,Carson
TheMemberoftheWedding
Ayoungsoutherngirlisdeterminedtobethethirdpartyonahoneymoon,despitealltheadviceagainstitfromfriendsandfamily.
Melville,Herman
Moby-Dick
Acomplexnovelaboutamadseacaptain'spursuitoftheWhiteWhale.
Morrison,Toni
Sula
Thelifelongfriendshipoftwowomenbecomesstrainedwhenonecausestheother'shusbandtoabandonher.
O'Connor,Flannery
AGoodManisHardtoFind
Socialawareness,thegrotesque,andtheneedforfaithcharacterizethesestoriesofthecontemporarySouth.
Parks,Gordon
TheLearningTree
AfictionalstudyofablackfamilyinasmallKansastowninthe1920s.
Plath,Sylvia
TheBellJar
Theheartbreakingstoryofatalentedyoungwoman'sdescentintomadness.
Poe,EdgarAllan
GreatTalesandPoems
Poeisconsideredthefatherofdetectivestoriesandamasterofsupernaturaltales.
Potok,Chaim
TheChosen
FriendshipbetweentwoJewishboys,oneHasidicandtheotherOrthodox,beginsatabaseballgameandflourishesdespitetheirdifferentbackgroundsandbeliefs.
Salinger,J.D.
TheCatcherintheRye
Aprepschooldropoutrejectsthe"phoniness"heseesallabouthim.
Sinclair,Upton
TheJungle
ThedeplorableconditionsoftheChicagostockyardsareexposedinthisturn-of-the-centurynovel.
Steinbeck,John
TheGrapesofWrath
ThedesperateflightoftenantfarmersfromOklahomaduringtheDepression.
Stowe,HarrietBeecher
UncleTom'sCabin
Theclassictalethatawakenedanationabouttheslavesystem.
Twain,Mark
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
HuckandJim,arunawayslave,traveldowntheMississippiinsearchoffreedom.
Vonnegut,Kurt
Slaughterhouse-Five
BillyPilgrim,anoptometristfromIlium,NewYork,shuttlesbetweenWorldWarIIDresdenandaluxuriouszooontheplanetTralfamadore.
Walker,Alice
TheColorPurple
Ayoungwomanseesherselfaspropertyuntilanotherwomanteacheshertovalueherself.
Wells,H.G.
TheTimeMachine
Ascientistinventsamachinethattransportshimintothefuture.
Welty,Eudora
ThirteenStories
AcollectionofshortstoriesaboutpeopleandlifeinthedeepSouth.
Wolfe,Thomas
LookHomeward,Angel
AnoveldepictingthecomingofageofEugeneGantandhispassiontoexperiencelife.
Wright,Richard
NativeSon
BiggerThomas,ayoungmanfromtheChicagoslums,lashesoutagainstahostilesocietybycommittingtwomurders.
WorldLiterature
Achebe,Chinua
ThingsFallApart
Okonkwo,aproudvillageleader,isdriventomurderandsuicidebyEuropeanchangestohistraditionalIbosociety.
Allende,Isabel
HouseoftheSpirits
ThestoryoftheTruebafamilyinChile,fromtheturnofthecenturytotheviolentdaysoftheoverthrowoftheSalvadorAllendegovernmentin1973.
Austen,Jane
PrideandPrejudice
LoveandmarriageamongtheEnglishcountrygentryofAusten'sday.
Balzac,Honorede
PereGoriot
Afatherisreducedtopovertyaftergivingmoneytohisdaughters.
Borges,JorgeLuis
Labyrinths
AnanthologyofliteraryfireworksbasedonBorges'favoritesymbol.
Bronte,Charlotte
JaneEyre
Anintelligentandpassionategovernessfallsinlovewithastrange,moodymantormentedbydarksecrets.
Bronte,Emily
WutheringHeights
OneofthemasterpiecesofEnglishromanticism,thisisanovelofHeathcliffandCatherine,loveandrevenge.
Camus,Albert
TheStranger
Amanwhoisvirtuallyunknowntobothhimselfandotherscommitsapointlessmurderforwhichhehasnoexplanation.
Carroll,Lewis
Alice'sAdventuresinWonderland
AfantasyinwhichAlicefollowstheWhiteRabbittoadreamworld.
Cervantes,Miguelde
DonQuixote
Aneccentricoldgentlemansetsoutasaknight"tiltingatwindmills"torightthewrongsoftheworld.
Conrad,Joseph
HeartofDarkness
Thenovel'snarratorjourneysintotheCongowherehediscoverstheextenttowhichgreedcancorruptagoodman.
Defoe,Daniel
RobinsonCrusoe
Theadventuresofamanwhospends24yearsonanisolatedisland.
Dickens,Charles
GreatExpectations
Themovingstoryoftherise,fall,andriseagainofahumbly-bornyoungorphan.
Dostoevski,Feodor
CrimeandPunishment
Apsychologicalnovelaboutapoorstudentwhomurdersanoldwomanpawnbrokerandhersister.
Eliot,George
TheMillontheFloss
Maggieismiserablebecauseherbrotherdisapprovesofherchoicesofromances.
Esquivel,Laura
LikeWaterforChocolate
Astheyoungestofthreedaughtersinaturn-of-the-centuryMexicanfamily,Titamaynotmarrybutmustremainathometocareforhermother.
Flaubert,Gustave
MadameBovary
Inherextramaritalaffairs,aboredyoungwifeseeksunsuccessfullytofindtheemotionalexperiencesshecraves.
Forster,E.M.
APassagetoIndia
AyoungEnglishwomaninBritish-ruledIndiaaccusesanIndiandoctorofsexualassault.
Fuentes,Carlos
TheDeathofArtemioCruz
ApowerfulMexicannewspaperpublisherrecallshislifeasheliesdyingatage71.
GarciaMarquez,Gabriel
OneHundredYearsofSolitude
AtechniquecalledmagicalrealismisusedinthisportraitofsevengenerationsinthelivesoftheBuendiafamily.
Gogol,Nikolai
TheOvercoat
Russiantalesofgoodandevil.
Golding,William
LordoftheFlies
Englishschoolboysmaroonedonanuninhabitedislandtestthevaluesofcivilizationwhentheyattempttosetupasocietyoftheirown.
Grass,Gunter
TheTinDrum
OskardescribestheamoralconditionsthroughwhichhehaslivedinGermany,bothduringandaftertheHitlerregime.
Hardy,Thomas
TessoftheD'Urbervilles
ThehappinessofTessandherhusbandisdestroyedwhensheconfessesthatsheboreachildastheresultofaforcedsexualrelationshipwithheremployer'sson.
Hesse,Hermann
Siddhartha
Emergingfromakaleidoscopeofexperiencesandpleasures,ayoungBrahminascendstoastateofpeaceandmysticholiness.
Huxley,Aldous
BraveNewWorld
Abittersatireofthefuture,inwhichtheworldiscontrolledbyadvancesinscienceandso