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26 Contemporary Books That Should Be Taught in High School

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The Book Thief
The Book Thief
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Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska
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Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
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The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
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A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
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The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
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Does My Head Look Big in This? (Randa Abdel-Fattah)
Does My Head Look Big in This?
Randa Abdel-Fattah
12
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
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Uglies
Uglies
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Speak
Speak
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Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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The Book of Ruth
The Book of Ruth
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Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
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The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees
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Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen
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Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
Rainbow Rowell
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She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
Wally Lamb
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Harry Potter Series
Harry Potter Series
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