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50 Classics From (Almost) Everyone's High School Reading List

Certain books deserve a first, second, or maybe even a third read. Using data from Goodreads, Stacker compiled a list of 50 timeless books, plays, and epic poems commonly found on high school reading lists. A total of 1,002 voters picked the most essential reading required for students. The final ranking takes into account how many times each book was voted on and how highly voters ranked them.
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Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching
1
Zora Neale Hurston
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
2
Lorraine Hansberry
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
3
Herman Melville
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
4
John Steinbeck
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
5
Oscar Wilde
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
6
Stephen Crane
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
7
Edith Hamilton
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
8
Maya Angelou
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
9
Mark Twain
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
10
Kurt Vonnegut
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
11
William Shakespeare
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
12
John Knowles
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
13
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
14
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
15
Arthur Miller
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
16
Ernest Hemingway
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
17
Daniel Keyes
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
18
William Shakespeare
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
19
Geoffrey Chaucer
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
20
Anonymous
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
21
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
22
Charles Dickens
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
23
Emily Bronte
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
24
John Steinbeck
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
25
Mary Shelley
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
26
William Shakespeare
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
27
Charles Dickens
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
28
S.E. Hinton
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
29
Elie Wiesel
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
30
William Shakespeare
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
31
Aldous Huxley
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
32
Arthur Miller
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
33
Lois Lowry
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
34
Ray Bradbury
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
35
Charlotte Brontë
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
36
Jane Austen
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
37
Anne Frank
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
38
Homer
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
39
George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
40
Mark Twain
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