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#Markd9528's Worthwhile Reads That Are Also Great for Boosting Scores on Book Challenges

A "more bang for the buck" style challenge. How can you use this list? If you select one of these books you will have both a great read AND the ability to check off that work on numerous lists, particularly those that feature early and modern classics. Many appear on lists that have "teach", "taught", "school" or "teacher" in their title, but don't let that scare you off. I've purposely left off massive and forbidding tomes like War and Peace, Les Mis etc.
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The Abolition of Man (C.S. Lewis)
The Abolition of Man
C.S. Lewis
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The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
Jorge Luis Borges
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All's Well That Ends Well (William Shakespeare)
All's Well That Ends Well
William Shakespeare
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An Enemy of the People (Henrik Ibsen)
An Enemy of the People
Henrik Ibsen
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Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner
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Antony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)
Antony and Cleopatra
William Shakespeare
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Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw)
Arms and the Man
George Bernard Shaw
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Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
Chinua Achebe
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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft
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Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
Richard Wright
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Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolpho Anaya
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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Boy (Roald Dahl)
Boy
Roald Dahl
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Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
Henry Roth
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Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
Jean Toomer
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The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
The Castle of Otranto
Horace Walpole
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Bertolt Brecht)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Bertolt Brecht
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Roald Dahl
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
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The Clown (Heinrich Böll)
The Clown
Heinrich Böll
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The Comedy of Errors (William Shakespeare)
The Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare
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Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
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Danny, the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny, the Champion of the World
Roald Dahl
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Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
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A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
James Agee
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Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
Evelyn Waugh
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Doctor Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Doctor Faustus
Christopher Marlowe
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Don Juan (Lord Byron)
Don Juan
Lord Byron
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
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Duino Elegies (Rainer Maria Rilke)
Duino Elegies
Rainer Maria Rilke
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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Effi Briest (Theodore Fontane)
Effi Briest
Theodore Fontane
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Eugénie Grandet (Honoré De Balzac)
Eugénie Grandet
Honoré De Balzac
37
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy
38
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond Chandler
39
Fatelessness (Imre Kertész)
Fatelessness
Imre Kertész
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Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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