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#Markd9528's Worthwhile Reads That Are Also Great for Boosting Scores on Book Challenges - Page 2

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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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
41
Hunter S. Thompson
Ferdydurke (Witold Gombrowicz)
Ferdydurke
42
Witold Gombrowicz
The First Men in the Moon (H.G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
43
H.G. Wells
The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire)
The Flowers of Evil
44
Charles Baudelaire
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
45
E.L. Konigsburg
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
46
James Baldwin
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
47
Jeannette Walls
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
48
Arundhati Roy
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
49
Pearl S. Buck
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
50
Christopher Isherwood
Grendel (John Gardner)
Grendel
51
John Gardner
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
52
Graham Greene
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
53
Kathryn Stockett
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
54
Saul Bellow
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
55
J.R.R. Tolkien
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
56
George Orwell
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
57
Edith Wharton
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
58
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
59
Isabel Allende
Howard's End (E.M. Forster)
Howard's End
60
E.M. Forster
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
61
Philip Roth
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
62
Knut Hamsun
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
63
Maya Angelou
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
64
James Baldwin
In Our Time (Ernest Hemingway)
In Our Time
65
Ernest Hemingway
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
66
Toni Morrison
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
67
Richard Bach
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
68
Amy Tan
Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
Just So Stories
69
Rudyard Kipling
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
70
Khaled Hosseini
Kokoro (Natsume Sōseki)
Kokoro
71
Natsume Sōseki
Lady Windermere's Fan (Oscar Wilde)
Lady Windermere's Fan
72
Oscar Wilde
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
73
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
74
Ernest J. Gaines
Letters to a Young Poet (Rainer Maria Rilke)
Letters to a Young Poet
75
Rainer Maria Rilke
Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
76
Mark Twain
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
77
William Faulkner
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
78
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
79
Raymond Chandler
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
80
Joseph Conrad
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