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MsEffie's Lifesavers: A Teacher's Recommended Reading List

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."-- Mark Twain.
This quote is displayed on the source list's web page. MsEffie is Sandra Effinger, a high-school teacher whose web site provides materials for those sitting Literature examinations in America, and also other resources that may be of interest to you.
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A Man of the People (Chinua Achebe)
A Man of the People
1
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
2
Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
3
Chinua Achebe
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
5
Jane Austen
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
6
James Baldwin
Lost in the Funhouse (John Barth)
Lost in the Funhouse
7
John Barth
Snow White (Donald Barthelme)
Snow White
8
Donald Barthelme
The Dead Father (Donald Barthelme)
The Dead Father
9
Donald Barthelme
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
10
Samuel Beckett
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
11
Saul Bellow
A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt)
A Man for All Seasons
12
Robert Bolt
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
13
Jorge Luis Borges
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
14
Ray Bradbury
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
15
Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
16
Emily Brontë
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
17
Rita Mae Brown
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
18
Pearl S. Buck
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress
19
John Bunyan
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
20
Anthony Burgess
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
21
Albert Camus
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
22
Truman Capote
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
23
Willa Cather
The Family of Pascual Duarte (Camilo José Cela)
The Family of Pascual Duarte
24
Camilo José Cela
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
25
Kate Chopin
The Ox-Bow Incident (Nevada) (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident (Nevada)
26
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
27
Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
28
Joseph Conrad
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
29
James Fenimore Cooper
Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
Moll Flanders
30
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
31
Daniel Defoe
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
32
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
33
Charles Dickens
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
34
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
35
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
36
Charles Dickens
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
37
Annie Dillard
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen)
Out of Africa
38
Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
39
E.L. Doctorow
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
40
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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