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Must-Read Books From the '90s That Should Be on Every High School Required Reading List

"High school reading lists are filled with important books that everyone should read, such as To Kill A Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, and Catcher in the Rye. But what about new books that are just as impactful? Here are a few important books in the 1990s that should be on every high school student's must-read list."
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Stephen Chbosky
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
2
Lois Lowry
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
3
Frank McCourt
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
4
Susanna Kaysen
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
Wonder Boys
5
Michael Chabon
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
6
Jon Krakauer
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
7
Tim O'Brien
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
8
Barbara Kingsolver
Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
Ghost World
9
Daniel Clowes
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
10
P.D. James
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
11
Nick Hornby
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
12
Nelson Mandela
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
13
Louis De Bernieres
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
14
Michael Cunningham
Naked (David Sedaris)
Naked
15
David Sedaris
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
16
E.Annie Proulx
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
17
Julia Alvarez
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
18
J. M. Coetzee
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
19
Cormac McCarthy
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
20
Haruki Murakami
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
21
Stephen King
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
22
Arundhati Roy
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
23
Michael Ondaatje
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
24
Jeffrey Eugenides
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
25
Arthur Golden
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
26
James McBride
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
27
Jose Saramago
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
28
Mitch Albom
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
29
Donna Tartt
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
30
Bernhard Schlink
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
31
Laurie R. King
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
32
Tony Kushner
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
33
Philip Roth
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
34
Anita Diamant
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
35
Toni Morrison
The Horse Whisperer (Nicholas Evans)
The Horse Whisperer
36
Nicholas Evans
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
37
Neal Stephenson
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
38
David Guterson
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
39
Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
40
Charles Frazier
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