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Outstanding FICTION Books for the College-Bound and Lifelong Learners

"The books on this list will give you the opportunity to see yourself and the world in a new way; to reconnect with memories; and open doors to discovery, knowledge, adventure, and enchantment. They will inspire you to think about life, universal truths, and the human experience. This list is intended as a tool for a variety of audiences -- college bound students, educators, librarians, and parents....In selecting these works for the list, the committee used a variety of criteria: readability, cultural and ethnic diversity, balance of points of view, contemporary and classical works, different genres, and availability." The list is revised every 5 years by a committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the American Library Association (ALA). This is the 1999 list.
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A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
1
James Agee
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
2
Dorothy Allison
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
3
Julia Alvarez
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
4
Rudolpho Anaya
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
5
Margaret Atwood
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
6
Octavia E Butler
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
7
Orson Scott Card
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
8
Kate Chopin
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
9
Sandra Cisneros
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
10
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
11
Ralph Ellison
The Bride Price (Buchi Emecheta)
The Bride Price
12
Buchi Emecheta
The Bear (William Faulkner)
The Bear
13
William Faulkner
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
14
Charles Frazier
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
15
Ernest J. Gaines
Grendel (John Gardner)
Grendel
16
John Gardner
Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster
17
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
18
Joseph Heller
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway - 1929)
A Farewell to Arms
19
Ernest Hemingway - 1929
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
20
Hermann Hesse
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
21
Aldous Huxley
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
22
Thomas Keneally
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Laurie R. King)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
23
Laurie R. King
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird
24
Jerzy Kosinski
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
25
Harper Lee
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
26
Ursula K Le Guin
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
27
Carson McCullers
Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Beauty
28
Robin McKinley
The Fixer (Bernard Malamud)
The Fixer
29
Bernard Malamud
Nectar in a Sieve
Nectar in a Sieve
30
In Country (Bobbie Ann Mason)
In Country
31
Bobbie Ann Mason
Shizuko's Daughter (Kyoko Mori)
Shizuko's Daughter
32
Kyoko Mori
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
33
Toni Morrison
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
34
Tim O'Brien
Everything That Rises Must Converge (Flannery O'Connor)
Everything That Rises Must Converge
35
Flannery O'Connor
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
36
Chaim Potok
The Grass Dancer (Susan Power)
The Grass Dancer
37
Susan Power
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
38
Michael Shaara
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
39
John Steinbeck
Picture Bride (Yoshiko Uchida)
Picture Bride
40
Yoshiko Uchida
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