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Ranker: Books That Defined Your Youth That You (Almost) Forgot About

"Hey '80s and '90s kids: could you use a little refresher when it comes to the literature that lined the shelves of your academic career? Maybe you're interested in revisiting some of the epic stories that you loved during your angsty teenage years? Check out this list of the best books you read in high school: popular books you read that pretty much convinced you that you are the deepest person ever. These books defined your youth and may even be the last books you actually read."
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
2
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
4
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
5
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
7
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
8
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
9
The Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
The Harry Potter Series
J.K. Rowling
10
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
11
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
12
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
13
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
14
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
15
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
16
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
17
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
18
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
19
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
20
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
21
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
22
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
23
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
24
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
25
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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