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Top 100 American Literature Titles

These "are the top 100 titles for the American literature classroom, ranked in order of popularity, chosen by American literature teachers from across the country." (Perfection Learning)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
7
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
9
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
10
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
11
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
12
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
13
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
14
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
15
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
16
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
17
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
18
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
John Knowles
19
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
20
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
Ayn Rand
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
22
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
24
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
25
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
26
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
27
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
28
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
29
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
30
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
John Hersey
32
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville
33
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
34
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
Richard Wright
35
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolpho Anaya
36
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
37
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
38
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
39
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
40
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
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