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Top 100 American Literature Titles - Page 2

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 Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
42
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
43
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
44
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
45
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
Chaim Potok
46
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
47
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
48
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
49
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
Barbara Kingsolver
50
Billy Budd, Sailor (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd, Sailor
Herman Melville
51
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
James McBride
52
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
Edgar Allan Poe
53
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
54
The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels
Henry James
55
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
56
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams
57
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
58
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
59
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
60
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
61
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck
62
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
63
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
64
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
65
Pudd'nhead Wilson (Mark Twain)
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Mark Twain
66
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
67
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
Nathaniel Hawthorne
68
When I Was Puerto Rican (Esmeralda Santiago)
When I Was Puerto Rican
Esmeralda Santiago
69
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
70
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
71
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy
72
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
Leslie Marmon Silko
73
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom
74
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi
75
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
Dalton Trumbo
76
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
The Light in the Forest
Conrad Richter
77
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
Willa Cather
78
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
Out of the Dust
Karen Hesse
79
McTeague (Frank Norris)
McTeague
Frank Norris
80
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
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