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English 9H - Suggested Reading List
Adams, Richard. . . . .Watership
Down
Survival as told by a group of rabbits.
Albom, Mitch. . . . .Tuesdays
With Morrie
Former student learns life lessons from a dying
professor.
Austen, Jane. . . . .Pride
and Prejudice
18th
century mother’s attempt to marry off her daughters.
Baldwin, James. . . . .Go
Tell It On the Mountain
Black American heritage.
Bolt, Robert. . . . .A
Man for All Seasons
Sir Thomas Moore and courage.
Brokaw, Tom. . . . .The
Greatest Generation
Non-fiction; World War II survivor stories.
Bronte, Charlotte. . . . .Jane
Eyre
A
tragic love story.
Bronte, Emily. . . . .Wuthering
Heights
The mysterious background of a family.
Buck, Pearl. . . . ..The
Good Earth
truggle for survival in China.
Cather, Willa. . . . .My
Antonia
A
courageous woman in pioneer Nebraska.
Clancy, Tom. . . . .any
title
Conroy, Pat. . . . .The
Great Santini
A
family torn apart by a headstrong father.
Crane, Stephen. . . . .A
Red Badge of Courage
Young recruit in the Civil War.
Crichton, Michael. . . . .any
title
Dickens, Charles.
.
. . . .Oliver
Twist
An
orphan escapes to London where he is captured by thieves and
ultimately
escapes.
.
. . . .A
Tale of Two Cities
Adventures of a young Englishman during the French Revolution.
Dumas, Alexandre. . . . .Count
of Monte Cristo
Tracking down a man’s betrayers.
Ellison, Ralph. . . . .Invisible
Man
The life of a young black.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. . . . .The
Great Gatsby
Pursuing the American Dream during the Jazz Age.
Gaines, Ernest. . . . .A
Lesson Before Dying
In
1940’s Louisiana, a young black man is about to
go to the electric chair for
murder.
Golding, William. . . . .Lord
of the Flies
A
dream becomes a nightmare.
Grisham, John. . . . .any
title
Gutterson, David. . . . .Snow
Falling on Cedars
Japanese-American on trial for murder.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
. . . . .The
House of the Seven Gables
A
house haunts its inhabitants.
. . . . .The
Scarlet Letter
A woman keeps her secret in Puritan New England.
Hemingway, Ernest
.
. . . .A
Farewell to Arms
.A
young man in WWI.
.
. . . .For
Whom the Bell Tolls
A
young man in the Spanish War.
.
. . . .The
Old Man and the Sea
A
boy and man in Cuba.
.
. . . .Sun
Also Rises
Expatriates after WWI.
Hesse, Hermann. . . . .Siddhartha
Simplicity of oriental philosophy.
Homer. . . . .The
Odyssey
Odysseus (Greek mythology) epic poetry.
Hurston, Zora Neale. . . . .Their
Eyes Were Watching God
One woman’s search for love and
fulfillment.
Huxley, Aldous.
. . . .Brave
New World
A
sterile future world.
Irving, John
.
. . . .The
Cider House Rules
A
physician, philosopher, obstetrician and abortionist at St.
Cloud’s orphanage struggles
through his relationship with his apprentice and surrogate son.
Junger, Sebastian. . . . .A
Perfect Storm
Non-fiction adventure involving the Andrea Gail.
Karon, Jan. . . . .At
Home in Mitford
Modern fiction; slice of life story set in an American town.
Kerouac, Jack. . . . .On
the Road
Soul of the Beat movement and literature.
Kingsolver, Barbara. . . . .Animal
Dreams
Modern fiction; suspenseful love story and exploration of
life’s commitments.
Knowles, John. . . . .A
Separate Peace
A
friendship prior to WWII.
Krahauer, Jon
.
. . . .Into
Thin Air
Non-fiction adventure; personal account of the Mt. Everest disaster.
.
. . . .Into
The Wild
Non-fiction adventure; gripping account of a wilderness tragedy.
McCourt, Frank. . . . .Angela’s
Ashes
Irish immigration; childhood memoir.
Melville, Herman
.
. . . .Billy
Budd
A
young seaman confronts intrigue and treason aboard the warship
Bellipotent.
Michener, James. . . . .Centennial
A
story of a small town in Colorado.
Mitchell, Margaret. . . . .Gone
with the Wind
Civil War, Tara, and Scarlet.
McCullers, Carson. . . . .The
Heart is a Lonely Hunter
A
deaf mute becomes the recipient of t
own residents’ confidences.
Orwell, George
.
. . . .Animal
Farm
Animals revolt.
.
. . . .1984
Big Brother is watching.
Paton, Alan. . . . .Cry,
the Beloved Country
South Africa.
Remarque, Erich. . . . .All
Quiet on the Western Front
German soldier in WWI.
Salinger, J.D. . . . .Catcher
in the Rye
Understanding disillusionment.
Saroyan, William. . . . .The
Human Comedy
Story of an American family.
Sinclair, Upton. . . . .The
Jungle
Immigrants in Chicago stockyards.
Smith, Betty. . . . .A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A
story during the Depression.
Sophocles. . . . .Antigone
Greek drama examines the conflicting obligations of civic duties
versus
personal loyalties and
religious mores.
Steinbeck, John. . . . .Grapes
of Wrath
A
struggle to survive.
Twain, Mark. . . . .The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A
boy and his friend travel the
Mississippi River.
Uris, Leon
. . . . ..Exodus
The struggle to establish Israel.
.
. . . .Trinity
Ireland’s past, present and future.
Vonnegut, Kurt. . . . .Slaughterhouse
Five
novel focuses on the firebombing of Dresden and Billy
Pilgrim’s journey through
time.
Walker, Alice. . . . .any
title
Wharton, Edith. . . . .Ethan
Frome
Love and hate trap three people.
White, E.B.
. . . . .The
Once and Future King
Story of the youth and reign of King Arthur.
Wilder, Thornton. . . . .The
Bridge of San Luis Rey
Why did five die?
Williams, Tennessee. . . . .The
Glass Menagerie
The domineering matriarch of the Wingfield
family tries to find a
"gentleman caller" for her fragile daughter.
Wright, Richard. . . . .Native
Son
Underprivileged boy faces death.
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