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*''Last of the Mohicans'' by James Fenimore Cooper | *''Last of the Mohicans'' by James Fenimore Cooper | ||
| − | *''Walden'' by [[Henry David Thoreau]] | + | *''[[Walden]]'' by [[Henry David Thoreau]] |
*''The Call of the Wild'' by Jack London (serialized in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', June 20-July 18, 1903) | *''The Call of the Wild'' by Jack London (serialized in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', June 20-July 18, 1903) | ||
[[Liberal]] novels which are often required but which induce [[depression]]: | [[Liberal]] novels which are often required but which induce [[depression]]: | ||
*''Lord of the Flies'' by William Golding | *''Lord of the Flies'' by William Golding | ||
| − | *''Of Mice and Men'' by John Steinbeck | + | *''Of Mice and Men'' by [[John Steinbeck]] |
10th grade: | 10th grade: | ||
| − | *''Animal Farm'' by [[George Orwell]] | + | *''[[Animal Farm]]'' by [[George Orwell]] |
| − | *''The Great Gatsby'' by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] (1925) | + | *''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] (1925) |
| − | *''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] (1886) | + | *''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde|The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] (1886) |
11th grade: | 11th grade: | ||
*''[[1984]]'' by [[George Orwell]] | *''[[1984]]'' by [[George Orwell]] | ||
*''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' by Mark Twain | *''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' by Mark Twain | ||
| + | *''Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors'' by Piers Paul Read, which describes the inspiring survival of some passengers in the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 | ||
[[Liberal]]: | [[Liberal]]: | ||
Latest revision as of 05:16, September 22, 2026
Here is a collection of novels at the high school level:
9th grade:
- Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
- Walden by Henry David Thoreau
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London (serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, June 20-July 18, 1903)
Liberal novels which are often required but which induce depression:
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
10th grade:
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)
11th grade:
- 1984 by George Orwell
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read, which describes the inspiring survival of some passengers in the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
12th grade:
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- Turn of the Screw by Henry James (serialized in Collier's Weekly magazine (January 27 – April 16, 1898)
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
- As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner