Teenreads.com's "Ultimate Teen Reading List"

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A list of all the best books from required summer reading lists throughout high schools around the country. Compiled by teenreads.com readers as well as staff members. Titles range from Young Adult to Adult Books that they believe are good for teens.

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  1. 1.
    1776
    by David McCullough
  2. 2.
    Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics)
    by George Orwell
  3. 3.
    21 Proms

  4. 4.
    31 Hours
    by Masha Hamilton
  5. 5.
    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
    by Sherman Alexie
  6. 6.
    An Abundance of Katherines
    by John Green
  7. 7.
    The Adoration of Jenna Fox
    by Mary E. Pearson
  8. 8.
    Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness)
    by Tamora Pierce
  9. 9.
    The Alchemist
    by Paulo Coelho
  10. 10.
    Alice I Have Been: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle)
    by Melanie Benjamin
  11. 11.
  12. 12.
    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
    by Michael Chabon
  13. 13.
    Amazing Grace
    by Megan Shull
  14. 14.
    Anansi Boys
    by Neil Gaiman
  15. 15.
    Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
    by Frank McCourt
  16. 16.
    Annie John
    by Jamaica Kincaid
  17. 17.
    Are We There Yet?
    by David Levithan
  18. 18.
    Art of Racing in the Rain
    by Garth Stein
  19. 19.
    Atonement
    by Ian McEwan
  20. 20.
    Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
    by Dai Sijie
  21. 21.
    Bamboo People
    by Mitali Perkins
  22. 22.
    Bayou
    by Jeremy Love
  23. 23.
    The Bean Trees
    by Barbara Kingsolver
  24. 24.
    Bee Season
    by Myla Goldberg
  25. 25.
    Before I Fall
    by Lauren Oliver
  26. 26.
    Beginner's Luck: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
    by Laura Pedersen
  27. 27.
    The Bell Jar
    by Sylvia Plath
  28. 28.
    Beloved
    by Toni Morrison
  29. 29.
    Big Fish
    by Daniel Wallace
  30. 30.
    The Big Shuffle: A Novel
    by Laura Pedersen
  31. 31.
    Blind Faith
    by Ellen Wittlinger
  32. 32.
    The Blue Girl
    by Charles de Lint
  33. 33.
    The Book Thief
    by Markus Zusak
  34. 34.
    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
    by John Boyne
  35. 35.
    Boy Meets Boy
    by David Levithan
  36. 36.
    Brave New World
    by Aldous Huxley
  37. 37.
    Breakfast at Tiffany's (Essential Penguin)
    by Truman Capote
  39. 39.
    Breaking Dawn
    by Stephenie Meyer
  40. 40.
    Breaking Point
    by Alex Flinn
  41. 41.
    A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life
    by Dana Reinhardt
  42. 42.
    The Brief History of the Dead
    by Kevin Brockmeier
  43. 43.
    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
    by Junot Diaz
  44. 44.
    Brisinger Inheritance

  45. 45.
    Brooklyn Rose
    by Ann Rinaldi
  46. 46.
    By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
    by Julie Anne Peters
  47. 47.
    Captain America: Theater of War
    by Paul Jenkins
  48. 48.
    The Cardturner
    by Louis Sachar
  49. 49.
    Catalyst
    by Laurie Halse Anderson
  50. 50.
    Catch 22.
    by Joseph Heller

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Created by Allison Michelle on Jan 27, 2007.
 

Comments

BGGirlinUS

Additions — 3 years ago

I have added the missing books according to the list source.

Apr 10, 04:32PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

lmc0791

Untitled — 3 years ago

there are books missing! :S

I tried to add them but I guess I can’t.

Jan 08, 04:12PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Ali

Required summer reading lists? — 3 years ago

Why can’t my school make us read books like these? So many of these are way better than the books I have to read this summer.

Jun 27, 09:27PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

salcat1978

rating — 5 years ago

I wish we could rate these reads more precisely. The Yes/No system just doesn’t capture the complexity of my feelings about some of these books. I like the netflix 5 star scale better.

May 14, 08:23AM | 1 comment | Reply to this

SarahVS

adds — 5 years ago

i think all the sisterhood of the traveling pants should be on it.

along with: where the heart is, shoot the moon, divine secrets of the Ya Ya sisterhood, summer sisters, shell seekers, the bread winner

i think those are some of the best books ever

oh and for laughs the angus thongs books <3 them

but this list is great!

May 08, 05:05PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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