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Help! They're Making Me Read These Books for AP English!
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The Witch of Blackbird PondThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
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OK, I read this in like 3rd grade.
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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Read it in 8th grade. Not bad.
The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics)The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) by John Steinbeck
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This I hadn't read. So far, it has been the best one.
Their Eyes Were Watching GodTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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Didn't like this one.
The Red Badge of Courage (Tor Classics)The Red Badge of Courage (Tor Classics) by Stephen Crane
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Also read it in 8th grade. Possibly the most boring book ever.
BelovedBeloved by Toni Morrison
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My teacher loved this one. I, however, did not.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Written By HimselfNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Written By Himself by Frederick Douglass
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This one was ok, I guess.
Sleepy Hollow: A Novelization (Includes the Classic Short Story)Sleepy Hollow: A Novelization (Includes the Classic Short Story) by Peter Lerangis
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I really didn't see the point.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics)The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain
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I'm on this one now. So far, so good.
The Scarlet Letter (Bantam Classics)The Scarlet Letter (Bantam Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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This one looks interesting.
The Age of Innocence (Modern Library Classics)The Age of Innocence (Modern Library Classics) by Edith Wharton
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Ditto.
The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Read this one already. Didn't quite get it. Maybe the teach can explain it better.
Man's Search For MeaningMan's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
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About the Holocaust. Probably kind of like "Night" which I liked.
Looking Backward (Signet Classics)Looking Backward (Signet Classics) by Edward Bellamy
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Don't know about this one.
The Glass MenagerieThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
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Ditto.