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A Young Girl In The Deep South Learns About Justice Through Her Father Lawyer Atticus Finch
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A Wealthy Mysterious Man Throws Lavish Parties On Long Island To Win Back His Lost Love Daisy
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Four Sisters Named Meg Jo Beth And Amy Grow Up In Massachusetts During The American Civil War
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A Mischievous Young Boy Lives Along The Mississippi River And Once Convinces Friends To Paint A Fence
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A Boy And An Escaped Slave Travel Down The Mississippi River On A Raft Seeking Their Freedom
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Captain Ahab Leads A Dangerous Obsessive Quest Across The Sea To Find A Massive White Whale
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A Woman Living In Puritan New England Must Wear A Red Letter A As A Mark Of Shame
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A Strong Willed Southern Belle Tries To Survive And Protect Her Family Plantation During The Civil War
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A Kind Spider Named Charlotte Writes Messages In Her Web To Save A Pig Named Wilbur
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A Teenage Boy Named Holden Caulfield Wanders Around New York City While Dealing With Loneliness And Cynicism
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An Aging Cuban Fisherman Named Santiago Battles A Giant Marlin Alone Far Out In The Gulf Stream
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In A Dystopian Future Firemen Are Hired To Burn Books Because Reading Is Strictly Prohibited By Law
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Two Drifting Farm Workers Named George And Lennie Dream Of Owning Their Own Land During The Depression
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A Young Girl From Kansas Is Carried By A Cyclone To A Magical Land Full Of Witches
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A Young Girl And Her Pioneer Family Move Into A Log Cabin On The Kansas Grasslands
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The Hard Life Of An Enslaved Man Named Tom Shows The Harsh Realities And Cruelty Of Slavery
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A Captain Named Yossarian Tries To Survive World War II While Dealing With Absurd Military Rules And Regulations
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A Poor Black Woman Named Celie Writes Letters To God About Her Difficult Life In Rural Georgia
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An American Ambulance Driver Falls In Love With A British Nurse During The First World War
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A Young Socialite Named Holly Golightly Lives A Carefree And Eccentric Life In New York City
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A Man With A Low IQ Undergoes An Experimental Surgery To Increase His Brain Power
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A Man Named McMurphy Fakes Insanity To Serve His Sentence In A Mental Institution Instead Of Prison
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A Teenager Named Ponyboy Curtis Navigates The Rivalry Between Two Groups Called The Greasers And The Socs
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A Poor Family During The Great Depression Travels From Oklahoma To California Searching For Better Work
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A Young Girl Named Francie Nolan Comes Of Age While Living In Poverty In Early Twentieth Century New York
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A Domestic Dog Named Buck Is Stolen From His Home And Forced To Become A Sled Dog
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A Young Private Named Henry Fleming Struggles With Fear And Bravery During An American Civil War Battle
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A Man Lives Simply In A Small Cabin In The Woods Near A Pond To Contemplate Life
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A Formerly Enslaved Woman Named Sethe Is Haunted By The Ghost Of Her Deceased Young Daughter
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A Young Black Girl Named Maya Grows Up In The Jim Crow South While Overcoming Personal Trauma
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A Poor Fisherman Named Kino Finds A Massive Gem That Brings Both Hope And Great Misfortune
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Two Families In The Salinas Valley Struggle With Themes Of Good And Evil And Free Will
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An American Teacher Named Robert Jordan Joins A Guerrilla Unit During The Spanish Civil War
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A Group Of American And British Expatriates Travels To Spain To Watch The Famous Bullfights
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A Soldier Named Billy Pilgrim Becomes Unstuck In Time And Experiences His Life In A Random Order
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A New England Family Is Haunted By A Century Old Curse On Their Gabled Ancestral Mansion
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An Aristocratic New Yorker Falls In Love With His Fiancée's Cousin During The Gilded Age Era
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A Socialite Named Lily Bart Struggles To Maintain Her Status In New York High Society Without Wealth
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A Determined Woman Named Alexandra Bergson Manages Her Family Farm On The Harsh Nebraska Prairie
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A Young Man Recalls His Friendship With A Bohemian Immigrant Girl Living On The Nebraska Frontier
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A Lithuanian Immigrant Struggles To Survive While Working In The Harsh Meatpacking Industry Of Chicago
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A Sophisticated Woman Named Carol Kennicott Tries To Bring Culture To A Small Minnesota Town
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A Middle Aged Real Estate Agent In The Midwest Struggles With The Emptiness Of His Materialistic Lifestyle
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A True Account Of The Brutal Murder Of A Kansas Farming Family And The Subsequent Investigation
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Two Friends Travel Across America In Search Of Freedom And New Experiences During The Beat Generation
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Industrialists And Creative Thinkers Go On Strike Against A Government That Is Stifling Their Success
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An Individualistic Architect Named Howard Roark Refuses To Compromise His Unique Artistic Vision For Others
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Five People Die When A Rope Bridge In Peru Collapses Prompting A Priest To Investigate Why
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A Young Boy Living In Rural Florida Adopts An Orphaned Fawn As His Beloved Pet
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A Young Jewish Woman In New York City Dreams Of Becoming A Famous Actress On Broadway
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A Twelve Year Old Boy Experiences A Magical Summer In A Small Illinois Town During The Nineteen Twenties
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Humans From Earth Travel To Mars And Attempt To Colonize The Planet With Varying Success
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Two Young Boys Encounter A Sinister Traveling Carnival That Arrives In Their Small Town
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A Collection Of Related Stories Describes The Secret Lives And Loneliness Of Residents In A Small Town
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A Deaf Man Named John Singer Becomes A Confidant For Several Lonely People In A Georgia Town
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A Twelve Year Old Girl Named Frankie Feels Like An Outsider And Wants To Join Her Brother's Wedding
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A Young Veteran Named Hazel Motes Starts His Own Religion Without Christ In A Small Southern Town
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A Grandmother And Her Family Encounter A Dangerous Criminal Named The Misfit During A Road Trip
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Two Siblings From The Talented Glass Family Deal With Spiritual Crises And The Pressures Of Their Upbringing
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A Man In Rural New England Is Trapped In A Loveless Marriage And Falls For His Wife's Cousin
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To Kill A Mockingbird
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Little Women
3
The Great Gatsby
4
Gone With The Wind
This classic novel deals with serious issues like racial inequality through the eyes of a young girl named Scout.
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The Great Gatsby
2
The Big Sleep
3
The Pearl
4
Main Street
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote this famous story about the jazz age and the elusive nature of the American Dream.
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Secret Garden
2
The Yearling
3
My Antonia
4
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott wrote this beloved story about sisterhood and the challenges of growing up in nineteenth century America.
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The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
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The Road
3
The Jungle
4
The Outsiders
Mark Twain created this iconic character who explores caves and seeks hidden treasures in a fictional Missouri town.
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Moby Dick
2
The Crucible
3
Wise Blood
4
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Many critics consider this Mark Twain masterpiece to be the foundation of all modern American literature and storytelling.
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The Old Man And The Sea
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The Yearling
3
Catch 22
4
Moby Dick
Herman Melville wrote this epic tale about the struggle between man and nature on a nineteenth century whaling ship.
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The Awakening
2
The Scarlet Letter
3
The Help
4
The Bluest Eye
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote this dark story about secret sin and the rigid social codes of a colonial Massachusetts town.
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Gone With The Wind
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The Great Gatsby
3
Little Women
4
The Age Of Innocence
Margaret Mitchell wrote this epic historical romance set in Georgia during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era.
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Old Yeller
2
Charlotte's Web
3
Stuart Little
4
The Yearling
E.B. White wrote this touching children's classic about friendship and the cycle of life on a family farm.
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The Bell Jar
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The Catcher In The Rye
3
On The Road
4
Native Son
J.D. Salinger wrote this influential novel about the teenage experience and the struggle against the phoniness of adulthood.
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The Yearling
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The Old Man And The Sea
3
Moby Dick
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The Pearl
Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for this short but powerful story about perseverance and the human spirit.
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The Road
2
Brave New World
3
Fahrenheit 451
4
1984
Ray Bradbury wrote this chilling cautionary tale about censorship and the importance of literature in a free society.
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The Jungle
2
Of Mice And Men
3
The Outsiders
4
East Of Eden
John Steinbeck wrote this tragic story about friendship and the difficult realities of the American Dream for poor workers.
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The Secret Garden
2
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
3
Peter Pan
4
Alice In Wonderland
L. Frank Baum wrote this timeless American fairy tale that inspired the legendary film starring actress Judy Garland.
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Little House On The Prairie
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My Antonia
3
O Pioneers
4
The Yearling
Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote this series based on her own childhood adventures in the American West during the 1800s.
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The Color Purple
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
3
Beloved
4
Native Son
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this influential book that helped fuel the abolitionist movement before the American Civil War.
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Catch-22
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A Farewell To Arms
3
Slaughterhouse Five
4
The Naked And The Dead
Joseph Heller wrote this satirical masterpiece that highlights the bureaucratic craziness and the inherent contradictions of war.
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The Color Purple
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The Bluest Eye
3
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Beloved
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize for this moving novel about resilience and the power of female relationships.
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
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Catch 22
3
A Farewell To Arms
4
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway wrote this tragic romance that captured the disillusionment felt by many during the Great War era.
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Breakfast At Tiffany's
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The Great Gatsby
3
The Bell Jar
4
The Age Of Innocence
Truman Capote wrote this stylish novella about a charming woman who seeks a wealthy husband while hiding her past.
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The Road
2
The Catcher In The Rye
3
Slaughterhouse Five
4
Flowers For Algernon
Daniel Keyes wrote this poignant story about the ethics of human experimentation and the true meaning of human intelligence.
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
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The Bell Jar
3
Native Son
4
Catch 22
Ken Kesey wrote this powerful novel about the struggle for individual freedom against the oppressive rules of an institution.
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The Jungle
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The Outsiders
3
Of Mice And Men
4
The Catcher In The Rye
S.E. Hinton wrote this beloved young adult classic about social class and the bonds of friendship between troubled youth.
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Native Son
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East Of Eden
3
The Grapes Of Wrath
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The Jungle
John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for this moving portrayal of the Dust Bowl and the struggles of laborers.
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Marjorie Morningstar
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The Help
3
The Joy Luck Club
4
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Betty Smith wrote this semi-autobiographical novel about a girl's love for books and her family's struggle for survival.
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The Call Of The Wild
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Old Yeller
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Where The Red Fern Grows
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White Fang
Jack London wrote this adventure novel exploring the themes of survival and the primitive instincts within all living creatures.
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The Red Badge Of Courage
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A Farewell To Arms
3
The Killer Angels
4
Cold Mountain
Stephen Crane wrote this realistic war novel focusing on the psychological experience of a soldier during intense combat.
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Into The Wild
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Leaves Of Grass
3
The Road
4
Walden
Henry David Thoreau wrote this reflection on simple living in natural surroundings which became a classic of American philosophy.
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Invisible Man
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Native Son
3
The Color Purple
4
Beloved
Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for this haunting and powerful novel about the lasting trauma of American slavery.
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
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Sula
3
Beloved
4
The Color Purple
Maya Angelou wrote this poetic and brave autobiography about the strength of the human spirit in difficult times.
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Main Street
2
East Of Eden
3
The Pearl
4
The Old Man And The Sea
John Steinbeck wrote this parable about the destructive nature of greed and how wealth can lead to unexpected tragedy.
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The Jungle
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Of Mice And Men
3
East Of Eden
4
The Grapes Of Wrath
John Steinbeck considered this epic retelling of the Cain and Abel story to be his most important literary work.
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The Sun Also Rises
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The Old Man And The Sea
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A Farewell To Arms
4
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway drew from his own experiences as a journalist to write this intense novel about duty and death.
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The Sun Also Rises
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The Big Sleep
3
The Great Gatsby
4
A Farewell To Arms
Ernest Hemingway wrote this quintessential Lost Generation novel that explores the aimless lives of veterans after the Great War.
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Slaughterhouse-Five
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Catch 22
3
The Road
4
Fahrenheit 451
Kurt Vonnegut wrote this satirical anti-war novel inspired by his own experiences as a prisoner of war in Germany.
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The House Of The Seven Gables
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Wise Blood
3
The Crucible
4
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote this gothic novel that explores themes of guilt and the long reach of the past.
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The Portrait Of A Lady
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The House Of Mirth
3
The Age Of Innocence
4
Daisy Miller
Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for this sharp look at high society rules.
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The Great Gatsby
2
The House Of Mirth
3
The Age Of Innocence
4
The Awakening
Edith Wharton wrote this tragic story about the rigid social expectations and the economic vulnerability of women in society.
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Giant
2
My Antonia
3
O Pioneers!
4
The Good Earth
Willa Cather wrote this novel as a tribute to the resilient immigrants who settled and farmed the American Midwest.
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Little House On The Prairie
2
O Pioneers
3
The Yearling
4
My Antonia
Willa Cather wrote this beautifully descriptive novel that celebrates the spirit of the early pioneers in rural America.
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Native Son
2
Main Street
3
The Grapes Of Wrath
4
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair wrote this influential novel to expose the unsanitary conditions and worker exploitation in the American food industry.
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Main Street
2
The Good Earth
3
The Great Gatsby
4
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis wrote this biting satire that critiques the narrow-mindedness and conformist nature of small-town American life.
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Babbitt
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The Fountainhead
3
The Great Santini
4
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis created a character whose name became a common term for a person who conforms blindly to society.
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In Cold Blood
2
The Maltese Falcon
3
Breakfast At Tiffanys
4
The Big Sleep
Truman Capote pioneered the true crime genre with this detailed and chilling narrative about a real-life multiple homicide.
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On The Road
2
The Catcher In The Rye
3
Catch 22
4
Slaughterhouse Five
Jack Kerouac wrote this famous novel that became the definitive voice for the counterculture and the restless youth movement.
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Catch 22
2
The Fountainhead
3
The Jungle
4
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand wrote this lengthy philosophical novel that explores her ideas about individualism and the importance of free enterprise.
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The Fountainhead
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Atlas Shrugged
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The Great Gatsby
4
Main Street
Ayn Rand wrote this novel to promote her philosophy of objectivism and the triumph of the exceptional human spirit.
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The Good Earth
2
Our Town
3
The Pearl
4
The Bridge Of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder won the Pulitzer Prize for this thoughtful story about fate and the meaning of human connection.
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Charlotte's Web
2
Old Yeller
3
The Yearling
4
The Call Of The Wild
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote this Pulitzer Prize winning novel about the joys and sorrows of growing up in nature.
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Marjorie Morningstar
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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
3
The Great Gatsby
4
The Bell Jar
Herman Wouk wrote this popular novel that captures the social life and romantic aspirations of middle class American families.
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The Martian Chronicles
2
Dandelion Wine
3
Fahrenheit 451
4
Our Town
Ray Bradbury wrote this nostalgic novel that celebrates the wonders of childhood and the beauty of small town life.
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Catch 22
2
Fahrenheit 451
3
The Road
4
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury wrote this series of interconnected stories that use science fiction to explore human nature and social issues.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Dandelion Wine
3
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
4
The Crucible
Ray Bradbury wrote this dark fantasy novel about the battle between good and evil and the loss of innocence.
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Main Street
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Babbitt
3
Our Town
4
Winesburg Ohio
Sherwood Anderson wrote this influential book that used a new psychological approach to explore the inner lives of Americans.
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The Member Of The Wedding
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The Color Purple
3
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
4
To Kill A Mockingbird
Carson McCullers wrote this sensitive novel about the isolation and spiritual longing felt by people on the margins of society.
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Little Women
2
The Member Of The Wedding
3
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
4
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Carson McCullers wrote this coming of age story about a young girl's search for belonging in the American South.
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The Crucible
2
Wise Blood
3
The Scarlet Letter
4
The Violent Bear It Away
Flannery O'Connor wrote this dark and southern gothic novel that explores themes of faith and the struggle for salvation.
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In Cold Blood
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find
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Wise Blood
4
The Lottery
Flannery O'Connor wrote this shocking and famous short story that explores morality and the presence of divine grace.
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The Bell Jar
2
The Great Gatsby
3
Franny And Zooey
4
The Catcher In The Rye
J.D. Salinger wrote these two connected stories that explore the search for authentic religious meaning in a modern world.
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The Age Of Innocence
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The Scarlet Letter
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Ethan Frome
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The House Of Mirth
Edith Wharton wrote this short and tragic novel about the harsh realities of poverty and the consequences of duty.
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