What texts can you *fondly* recall studying during high/secondary school?Answer

Help a midwestern US English teacher select books for students age 13-19.

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies
ByWilliam Golding

1854 • 2,607 Readers • 208 pages • 3.6

Why this book?

Probably my favorite book I read in school. I read it and we wrote small summaries and then a whole big book report. This book was life changing for me.

The Inferno

The Inferno
ByNicholas Kilmer(Translator),Dante Alighieri

1320 • 477 Readers • 241 pages • 4

Why this book?

Read this in high school. Idk why...? But we did.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar
ByWilliam Shakespeare

1599 • 300 Readers • 145 pages • 3.8

Why this book?

Read this in high school.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet
ByWilliam Shakespeare

1597 • 1,454 Readers • 281 pages • 3.5

Why this book?

Read this in high school and then watched that movie with Leonardo DiCaprio when we finished it. 🤣

King Lear

King Lear
ByWilliam Shakespeare

1605 • 345 Readers • 284 pages • 3.8

Why this book?

Read parts of this in high school and we talked about it a lot.