To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by American author Harper Lee. It was published in June 1960 and was an immediate success. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a…
Esperanza Rising is a young adult historical fiction novel written by Mexican-American author Pam Muñoz Ryan and published by Scholastic Publishing on March 27, 2000. The novel focuses on Esperanza, the only daughter of wealthy Mexican parents, and the events…
The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is an allegorical novel written by Franz Kafka that was first published in 1915. One of Kafka’s best-known works, Metamorphosis, tells the story of the salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one morning to find…
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a fantasy novel written by British author J.K. Rowling and is the third in the Harry Potter series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at the…
The Catcher in the Rye is a story By J. D. Salinger, partially published in serial form in 1945–1946 and as a novel in 1951. It was originally intended for adults but is often read by adolescents for its themes…
The Namesake (2003) is the first novel by the American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It was originally a novel published in The New Yorker and later expanded to a full novel. It explores many of the same emotional and cultural themes…
Dracula is a gothic horror novel from 1897 by Irish author Bram Stoker. He introduced the character of Count Dracula and established many later vampire fantasy conventions. The novel tells the story of Dracula’s attempt to move from Transylvania to…
A Separate Peace is a coming-of-age novel by John Knowles, published in 1959. Based on his earlier short story “Phineas”, published in the May 1956 issue of Cosmopolitan, it was Knowles’s first published novel and became his best-known novel. to…
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton, first published in 1967 by Viking Press. Hinton was 15 when he began writing the novel, but did most of the work when he was 16 and in his junior…