Paul Harris Online: 30 Books Every Kid Should Read Before Graduating High School

I was attempting to work on a summer reading list for my students and I came across this blog post.  These are classic books and authors that are referred to often in text books, college, movies and on standardized tests.  Even if the work itself is not referred to, the vocabulary found in these books most definitely will be needed as the kids progress their education.  I will still continue my search for a summer reading list, more specific to middle school, but this information seemed too important to pass up.  Mrs. Benson

Paul Harris Online: 30 Books Every Kid Should Read Before Graduating H...: This list was inspired by a story about a high school teacher in Virginia who says that she doesn't have her students read "Catcher In The Rye" anymore, because she doesn't think it is relevant to their lives. I couldn't disagree more. It is the teacher's job to get the kids to relate to a great story. You don't have to have grown up on the Mississippi River to enjoy and learn from "Huck Finn," do you? Of course not. Here then, is a list of 30 classics that should be must-read for every American kid:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Alice In Wonderland

All Quiet On The Western Front

Black Like Me

Brave New World

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

Catcher In The Rye

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Diary of Anne Frank

Fahrenheit 451

The Grapes of Wrath

The Great Gatsby

Gulliver’s Travels

The Hobbitt

Little Women

Lord Of The Flies

Lord Of The Rings

Moby Dick

Old Man & The Sea

Old Yeller

Oliver Twist

Pride & Prejudice

Robinson Crusoe

Romeo & Juliet

Roots

Tale Of Two Cities

To Kill A Mockingbird

Treasure Island

The Yearling