The American Library Association's Recommended Reading

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The American Library Association , 18 Books

This partial list of fictional books recommended by the American Library Association (ALA) can strengthen your knowledge of past and present literature, round out your reading, and provide a source for independent learning.

The ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world. More can be learned about their organization here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Library_Association

This list was originally published in 1998 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
22 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain 1884 American English
86 All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque 1928 German German
55 Animal Farm George Orwell 1945 British English
16 To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee 1960 American English
14985 The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman Ernest J. Gaines 1971 American English
4 The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger 1951 American English
2024 The Chosen Chaim Potok 1967 American English
157 The Color Purple Alice Walker 1982 American English
150 Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 1953 American English
38 Great Expectations Charles Dickens 1860 British English
29 Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë 1847 British English
52 Lord of the Flies William Golding 1954 British English
17 The Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1959 English English
1309 The Member Of The Wedding Carson McCullers 1946 American English
170 Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck 1937 American English
54 The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway 1952 American English
13 Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen 1813 British English
98 The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1902 American English