This lists is meant to provide choices for students' independent reading.

• http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/5818/booklists.html

An allegory meant to warn and predict human behaviors.

• http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011.txt

Note: This book is available in our Library.

The drama that brings to life the Scopes monkey trial.

Note: This book is available in our Library.

A classic Shakespearean tragedy of two star-crossed lovers.

• http://www.wattpad.com/3550-To-Kill-A-Mockingbird-Harper-Lee

Note: This book is available in our Library.

Scout Finch tells her story of growing up in the South in the 1930s.

• https://sites.google.com/site/rlatinilrhsd/english-i/literature/to-kill-a-mockingbird/read-tkam-online/tkam-chapter-1

Note: This book is available in our Library.

British school boys wash ashore on a desert island after their plane crashes trying to evacuate WWII-torn Europe. As they try to organize themselves, power struggles ensue and the trouble begins.

• Lord of the Flies full text

Note: This book is available in our Library.

• Full text online

The classic tale of Odysseus and his journey home from the Trojan War.

Note: This book is available in our Library.

A drama showing how the desire for the American dream can affect a middle class family.

Note: This book is available in our Library.

Sixteen year old Holden Caulfield has three days in New York City before he has to face his parents after being expelled from his third prep school.

• read full text online

Note: This book is available in our Library.

The drama re-telling the stories of the Salem witch trials.

Note: This book is available in our Library.

The story of glittery New York City high society in the roaring 20s.

Note: This book is available in our Library.

The Civil War battle of Gettysburg seen through the eyes of Northern and Southern war officers.

Note: This book is available in our Library.

The story of seventeen year old foot soldier Henry Fleming over three days in the Civil War.

• http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/146/2411/frameset.html

Note: This book is available in our Library.

A Puritan tale of love, strength, and tragedy.

• http://ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/sl.html

Note: This book is available in our Library.