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Top Recommended Books: 9th Grade Reading List

These are the acclaimed books we suggest your student should be reading during the 9th grade of high school. This is a unique and curated reading list. It has not been ripped from a public school or common core book list. Each book is listed with a short explanation of its importance and is linked to an Amazon product listing where it can be easily purchased in print or ebook (Kindle) format.

Classical

The Hobit

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Classifying this book is difficult because it fits into so many genres. The Hobbit can be classified as a novel, a fairy tale, a fable, a romance, or an epic. This 1937 novel is impossible to read without diving into discussions about the challenges faced by the characters.

The Odyssey

The Odyssey by Homer.

The Giver

 

The Giver

The Giver by Lois Lowry.

The dystopian novel is one of the best works of youth fiction. This book teaches us to never take our humanity and freedom for granted.

Romeo & Juliet

 

Romeo and Juliet Book

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

The Red Badge of Courage

Red Badge of CourageThe Red Badge of Courage Paperback by Stephen Crane.

 

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman.

The dystopian novel is one of the best works of youth fiction. This book teaches us to never take our humanity and freedom for granted.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.

White Fang

White Fang by Jack London.

The dystopian novel is one of the best works of youth fiction. This book teaches us to never take our humanity and freedom for granted.

The Old Man and The Sea

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway.

All Quiet On the Western Front

All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.

The dystopian novel is one of the best works of youth fiction. This book teaches us to never take our humanity and freedom for granted.

The Old Man and The Sea

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway.

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

The dystopian novel is one of the best works of youth fiction. This book teaches us to never take our humanity and freedom for granted.

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies By William Golding.

Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five By Kurt Vonnegut.

Possibly the world's greatest anti-war book.

Great Expectations

Great Expectations By Charles Dickens.

Iliad

Iliad By Homer.

Possibly the world's greatest anti-war book.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain.

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