12th grade reading list
Books commonly assigned to 12th grade students in US schools. Each book links to its full curriculum citations — which states, curricula, and grade placements reference it.
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- AP English Language & Composition
- AP English Literature & Composition
- AP European History
- AP Psychology
- AP US Government & Politics
- AP United States History (APUSH)
- AP World History: Modern
- Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695)
- Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475)
- Common Core State Standards (ELA)
25 books
1984George Orwell · 1090L
A Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell · 1170L
BelovedToni Morrison · 870L
Brave New WorldAldous Huxley · 870L
Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury · 890L
FrankensteinMary Shelley · 1170L
HamletWilliam Shakespeare
I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya Angelou · 1070L
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë · 890L
Lord of the FliesWilliam Golding · 770L
MacbethWilliam Shakespeare
NightElie Wiesel · 590L
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen · 1100L
Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut · 850L
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · 990L
The Bluest EyeToni Morrison · 920L
The Catcher in the RyeJ.D. Salinger · 790L
The CrucibleArthur Miller
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1070L
The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini · 840L
The OdysseyHomer
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne · 1420L
Their Eyes Were Watching GodZora Neale Hurston · 1080L
Things Fall ApartChinua Achebe · 890L
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