8 best-selling read for school books like The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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The Catcher in the Rye

By: J.D. Salinger

3.80

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school... Fleei…

"Sleep tight, ya morons!"

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"People never notice anything."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"Mothers are all slightly insane."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"But I'm Crazy. I swear to God I am."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

If you liked the read for school plot in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. The Alchemist

By: Paulo Coelho , Alan R. Clarke , James Noel Smith

3.91

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchem… read more

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  • literature
  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
"Maktub" (It is written.)"

-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"Dreams are the language of God."

-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"Why do we have to listen to our hearts?"

-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure"

-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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2. The Kite Runner

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.35

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and … read more

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  • literature
  • novels
  • fiction
  • school
"Bareh tu hazar dafa!"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"It hurts to say that,"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"Sad stories make good books"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"For you, a thousand times over"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

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Matthew    Ward
, Stuart Gilbert, None

3. The Stranger

By: Albert Camus , Matthew Ward , Stuart Gilbert , None

4.02

Format: 123 pages, Paperback

Published in 1942 by French author Albert Camus, The Stranger has long been considered a classic of… read more

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  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • fiction
  • novels
"It is better to burn than to disappear."

-Albert Camus, The Stranger

"Everything is true, and nothing is true!"

-Albert Camus, The Stranger

"After awhile you could get used to anything."

-Albert Camus, The Stranger

"To stay or to go, it amounted to the same thing."

-Albert Camus, The Stranger

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4. The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

By: Suzanne Collins

4.34

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Could you survive on your own in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see th… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Peeta,"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"Katniss, the girl who was on fire!"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"May the odds be ever in your favor!"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"No. Now, shut up and eat your pears."

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

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5. Lord of the Flies

By: William Golding

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From t… read more

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  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • young adult
  • read for school
  • fiction
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6. The Catcher in the Rye

By: J.D. Salinger

3.80

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school... Fleei… read more

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  • high school
  • classics
  • american
  • school
  • literature
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • read for school
  • fiction
  • novels
"Sleep tight, ya morons!"

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"People never notice anything."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"Mothers are all slightly insane."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"But I'm Crazy. I swear to God I am."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

Cover of Animal Farm by George Orwell, Russell Baker, C.M. Woodhouse

7. Animal Farm

By: George Orwell , Russell Baker , C.M. Woodhouse

3.99

Format: 141 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here. A farm… read more

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  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
  • novels
"Four legs good, two legs bad."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"The only good human being is a dead one."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"Surely, comrades, you don't want Jones back?"

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

8. The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career… read more

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  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
  • novels
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9. The Old Man and the Sea

By: Ernest Hemingway

3.80

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here This short novel, already a moder… read more

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  • classics
  • american
  • school
  • literature
  • fiction
  • novels
"My big fish must be somewhere."

-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

"I shouldn’t have gone out so far, fish,"

-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

"The setting of the sun is a difficult time for all fish."

-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

"Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

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10. Fahrenheit 451

By: Ray Bradbury

3.96

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenhe… read more

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  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
  • novels
"Are you happy?"

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"It was a pleasure to burn."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"Those who don't build must burn."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"The sun burnt every day. It burnt time."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

11. To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that … read more

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12. The Outsiders

By: S.E. Hinton

4.13

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more

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  • classics
  • school
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • read for school
  • fiction
"We saw the same sunset."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Nothing sparkly can stay."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Things are rough all over."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Okay greasers, you've had it."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

13. Of Mice and Men

By: John Steinbeck

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifter… read more

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14. Romeo and Juliet

By: William Shakespeare , None

3.74

Format: 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. I… read more

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  • high school
  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
"thus with a kiss I die"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Oh, I am fortune's fool!"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Ay me! sad hours seem long."

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Educated men are so impressive!"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

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15. The Metamorphosis

By: Franz Kafka , Stanley Corngold

3.88

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0553213695 / 9780553213690 "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning fr… read more

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  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • fiction
  • novels
"Oh, God"

-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

"I only fear danger where I want to fear it."

-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

"What's happened to me,' he thought. It was no dream."

-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

"It was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards."

-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

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16. Brave New World

By: Aldous Huxley

3.99

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vi… read more

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  • school
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  • novels
"Pain was a fascinating horror"

-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

"Ending is better than mending."

-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

"The more stitches, the less riches."

-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

"If one's different, one's bound to be lonely."

-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

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17. The Giver (The Giver, #1)

By: Lois Lowry

4.12

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out… read more

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  • school
  • young adult
  • read for school
  • fiction
"Memories are forever."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Thnks fr th mmrs- Gabe"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Didn't life consist of the things you did each day?"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"It's just that... without the memories it's all meaningless."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

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18. The Diary of a Young Girl

By: Anne Frank , Eleanor Roosevelt , None

4.19

Format: 283 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diar… read more

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  • classics
  • school
"Misfortunes never come singly."

-Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

"Paper is more patient than man."

-Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

"A quiet conscience makes one strong!"

-Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

"Whoever is happy will make others happy."

-Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

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19. The Picture of Dorian Gray

By: Oscar Wilde

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"To define is to limit."

-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

"All art is quite useless."

-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

"What fire does not destroy, it hardens"

-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror."

-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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20. 1984

By: George Orwell

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother i… read more

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"Power is not a means; it is an end."

-George Orwell, 1984

"To die hating them, that was freedom."

-George Orwell, 1984

"In the face of pain there are no heroes."

-George Orwell, 1984

"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words."

-George Orwell, 1984

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21. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

By: J.K. Rowling

4.47

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternative cover for this ASIN can be found here "Turning the envelope over, his hand trembl… read more

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"Yeah,"

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

"Fifty?"

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

"Alas! Earwax!"

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

"Swish and flick."

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

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