9 must-read read for school books like Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

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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…

"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

If you liked the read for school plot in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, None , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Richard J. Dunn

1. Wuthering Heights

By: Emily Brontë , Richard J. Dunn

3.89

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

You can find the redesigned cover of this edition HERE. At the centre of this novel is the passi… read more

Similar categories in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • classic literature
  • fiction
"Terror made me cruel . . ."

-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

"He’s more myself than I am"

-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

"She burned too bright for this world."

-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

"Honest people don't hide their deeds."

-Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Cover of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Anna Quindlen, George Saintsbury, A.C. Bradley, None, None

2. Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen , Mark Twain , Virginia Woolf , Anna Quindlen , George Saintsbury , A.C. Bradley , None , None

4.29

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novel… read more

Similar categories in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • literature
  • classic literature
  • fiction
  • school
"Every savage can dance."

-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

"I might as well enquire,"

-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

"I am excessively diverted."

-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

"Obstinate, headstrong girl!"

-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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3. The Little Prince

By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Richard Howard , Dom Marcos Barbosa , None

4.33

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordina… read more

Similar categories in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • literature
  • fiction
  • school
"I wonder,"

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"Where are the people?"

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"No one is ever satisfied where he is."

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"Words are the source of misunderstandings."

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

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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

Similar categories in Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • fiction
"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)

Cover of Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer

5. Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

By: Stephenie Meyer

3.66

Format: 498 pages, Paperback

About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was … read more

Similar categories in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • fiction
"Do I dazzle you?"

-Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

"You are my life now."

-Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

"My mom is part albino."

-Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

"Go sit down and look pale."

-Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)

Cover of Lord of the Flies by William Golding

6. 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

Similar categories in William Golding's Lord of the Flies book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
Cover of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

7. 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

Similar categories in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • high school
  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
"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

8. 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

Similar categories in George Orwell's Animal Farm book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
"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

9. 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

Similar categories in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • literature
  • fiction
  • school
  • read for school
Cover of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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

Similar categories in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
"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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Cover of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

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

Similar categories in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • fiction
  • classics
  • school
  • read for school
"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

Similar categories in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • high school
  • poetry
  • classics
  • tragedy
  • school
  • literature
  • classic literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
  • plays
"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

Cover of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

15. Little Women

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.16

Format: 449 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451529305. Generations of readers young and old, … read more

Similar categories in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • literature
  • classic literature
  • fiction
"I hate ordinary people!"

-Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

"Let us be elegant or die!"

-Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

"Love covers a multitude of sins…"

-Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

"Conceit spoils the finest genius."

-Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

Cover of The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry

16. 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

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's The Giver (The Giver, #1) book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • fiction
  • classics
  • school
  • read for school
"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)

17. The Odyssey

By: Homer , Robert Fagles , Bernard Knox , E.V. Rieu , None

3.53

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

Literature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual… read more

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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

Similar categories in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • 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

Cover of Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

19. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

3.87

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780143131847. Mary Shelley's seminal novel of t… read more

Similar categories in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein: The 1818 Text book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • classics
  • school
  • literature
  • read for school
  • fiction
"I am malicious because I am miserable"

-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

"One wondering thought pollutes the day"

-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!"

-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

"I looked upon the sea, it was to be my grave"

-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Cover of 1984 by George Orwell

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

Similar categories in George Orwell's 1984 book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • literature
  • fiction
  • classics
  • school
"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

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

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

Similar categories in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) book and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • fiction
"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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4.06

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