20 Books to Read Before College

Happy Thursday (or it's Thursday here in Western Europe where I'm currently traveling-more on that later)... As I've been traveling with my family, we've been talking a bit about books, and I began to think about what books I'm really glad I read before college. There are so many lists I've gotten over the years- summer reading, AP lists, class reading lists- but I really wish there was one list that I could use to figure out exactly what I need to read and when.  In an attempt to make my own list, I've come up with what I think is a pretty comprehensive selection of books to read before college (in no particular order). Enjoy!

1. To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
2. Romeo and Juliet- William Shakespeare
3. The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
4. The Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger
5. Animal Farm- George Orwell
6. Hamlet- William Shakespeare
7. Frankenstein- Mary Shelley
8. Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
9. The Odyssey- Homer
10. Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte
11. The Bell Jar- Sylvia Plath
12. The Awakening- Kate Chopin
13. 1984- George Orwell
14. Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad
15. The Scarlet Letter- Nathaniel Hawthorne
16. The Adventures of Huck Finn- Mark Twain
17. Brave New World- Aldous Huxley
18. Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck
19. Oedipus Rex- Sophocles
20. As I Lay Dying- William Faulkner

Hope you enjoyed my list... What's on yours? Happy reading!

xoxo