Top 25 Literary Novels for High School Students

Despite every individual having different preferences regarding book choices, here are some novels that can help new readers start their journey and add more words to your vocabulary. I chose these books considering the level at which high schoolers should be reading. Note that these books are pulled from various genres.

1. Name: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Genre: Southern Gothic
2. Name: The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, Genre: Literary Realism
3. Name: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Genre: Young Adult Literature
4. Name: Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Genre: Psychological Fiction
5. Name: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Genre: Science Fiction
6. Name: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Genre: Dystopian Fiction
7. Name: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Genre: Young Adult Literature
8. Name: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Genre: Bildungsroman
9. Name: The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier, Genre: Young Adult Literature
10. Name: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Genre: Historical Fiction
11. Name: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Genre: Science Fiction
12. Name: A Death in the Family by James Agee, Genre: Bildungsroman
13. Name: Foe by Iain Reid, Genre: Thriller
14. Name: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, Genre: Adventure Fiction
15. Name: Educated by Tara Westover, Genre: Biography
16. Name: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, Genre: Young Adult Literature
17. Name: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer, Genre: Historical Fiction
18. Name: Atonement by Ian McEwan, Genre: Psychological Fiction
19. Name: Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, Genre: Literary Fiction
20. Name: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Genre: Science Fiction
21. Name: Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler, Genre: Dystopian Fiction
22. Name: Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee, Genre: Domestic Fiction
23. Name: The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez, Genre: Fiction
24. Name: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Genre: Tragedy
25. Name: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, Genre: Humorous Fiction

I hope you found this suggestion interesting and unique! Have Fun Reading!