Recommended by GHS Freshmen and Sophomores
Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcolm X
The Once and Future King T.H. White
Timeline Michael Crichton
Utopia Thomas More
Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Stephen King
Child Called It Dave Pelzer
Disclosure Michael Crichton
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien
Dragon and Phoenix Joanne Bertin
Eye of the World Robert Jordan
Harry Potter books J.K. Rowling
Anne of Green Gables L. Montgomery
After the Bomb Gloria Miklowitz
A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket
Princess Bride William Goldman
Recommended by GHS Teachers Especially for Freshmen and Sophomores
Stop Time Frank Conroy
Living Up the Street Gary Soto
Into Thin Air John Krakauer
Into the Wild John Krakauer
The Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver
Many Stones Carolyn Coman
Ishmael Daniel Quinn
A Solitary Blue Cynthia Voigt
The Tao of Pooh Ben Hoffman
Death Be Not Proud John Gunther
The Moves Make the Man Bruce Brooks
Donald Duk Frank Chin
Yellow Raft in Blue Water Michael Dorris
The Wave Todd Strasser
That Was Then, This is Now S.E. Hinton
Harris and Me Gary Paulsen
Holes Louis Sachar
Recommended by GHS Juniors and Seniors
Sleepers Lorenzo Carcaterra
Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams
The Illuminatus Trilogy Robert Shea
One True Thing Anna Quindlin
Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
Better Times Than These Winston Groom
Winds of War/ War and Remembrance Herman Wouk
The Color Purple Alice Walker
Cat’s Cradle Kurt Vonnegut
D-Day Stephen Ambrose
Catch 22 Joseph Heller
Message in a Bottle Nicholas Sparks
The Green Mile Stephen King
Schindler’s List Thomas Keneally
A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking
Cider House Rules John Irving
The Plague Albert Camus
Recommended by GHS Teachers especially for Juniors and Seniors
Parallel Time Brent Staples
Ordinary People Judith Guest
Sweet Hereafter Russell Banks
The All of It Jeanette Haien
Road From Coorain Jill Ker Conway
Cold Sassy Tree Olive Burns
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant Anne Tyler
Cat’s Eye Margaret Atwood
Dune Frank Herbert
The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Dancing Wu Li Master Gary Zukav
A Confederacy of Dunces John K. Toole
Animal Dreams Barbara Kingsolver
The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey
Kaffir Boy Mark Mathabane
Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe
Catch-22 Joseph Heller
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert Persig
Century of the Wind Eduardo H. Galeano
Native Son Richard Wright
The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver
Cold Mountain Charles Frazier
A Walk In The Woods Bill Bryson
