100 Of The Best Books For Your High School Student

Once our kids get to the High School level I gave them a list of books to choose from to read for the year. Every year our goal is for them to read at least 4 books for the list. We do reading programs in our homeschool, so the kids get plenty of other reading. I just want them to free read books they think that would be good to read. Did you know how difficult it can be to find decent books for kids? It can really be a challenge.

I have come up with a list of books for high schoolers for them to use and thought it would be useful to share it with others who might be looking for great books for their high schoolers to read as well. One’s they will remember and leave an impression in their lives and they will enjoy reading. I have also included links to the book and often the audiobook for FREE at different places around the web.

I would say to use this list with discretion though. I have included some books that are easier to read and others that are more difficult. I realize that some kids in high school are better readers than others. I have included both Christian and non-christian books on this list as well so make sure you look into the books before you let your child read.

 

“Give yourself unto reading. The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read.” — Charles Spurgeon

 

100 Memorable Books For High Schoolers

1. Lord Of The Flies ~ by William Golding  FREE ONLINE BOOK  FREE AUDIOBOOK ONLINE
2. A Child Called It ~ by Dave Pelzer    FREE ONLINE BOOK
3. Anne Frank ~ by Anne Frank (Author) B.M. Mooyaart (Translator)  FREE ONLINE BOOK  FREE AUDIOBOOK ONLINE
4. To Kill A Mockingbird ~by Harper Lee FREE ONLINE BOOK   FREE AUDIOBOOK ONLINE
5. The Grapes Of Wrath ~ by John Steinbeck  FREE ONLINE BOOK
6. Gone With The Wind ~ by Margaret Mitchell  FREE ONLINE BOOK    PART 1    Part 2    VIDEO
7. Romeo and Juliet ~ by William Shakespeare  FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK ONLINE  FREE VIDEO
8. Of Mice and Men ~ by John Steinbeck   FREE ONLINE BOOK        FREE VIDEO
9. 1984 ~ by George Orwell   FREE ONLINE BOOK    FREE AUDIOBOOK    FREE VIDEO
10. Adventures of Huckleberry and Finn ~ by Mark Twain   FREE ONLINE BOOK    FREE AUDIOBOOK
11. Brave New World ~ by Aldous Huxley   FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
12. A Tale Of Two Cities ~ by Charles Dickens    FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK   FREE VIDEO
13. Great Expectations ~ by Charles Dickens    FREE ONLINE BOOK    FREE AUDIOBOOK   FREE VIDEO
14. Pride and Prejudice ~ by Jane Austin    FREE ONLINE BOOK    FREE AUDIOBOOK     VIDEO
15. The Giver ~ by Lois Lowry    FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
16. The Hobbit ~ by J.R.R. Tolkien    FREE ONLINE BOOK      FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
17. Harry Potter Series ~ by J.K. Rowling   ALL ONLINE BOOKS    FREE AUDIOBOOK
18. Animal Farm ~ by George Orwell   FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK    FREE VIDEO
19. The Boy In Stripped Pajamas ~ by John Boyne    FREE ONLINE BOOK    FREE AUDIOBOOK    FREE VIDEO
20. Great Gatsby ~ by F. Scott Fitzgerald     FREE ONLINE BOOK    FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
21. Holes by Louis Sachar     FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
22. Oliver Twist ~ by Charles Dickens     FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
23. Around The World in 80 Days ~ by Jules Verne     FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
24. Bridge to Terabithia ~ by Katherine Paterson         FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
25. War of The Worlds ~ by H.G. Wells      FREE ONLINE BOOK      FREE AUDIOBOOK      FREE VIDEO
26. God’s Smuggler ~ by Brother Andrew, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill     FREE ONLINE BOOK
27. Pilgrims Progress ~ by John Bunyan     FREE ONLINE BOOK      FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
28. The Invisible Man ~ by H.G. Wells     FREE ONLINE BOOK      FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
29. The Great Divorce ~ by C.S. Lewis      FREE ONLINE BOOK
30. Little Women ~ by Louisa May Alcott     FREE ONLINE BOOK      FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
31. Fahrenheit 451 ~ by Ray Bradbury     FREE ONLINE BOOK      FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
32. Frankenstein ~ by Mary Shelley     FREE ONLINE BOOK     FREE AUDIOBOOK     FREE VIDEO
33. Secret Life Of Bee’s ~ by Sue Monk Kidd     FREE ONLINE BOOK
34. The Kite Runner ~ by Khaled Hosseini     FREE ONLINE BOOK
35. Things We Couldn’t Say ~ by Diet Eman      FREE ONLINE BOOK
36. Mere Christianity ~ by C.S. Lewis      FREE ONINE BOOK AND AUDIOBOOK
37. Jacob Have I Loved ~ by Katherine Paterson     FREE ONLINE BOOK
38. Lord Of The Rings ~ by J.R.R. Tolkien
39. Left Behind Series ~ by Tim Lahaye
40. Knowing God ~ by J.I. Packer
41. Children of The River ~ by Linda Crew
42. Walk Two Moons ~ by Sharon Creech
43. The Hiding Place ~ by Corrie Ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, and John Sherrill
44. The Jesus I Never Knew ~ by Phillip Yancey
45. Black Hawk Down ~ by Mark Bowden
46. A Summer Life ~ by Gary Soto
47. The Shack ~ by William P. Young
48. A Wrinkle In Time  ~ by Madeleine L’Engle
49. Speak ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson
50. Devil At My Heels ~ by Louis Zamperini and David Rensin
51. The Book Thief  ~ by Markus Zusak
52. Jesus Calling: Enjoy Peace In His Presence ~ by Sarah Young
53. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret ~ by Judy Blume
54. Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry ~ by Mildred D. Taylor
55. Anne Of Green Gables 8 Books Total ~ by L.M. Montgomery
56. The Chronicles Of Narnia (all 7 books) ~ by C.S. Lewis
57. Series Of Unfortunate Events Books 1-3 ~ by Lemony Snicket
58. Hatchet ~ by Gary Paulsen
59. For Freedom ~ by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
60. The Wall: Growing Up Behind The Iron Curtain ~ by Peter Sis
61. Percy Jackson & The Olympians 5 Book Set ~ by Rick Riordan
62. The Scarlet Letter ~ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
63. The Last Of The Mohicans ~ by James Fenimore Cooper
64. Number The Stars ~ by Lois Lowry
65. The Witch Of Blackbird Pond ~ by Elizabeth George Speare
66. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
67. Walk Two Moons ~ by Sharon Creech
68. The Wednesday Wars ~ by Gary D. Schmidt
69. Enders Game ~ by Orson Scott Card
70. The Chosen ~ by Chaim Potok
71. Their Eyes Were Watching God ~ by Zora Neale Hurston
72. The Insanity of God ~ by Nik Ripken and Gregg Lewis
73. Night ~ by Elie Wiesel
74. Uncle Tom’s Cabin ~ by Harriet Beecher Stowe
75. The Red Badge of Courage ~ by Stephen Crane
76. The Three Musketeers ~ by Alexandre Dumas
77. Babbit ~ by Sinclair Lewis
78. A Separate Peace ~ by John Knowles
79. How to Stay Christian in College ~ by J. Budziszewski
80. The Atonement Child ~ by Francine Rivers
81. Les Misérables ~ by Victor Hugo
82. Fireproof ~ by Eric Wilson
83. Prophet ~ by Frank E. Peretti
84. A Walk To Remember ~ by Nicholas Sparks
85. What Is The Gospel? ~ by Greg Gilbert
86. God’s Smuggler ~ by Brother Andrew
87. The Invisible Man ~ by H.G. Wells
88. The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for? ~ by Rick Warren
89. Speak ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson
90. Where the Red Fern Grows ~ by Wilson Rawls
91. Island Of The Dolphins ~ by Scott O’Dell
92. The Cost of Discipleship ~ by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
93. The Jesus I Never Knew ~ by Philip Yancey
94. My Brother Sam Is Dead ~ by James Lincoln Collier
95. The Golden Compass ~ by Philip Pullman
96. Life of Pi ~ by Yann Martel
97. The Westing Game ~ by Ellen Raskin
98. Julie Of The Wolves ~ by Jean Craighead George
99. Call It Courage ~ by Armstrong Sperry
100. The Sign Of The Beaver ~ by Elizabeth George Speare

 

What were your favorite books for high schoolers? Leave me a comment letting me know, I would love to hear from you!!

 

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