What Books Should A High School Freshman Read? - Fixanswer

Shakespeare's Macbeth is on most schools' lists. …
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is also on the list. …
Shakespeare's Hamlet, a story of an angst-ridden prince whose father has been murdered by his uncle, also tops independent schools' lists.

What books should a 14 year old read?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Holes.
The Martian: Classroom Edition.
Jasper Jones.
Eragon.
Coraline.
Life of Pi.
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

What is a good reading level for 9th grade?

Average Reading Level of 9-12th Graders is

5.3

.

Is Percy Jackson a 9th grade level book?

Common Sense Media (my go-to spot for judging what media is appropriate for what age of kids) rates the Percy Jackson

books as for kids aged 9–10

. I'd probably pull that down a year to ages 8–9, but either way much is lost in reading those books if you don't know the myths they are referencing.

What is the #1 best selling book?

Rank Title Author	SOURCE: NIELSEN BOOK SCAN	1 Da Vinci Code,The Brown , Dan	2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Rowling, J.K.	3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Rowling, J.K.

What is the hardest book to read?

Finnegans Wake by James Joyce (1939) …
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (1929) …
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (14th Century) …
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (1967) …
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (1973)

What is the most read book ever?

The most read book in the world is

the Bible

. Writer James Chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years. He found that the Bible far outsold any other book, with a whopping 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years.

What are high schoolers reading?

To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee's seminal coming-of-age story set in the fictional southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. …
Nineteen Eighty-Four. …
Lord of the Flies. …
Animal Farm. …
Catcher in the Rye. …
The Grapes of Wrath. …
Invisible Man. …
The Alchemist.

How many books should a high school student read?

If a student only read the required texts, I would expect them to read about

25–30 books

over their high school career. If they just didn't care to read, 0. If they read actively, 30+.

What are high school students reading?

To Kill a Mockingbird. Source: Behance.
Fahrenheit 451. Source: BookRiot.
Animal Farm. Source: SchoolWorkHelper.
The Great Gatsby. …
Death of a Salesman. …
East of Eden. …
Romeo and Juliet. …
1984.

What is the 5 hour rule?

The five-hour rule is a process first implemented by Benjamin Franklin for constant and deliberate learning. It involves

spending one hour a day or five hours a week learning

, reflecting and experimenting. Reading is just the starting point for learning.

How tall should I be at 14?

What is the average height of a 14-year-old boy? The average 14-year-old boy measures 66.7 inches, or

5 feet 7 inches

. 14-year-old males in the 5th percentile of the average measure 5 feet tall. 14-year-old males in the 90th percentile measure 5 feet 9 inches.

What book should a 15 year old read?

Fahrenheit 451. …
Catcher in the Rye. …
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. …
The Outsiders. …
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. …
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. …
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. …
Holes.