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Santa Clara Public Library

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Teen reading collection

Classics for the classroom and beyond.

Browse frequently assigned high-school books, check availability, and place a reservation when a copy becomes available.

Featured title

When available, you can reserve the copy.

Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird Classic American fiction

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

Set in a small Southern town, this novel follows Scout Finch as her father, Atticus, defends a Black man falsely accused of a crime. The book explores justice, conscience, empathy, and moral courage.

Current availability All copies checked out

Common high-school reads

Popular fiction, drama, memoir, and dystopian literature often assigned in secondary-school courses.

American fiction

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Available
Dystopian fiction

1984

George Orwell

Available
Coming-of-age

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Available
Allegorical fiction

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Available
American fiction

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Available
Drama

The Crucible

Arthur Miller

Available
Dystopian fiction

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Available
Memoir

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

Available
Drama

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

Available