Recommended 9th Grade Reading List

Looking for an 9th grade reading list? Here is a recommended reading list for you.

We found some classic fiction and fiction books that are ideal for a high school student. They may just spark a love of great literature!

Whether you are looking to supplement your child’s learning or for a great summer reading list, simply click on the story link for a complete description and reviews from Amazon if you want to learn more.

Click on the story link for a complete description and books reviews if you want to learn more.

If you haven’t read them yet yourself, we bet that you will love reading them too!

Classic Fiction

Go Ask Alice (Anonymous Diaries) by Anonymous

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

The Complete Sherlock Holmes (2 Volumes) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

Not Without Laughter (Dover Thrift Editions) by Langston Hughes

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) by Kurt Vonnegut

Fiction

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

Fat Angie by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

Mare’s War by Tanita S. Davis

The Living (The Living Series) by Matt De la Pena

Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

For the Win: A Novel by Cory Doctorow

Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper

Perfect Chemistry (A Perfect Chemistry Novel) by Simone Elkeles

Keesha’s House by Helen Frost

Fake ID by Lamar Giles

An Abundance of Katherines by Jhon Green

Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

The First Part Last by Angela Johnson

Real Time by Pnina Moed Kass

Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Girl, Stolen: A Novel by April Henry

Reality Boy by A.S. King

Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon

Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter by J. Nozipo Maraire

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Cut by Patricia McCormick

Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern

47 by Walter Mosley

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo

Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

Buried Onions by Gary Soto

Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

 

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