Grades 10–12, 2024–25

This biography, published in the late 19th century, recounts the life of the famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. Read the full text here.

Catherine Earnshaw's father takes in an orphan boy named Heathcliff, setting in motion a chain of events that will haunt the Earnshaw family for generations.

Investigate these words from Agatha Christie's masterpiece to figure out why it's the world's best-selling mystery novel.

Set in both London and Paris, this novel brings the French Revolution vividly to life.

Nick Carraway rents a summer house in Long Island where he befriends his mysterious neighbor Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire who hides behind an extravagant and decadent lifestyle.

When they are marooned on a deserted island, a group of schoolboys attempts to form a new society.

In this classic coming-of-age story, Scout Finch recounts her childhood in Maycomb, Alabama. When Scout's father is appointed to defend a black man in a high-profile trial, racial tensions in the small town come to a head.

In the aftermath of World War II, Philippa Hunter is sent to a Swiss boarding school, where she meets a boy suffering from memory loss.

This scathing dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials is also an allegory of Senator Joseph McCarthy's pursuit of Communists in the 1950s.

This nonfiction account explores the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and its aftermath.

What would happen if the Russian Revolution of 1917 took place on a small English farm? This provocative novella blends fable, satire, and allegory while grappling with some of the twentieth-century's most consequential political ideas.

In the late 19th century, a mysterious man comes to live and work on the Starrett's Wyoming farm.

Sparks fly when Romeo and Juliet first meet, but their families are sworn enemies locked in an ancient feud. Learn these words from Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed love.

Set during the Great Depression, Steinbeck's classic novel tells the story of shrewd, scheming George and loyal, childlike Lennie. The two farm workers dream of owning their own land but must struggle merely to survive.

Learn these words from the first installment of Sabaa Tahir's bestselling fantasy series. This engrossing novel alternates between the perspectives of a slave and a soldier in order to explore the struggle for freedom.