Pre-Approved AERP Books

The following lists include those books which have been pre-approved by Mrs. Baker for use in the American Experience Reading Project. Many of these books are available in Baker's classroom library or through the school and/or public library.
   
Each has been hyperlinked to the Goodreads website listing for that book; these listings provide brief summaries, copyright/length information, and reader reviews.

Books with the x2 symbol after their title count as two books for AERP due to their length.

FICTION

Abu-Jaber, Diana. Origin.
Albom, Mitch. The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie.
Alcott, Louisa May. Eight Cousins.
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women.
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
Anaya, Rudolfo. Bless Me, Ultima.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Forge.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Wintergirls.
Anderson, M.T.. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Vol. 1: The Pox Party
Anderson, M.T.. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Vol. 2: The Kingdom on the Waves
Avi. Nothing But the Truth.
Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting.
Baker, Kevin. Dreamland.
Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here.
Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Beinhart, Larry. Wag the Dog.
Bergon, Frank. Shoshone Mike.
Blake, Michael. Dances With Wolves.
Bloor, Edward. Tangerine.
Bohjalian, Chris. Midwives.
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451.
Brin, David. The Postman.
Brooks, Geraldine. March.
Budhos, Marina. Ask Me No Questions.
Cabot, Meg. All-American Girl.
Card, Orson Scott. Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus.
Cather, Willa. My Antonia.
Cather, Willa. O Pioneers!
Chabon, Michael. Summerland.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October.
Collignon, Rick. Perdido.
Crane, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage.
Crichton, Michael. Five Patients.
Crichton, Michael. The Andromeda Strain.
Crutcher, Chris. Chinese Handcuffs.
Crutcher, Chris. The Crazy Horse Electric Game.
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk.
Cunningham, Michael. The Hours.
Davidson, Dana. Jason & Kyra.
De la Pena, Matt. Ball Don't Lie.
De la Pena, Matt. Mexican Whiteboy.
Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother.
Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light.
Dorris, Michael. A Yellow Raft in Blue Water.
Draper, Sharon M. Tears of a Tiger
Edwards, Kim. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.
Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man.
Evans, Nicholas. The Horse Whisperer.
Evans, Nicholas. The Loop.
Evans, Nicholas. The Smoke Jumper.
Farmer, Nancy. The House of the Scorpion.
Faulkner, William. As I Lay Dying.
Faulkner, William. The Sound and the Fury.
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain.
Frank, Pat. Alas, Babylon.
Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying.
George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Wood.
Going, K.L. Fat Kid Rules the World.
Grafton, Sue. A is for Alibi.
Grant, Michael. Gone.
Green, John and David Levithan. Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines.
Green, John. Looking for Alaska.
Green, John. Paper Towns.
Grisham, John. A Painted House.
Grisham, John. Bleachers.
Grisham, John. The Chamber.
Grisham, John. A Time to Kill.
Groom, Winston. Forrest Gump.
Gruen, Sara. Water for Elephants.
Guest, Judith. Ordinary People.
Haley, Alex. Roots. x2
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon.
Hansen, Lynne. Shades of Blue and Gray.
Hansen, Ron. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Harris, Thomas. The Silence of the Lambs.
Hautman, Pete. Godless.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The House of the Seven Gables.
Hinton, S.E. Tex.
Hinton, S.E. That Was Then, This Is Now.
Howe, Katherine. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane.
Irving, John. The Cider House Rules.
Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last.
Johnson, Charles. Middle Passage.
Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle.
Kaufman, Moises. The Laramie Project.
Kaysen, Susanna. Girl, Interrupted.
Kelly, Jacqueline. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.
Kerouac, Jack. On the Road.
Kerouac, Jack. The Dharma Bums.
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon.
Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees.
King, Stephen. The Green Mile.
King, Stephen. The Stand.
King, Stephen. Under the Dome.
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Bean Trees.
Kinsella, W.P. Shoeless Joe.
Klass, David. Home of the Braves.
Klass, David. You Don’t Know Me.
Knowles, John. A Separate Peace.
Krech, Bob. Rebound.
L’Amour, Louis. Tucker.
Lahiri, Jhumpa. The Namesake.
Lawrence, Jerome and Robert E. Lee. Inherit the Wind.
Lenski, Lois. Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison.
Lewis, Sinclair. Babbit.
Lewis, Sinclair. The Jungle.
London, Jack. Call of the Wild.
London, Jack. White Fang.
Lund, Gerald N. The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light.
Lyga, Barry. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl.
Mackler, Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things.
Maclean, Norman. A River Runs Through It.
Malamud, Bernard. The Natural.
McBride, James. Miracle at St. Anna.
McCallum, Jack. Foul Lines.
McCarthy, Cormac. All the Pretty Horses.
McCarthy, Cormac. The Road.
McCuller, Carson. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.
McMurtry, Larry. Lonesome Dove. x2
Melville, Herman. Billy Budd.
Melville, Herman. Moby Dick.
Michener, James A. Alaska. x2
Michener, James A. Centennial. x2
Michener, James A. Chesapeake. x2
Michener, James A. Hawaii. x2
Michener, James A. Space. x2
Michener, James A. Texas. x2
Mikaelson, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear.
Moon, Elizabeth. Speed of Dark.
Morrison, Toni. Beloved.
Morrison, Toni. The Bluest Eye.
Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels.
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster.
Myers, Walter Dean. Somewhere in the Darkness.
Myers, Walter Dean. The Glory Field.
Norris, Frank. McTeague.
Paterson, Katherine. Lyddie.
Peters, Julie Anne. Luna.
Picoult, Jodi. My Sister’s Keeper.
Plath, Sylvia. The Bell Jar.
Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Body of Christopher Creed.
Portis, Charles. True Grit.
Portman, Frank. King Dork.
Pressfield, Steven. The Legend of Bagger Vance.
Puzo, Mario. The Godfather.
Quinn, Daniel. Ishmael.
Rinaldi, Ann. A Break with Charity.
Rinaldi, Ann. A Stitch in Time.
Rinaldi, Ann. The Last Silk Dress.
Rios, Lara. Becoming Americana.
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising.
Saenz, Benjamin Alire. Names on a Map.
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye.
Sandoz, Mari. The Horsecatcher.
Sandoz, Mari. The Story Catcher
Sapphire. Push.
Shaara, Jeff. Gods and Generals.
Shaara, Michael. The Killer Angels.
Shusterman, Neal. What Daddy Did.
Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony.
Sitomer, Alan Lawrence. Hip-Hop High School.
Smiley, Jane. Moo.
Smith, Scott. A Simple Plan.
Snow, Richard. The Burning.
Soto, Gary. Accidental Love.
Soto, Gary. Jesse.
Sparks, Nicholas. A Walk to Remember.
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. x2
Steinbeck, John. Travels with Charley.
Stockett, Kathryn. The Help.
Stokes, Jordan and Matthew Belinkie. Gilded Delirium.
Taylor, Mildred. Let the Circle Be Unbroken.
Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Taylor, Mildred. The Road to Memphis.
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Van Diepen, Allison. Snitch.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Flipped.
Vizzini, Ned. It’s Kind of a Funny Story.
Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey’s Song.
Walker, Alice. The Color Purple.
Wallace, Daniel. Big Fish.
Wasserman, Robin. Hacking Harvard.
Weisberger, Lauren. The Devil Wears Prada.
Wells, Rebecca. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
Wharton, Edith. Ethan Frome.
Wharton, Edith. The Age of Innocence.
Wharton, Edith. The House of Mirth.
White, Ellen Emerson. The Road Home.
Woodrell, Daniel. Winter’s Bone.
Woodson, Jacqueline. After Tupac and D Foster.
Wright, Richard. Native Son.

NONFICTION

Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. Farewell to Manzanar.