美国留学｜高中生阅读推荐书单

No. Title Author Short Introduction 1 Farragut North Beau Willimon Fictional novel about the inside operations of an American Presidential campaign 2 Da Vinci Code Dan Brown Famous detective fiction novel set in Italy 3 Animal Farm George Orwell Fictional Metaphor of the Cold war written by famous British author George Orwell 4 Brave New World Aldous Huxley Dystopian fictional novel about a future in which the government controls us through pleasurable distractions 5 Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson Amazing biography of Apple and Pixar's founder written by the amazing biographer Walter Isaacson. Amazing and inspiring novel that will educate the reader on technology and American business culture 6 Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury American dystopian fictional novel about a world in which the government controls thought by burning books 7 The Great Gatsby Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Classic American novel with themes of materialism, greed, love, societal pressures and expectations 8 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Clever and entertaining science fiction novel written by the British author Douglas Adams. Clever and witty writing style 9 On the Road Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac's most famous novel about a man travelling across America in search of profound truths about life 10 The Hunger Games Series Suzanne Collins Modern pop fiction that was very popular throughout America in recent years 11 Harry Potter Series J.K. Rowling Classic novels that would be a good way to practice English. Extremely entertaining 12 Into the Wild Jon Krakauer Personal account of an American who flees to Alaska in search of deeper truths and a desire to escape a materialistic society 13 Lord of the Flies William Golding Famous novel about kids stranded on an island and how they form a society 14 Ender's Game Orson Scott Card Very entertaining action novel set in the future 15 To Kill a Mockingbird HarperLee Probably the most famous American novel about racial struggles in the South post Civil War