Assigned Reading (Primary/Middle School Edition)
The books your teacher made you read between the ages of 11-14. They changed the way you saw the world, they made you realize books were more than just goofy or sentimental stories you gobbled up before bedtime, and they stuck with you, all these years later.
Suggestions welcome, especially from non-American readers!!
Note: this list was made by a Millennial, so I'd love to hear from some different generations! What did your teachers assign you?
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created by dishiereads
last updated August, 2026
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One that I remember from middle school that isn't on your list yet is Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach.
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Lists like these always make me realize just how little assigned reading I was actually given while in school lmao
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