Texts For Teaching in English Public

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A collection of great novels, etc, for using in secondary English classrooms. Novels, verse novels, graphic novels, this is a list of proven winners!

  1. The Dry by 

    4 stars

    A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. After …

  2. Double Indemnity by 

    4 stars

    Double Indemnity is a 1943 crime novel by American journalist-turned-novelist James M. Cain. It was first published in serial form …

  3. Maus: A Survivor's Tale by 

    5 stars

    In a world where Jews are mice, Germans are Cats and the Polish are pigs, a son documents his parents' …

  4. The Maltese Falcon by 

    4 stars

    Classic noir. Private detective Sam Spade is hired to search for a valuable, gem-encrusted antique in the shape of a …

  5. The Great Gatsby by 

    4 stars

    Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life …

  6. The complete Persepolis by 

    4 stars

    From inside front cover: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a ... loving family in …

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