High School Reading Recommendations
BOOKS IN ENGLISH
| Type | Title | Author |
| Prose Fiction | A Fine Balance | Rohinton Mistry |
| Prose Fiction | All the light We Cannot See | Anthony Doer |
| Prose Fiction | Atonement | Ian McEwan |
| Prose Fiction | Beloved | Toni Morrison |
| Prose Fiction | Catch 22 | Joseph Heller |
| Prose Fiction | Chronicles of a Death Foretold | G.M. Marquez |
| Prose Fiction | Dune series | Frank Herbet |
| Prose Fiction | East of Eden | John Steinbeck |
| Prose Fiction | Eva Luna | Isabel Allende |
| Prose Fiction | Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy |
| Prose Fiction | Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury |
| Prose Fiction | Half of a Yellow Sun | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| Prose Fiction | Home Fire | Kamila Shamsie |
| Prose Fiction | If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller | Italo Calvino |
| Prose Fiction | In The Wild Night | Jeff Zentner |
| Prose Fiction | Into the Wild | John Kracauer |
| Prose Fiction | Life of Pi | Yann Martel |
| Prose Fiction | Looking for Alaska | John Green |
| Prose Fiction | Lord of the Flies | William Golding |
| Prose Fiction | Madame Bovary | Gustav Flaubert |
| Prose Fiction | Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro |
| Prose Fiction | Nothing | Janne Teller |
| Prose Fiction | Of Mice and Men | John Steinbeck |
| Prose Fiction | On Earth We’re briefly Gorgeous | Ocean Vuong |
| Prose Fiction | Persuasion | Jane Austen |
| Prose Fiction | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen |
| Prose Fiction | Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen |
| Prose Fiction | The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath |
| Prose Fiction | The God of Small Things | Arundhati Roy |
| Prose Fiction | The Heart’s Invisible Furies | John Boyne |
| Prose Fiction | The Help | Kathyrn Stockett |
| Prose Fiction | The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan |
| Prose Fiction | The Perfect Nanny | Leila Slimani |
| Prose Fiction | The Portrait of Dorian Grey | Oscar Wilde |
| Prose Fiction | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Mohsin Hamid |
| Prose Fiction | The Serpent King | Jeff Zentner |
| Prose Fiction | Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe |
| Prose Fiction | White Teeth | Zadie Smith |
| Prose Fiction | Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte |
| Type | Title | Author |
| Graphic novels | Paracuellos | Carlos Gimenez |
| Graphic novels | Long Way Down | Jason Reynolds |
| Graphic novels | Suffragette | Sally Heathcote, Mary Talbot, bryan Talbot and Kate Charlesworth |
| Graphic novels | The Enciclopedia of Early Earth | Isabel Greenberg |
| Graphic novels | The Gigantic Beard that was Evil | Stephen Collins |
| Graphic novels | The Graveyard Book, the Graphic Novel | Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell |
| Graphic novels | This One Summer | Mariko and Jilian Tamaki |
| Graphic novels | Through the Woods | Emily Carroll |
| Type | Title | Author |
| Prose non fiction | A Short Story Of Nearly Everything | Bill Bryson |
| Prose non fiction | Becoming | Michelle Obama |
| Prose non fiction | David and Goliath | Malcom Gladwell |
| Prose non fiction | Don’t Call Me Crazy | Kelly Jensen |
| Prose non fiction | Dreams from My Father | Barac Obama |
| Prose non fiction | Eats, Shoots and Leaves | Lynne Truss |
| Prose non fiction | Educated | Tara Westover |
| Prose non fiction | Hey, Kiddo | Jarrett J. Krosoczka |
| Prose non fiction | In Other Words | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| Prose non fiction | La Bella Figura: A Guide to the Italian Mind | Beppe Servgnini |
| Prose non fiction | Notes from a Small Island | Bill Bryson |
| Prose non fiction | The Dictionary People | Sarah Ogilvie |
| Prose non fiction | The Glass Castle | Jeanette Walls |
| Prose non fiction | The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat | Oliver Sacks |
| Prose non fiction | The Mother Tongue | Bill Bryson |
| Prose non fiction | The Ouliers | Malcom Gladwell |
| Prose non fiction | The Stuff of Thought | Stefen Pincker |
| Prose non fiction | Tristes Tropiques | Claude Levi-Strauss |
| Prose non fiction | We Should All Be Feminist | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| Prose non fiction | When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi |
| Type | Title | Author |
| Drama | 12 Angry Men | Reginald Rose |
| Drama | A Midsummer’s Night Dream | William Shakespeare |
| Drama | A Servant of Two Masters | Carlo Goldoni |
| Drama | Fools | Neil Simon |
| Drama | Much Ado About Nothing | William Shakespeare |
| Drama | Pygmalion | G.B. Shaw |
| Drama | Tartuffe | Molière |
| Drama | The Frogs | Aristophanes |
| Drama | The Imporance of Being Earnest | Oscar Wilde |
| Drama | Wild Oats | John O’Keeffe |
| Academic rigour, Journalistic flair. Curated by professional editors, The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. |  | https://theconversation.com/global |
| World’s Largest Education Resourse: From chemistry to computer programming, arts to World War II, ThoughtCo.com provides guides, tips, and resources to help you understand more about the world you. |  | https://www.thoughtco.com/ |
| Articles and Personal Essays |  | https://tetw.org/ |
| Storytelling amplified by digital innovation: shorts stories, essays, interviews, magazines, reading lists |  | https://electricliterature.com/ |
| TIME Magazine |  | https://time.com/tag/teens/ |
| Science Journal for Teens: Hundreds of scientific articles. Written for kids. Approved by scientists. Free. |  | https://sciencejournalforkids.org/ |
| Science Podcats Need some inspiration for your next science project? In this science podcast, the hosts take on everything from DNA kits, shark attacks, and the keto diet to determine if the scientific research actually backs up the claims and myths. Is almond milk actually better for the planet than dairy milk? Is 5G a technological revolution, or a health threat? They even have a whole bunch of recent episodes about COVID-19, turning to the research to answer common questions. |  | https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs |
| History Podcasts Even if you aren’t a fan of history class, this podcast is a great option as an educational podcast for teens. The history the hosts cover in the podcast is not what you’d usually read about in a textbook. Therefore, instead of a dry list of names and dates, episodes feel more like fascinating and crazy stories than make you go, “Wow, who would have thought?!”. |  | https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-missed-in-histor-21124503/ |
| Music Podcast: what makes a song catchy and successful? Regardless of what kind of music you’re into, Top 40 is inescapable. The hosts – a songwriter and a musicologist (yes, that’s a real job) – dissect the most popular songs of the moment to determine what makes them catchy and successful. It’s a fun podcast that’s easy listening, but after a few episodes, you’ll find yourself with a surprising amount of classical music theory and listening to songs differently! |  | https://switchedonpop.com/ |
| TED Talks Daily It’s not a list of educational podcasts without TED Talks… right? All the interesting, thought-provoking content of TED Talks, but in audio form. Now there’s no excuse not to check out that TED Talk you keep meaning to! You can listen to it while cooking, going for a walk, or just taking a break from screens. Of course, being a leadership program, we especially like the many inspiring talks from leaders who have created big change in the world in every field possible! |  | https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-talks/ted-talks-daily |
| Envirionment Podcat: Good Together You’re probably (hopefully!) thinking about climate change and how you can live more sustainably, but there’s so much to understand! Good Together makes it onto our list of educational podcasts for teens as an easy way to learn more about the topics within sustainability that interest you. Tiny houses? The impact of online shopping? Bees? Zero waste? 45 minutes later and you’ll feel more informed, inspired, and ready to make a difference than ever. |  | https://brightly.eco/podcast/ |
| Maths and Numbers The stars of the show include mathematicians and other guests from around the world. Topics range from the sublime to the ridiculous… from historic discoveries to latest breakthroughs. In addition to hundreds of videos, we also have a podcast featuring longer-form interviews. |  | https://www.numberphile.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@numberphile |
BOOKS IN ITALIAN
| GENERE LETTERARIO | TITOLO | AUTORE |
| Avventura | Le avventure di Tom Sawyer | Twain M. |
| Avventura – Adolescenza – Medioevo | Catherine | Cushman K. |
| Avventura – Adolescenza – Medioevo | Il richiamo della foresta | London J. |
| Avventura – Adolescenza – Medioevo | I ragazzi di via Pal | Molnar F. |
| Avventura – Fantascienza | Storie di giovani mostri | Asimov I. |
| Avventura – Fantascienza | Cronache della Galassia | Asimov I. |
| Avventura – Fantascienza | Viaggio al centro della terra | Verne J. |
| Avventura – Fantasia | La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia | Buzzati D. |
| Avventura – Fantasia | Pinocchio | Collodi C. |
| Avventura – Mistero | Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio | Buzzati D. |
| Avventura – Mistero – Suspance – Brividi | I segreti di Acqua Morta | Geda F. , Magnone M. |
| Avventura – Sentimenti | Il piccolo principe | Saint-Exupéry A. |
| Avventura – Umorismo – Racconti brevi | Marcovaldo | Calvino I. |
| Avventura – WW2 | La notte in cui la guerra finì | Antonini C. |
| Avventura – WW2 | Mille papaveri rossi | Badino S. |
| Avventura – WW2 | Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno | Calvino I. |
| LITERATURE GENRE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
| Biografia | La mia casa è dove sono | Scebo I. |
| Biografia – Racconti brevi | Come i fiori rompono l’asfalto. Venti storie di coraggio | Gazzaniga R. |
| Biografia – Sentimenti | I pesci non chiudono gli occhi | De Luca E. |
| LITERATURE GENRE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
| Romanzo | Ero un bullo | Franzoso A. |
| Romanzo | Ascolta il mio cuore | Pitzorno B. |
| Romanzo – Sentimenti | Piccole donne | May Alcott L. |
| Romanzo – Sentimenti | Anna dai capelli rossi | Montgomery L. M. |
| LITERATURE GENRE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
| Diario – WW2 | Diario | Frank A. |
| Giallo | Dieci piccoli indiani | Christie A. |
| AUTORE | TITOLO |
| Allende | La casa degli spiriti |
| Ammaniti | Io e te |
| Ammaniti | Anna |
| Ammaniti | Io non ho paura |
| Austen | orgoglio e pregiudizio |
| Benni | Il bar sotto il mare |
| Benni | La compagnia dei celestini |
| Benni | Saltatempo |
| Brizzi | Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo |
| Buzzati | Il deserto dei Tartari |
| Calvino | Marcovaldo |
| Calvino | Le città invisibili |
| Calvino | Il castello dei destini incrociati |
| Calvino | Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno |
| Camus | La peste |
| Capote | A sangue freddo |
| Cervantes | Don Chisciotte |
| Christie | Assassinio sul Nilo |
| Christie | Dieci piccoli indiani |
| Cognetti | Le otto montagne |
| Coelho | L’alchimista |
| D’Annunzio | Il piacere |
| Dostoevskij | Il sosia |
| Dostoevskij | L’idiota |
| Dostoevskij | Delitto e catigo |
| Dostoevskij | Momorie del sottosuolo |
| Dostoevskij | I fratelli Karamazov |
| Eco | Baudolino |
| Eco | Il nome della rosa |
| Ellis | Sotto il burqa |
| Fenoglio | Il partigiano Johnny |
| Fitzgerald | Il grande Gatsby |
| Flaubert | Madame Bovary |
| Golding | Il signore delle mosche |
| Harper Lee | Il buio oltre la siepe |
| Hesse | Il lupo della steppa |
| Hesse | Siddharta |
| Hesse | Narciso e Boccadoro |
| Hemingway | I quarantanove racconti |
| Hemingway | Il vecchio e il mare |
| Hornby | Alta fedeltà |
| Kafka | La metamorfosi |
| Kafka | Il processo |
| Kerouuac | Sulla strada |
| Levi | La tregua |
| Levi | Se questo è un uomo |
| London | Zanna Bianca |
| Macchiavelli | Mandragola |
| Marquez | L’amore ai tempi del colera |
| Marquez | Cent’anni di solitudine |
| Mazzariol | Gli squali |
| Mazzariol | Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri |
| Mellville | Moby Dick |
| Moravia | Gli indifferenti |
| Moliere | Il Misantropo |
| Orwell | 1984 |
| Orwell | La fattoria degli animali |
| Pennac | La fata carabina |
| Pennac | Il paradiso degli orchi |
| Pirandello | Il fu Mattia Pascal |
| Pirandello | Uno, nessuno, centomila |
| Poe | Gordon Pym |
| Poe | Racconti |
| Pirsig | Lo zen e l’arte della manutenzione della motocicletta |
| Rigoni Stern | Il sergente della neve |
| Salinger | Il giovane Holden |
| Sepulveda | Il vecchio che leggeva romanzi d’amore |
| Sepulveda | Il mondo alla fine del mondo |
| Shakespeare | Romeo e Giulietta |
| Shakespeare | Il sogno di una notte di mezza estate |
| Stevenson | Lo strano caso del Dr.Jackill e Mr.Hyde |
| Svevo | Una vita |
| Svevo | Senilità |
| Svevo | La coscienza di Zeno |
| Terzani | Un indovino mi disse |
| Tolkien | Il signore degli anelli |
| Tolkien | Lo Hobbit |
| Tolstoj | Anna Karenina |
| Tomasi di Lampedusa | Il Gattopardo |
| Uhlman | L’amico ritrovato |
| Verga | I Malavoglia |
| Verga | Mastro don Gesualdo |
| Wild | Il ritratto di Dorian Grey |
| Zusak | Storia di una ladra di libri |
| Garmus, Bonnie | Lezioni di chimica |
| Cheng, Eugenia | Lezioni di matematica e pasticceria |
| Savater, Fernando | Etica per un figlio |
| Savater, Fernando | Politica per un figlio |
| Romanzo | Theme: reality and the reality of our grandmothers |
| Saggio | Theme: the mathematical side of the pleasure of eating and cooking |
| Saggio | Theme: why values? |
| Saggio | Theme: putting our values into social practice |