Novel

The Catcher in the Rye

Novel by J. D. Salinger, partially published in serial form in 19451946 and as a novel in 1951. It was originally intended for adults but is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst, alienation, and as a critique on superficiality in society

The Killer Angels

1974 historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book depicts the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, and the days leading up to it: June 29, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought

Swallows and Amazons

Children’s adventure novel by English author Arthur Ransome and first published on 21 July 1930 by Jonathan Cape

The Long Walk

Dystopian horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman

All Quiet on the Western Front

Novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers’ extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front