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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 1984 - Nineteen Eighty-Four A vocabulary word list 1984 by George Orwell
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 A Christmas Carol A vocabulary word list - thanks Ann Lehman (PA) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in 1843
2 A Day No Pigs Would Die A vocabulary word list - thanks C. Candida (CA) A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck
3 A Man Without a Country A vocabulary word list A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
4 A Passage to India A vocabulary word list - thanks to CC (NJ)A Passage to India A Passage to India by E.M. Forster
5 A Prayer for Owen Meany A vocabulary words list A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
6 A Raisin in the Sun A vocabulary word list with page numbers and definitions - thanks to J. Brossard (WI) and BB (IL) A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
7 A Separate Peace A vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-Blanks worksheet A Separate Peace by John Knowles
8 A Solitary Blue A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Woodnal (MA) A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt
9 A Streetcar Named Desire A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Woodnal (MA) A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
10 A Summons to Memphis A vocabulary word list A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor
11 A Tale of Two Cities A vocabulary word list, definitions and more! - thanks N. Bodziak (NY) A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
12 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A vocabulary word list A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
13 Absolutely Normal Chaos A vocabulary word list Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech
14 All Quiet on the Western Front A vocabulary word list All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
15 Angela's Ashes A vocabulary word list Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
16 Animal Farm A vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-the-blank worksheet Animal Farm by George Orwell
17 Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl A vocabulary word list Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Beowulf A vocabulary word list Beowulf, a verse translation by Michael Alexander
2 Black Boy A vocabulary word list - thanks C. Hopkins (VA) Black Boy by Richard Wright
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Call of the Wild A vocabulary word list with Fill-in-the-blank worksheet Call of the Wild by Jack London
2 Candide A vocabulary word list with page numbers - thanks J. Woodnal (MA) Candide by Voltaire
3 Canterbury Tales A vocabulary word list Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
4 Catcher in the Rye A vocabulary word list of 98 words, a Fill-in-The-Blanks worksheet and another vocabulary list with word definitions The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
5 Chasing Vermeer A vocabulary word list - thanks M. Welker (IN) Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
6 Cold Mountain A vocabulary word list Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
7 Cold Sassy Tree A vocabulary word list Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
8 Cry-The Beloved Country A vocabulary word list Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Da Vinci Code A vocabulary word list with some French translation Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
2 David Copperfield A vocabulary word list David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
3 Death of a Salesman A vocabulary word list - thanks K. Holderman (CA) Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
4 Dogs Don't Tell Jokes A vocabulary word list Dogs Don\'t Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar
5 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde A vocabulary word list - thanks L. Smith (SC) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Emma A vocabulary word list Emma by Jane Austen
2 Ethan Frome A vocabulary word list Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Fahrenheit 451 A vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-the-Blanks worksheet Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
2 Firestorm (The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 1) A vocabulary word list with pages numbered-thanks Connie Brasier (FL) Firestorm by David Klass
3 Frankenstein A vocabulary word list Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Gifted Hands A vocabulary word list with numbered pages Gifted Hands by Ben Carson
2 Great Expectations A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Minnis & G. Starkey (CA) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
3 Guests A vocabulary word list Guests by Michael Dorris
4 Gulliver's Travels A vocabulary word list Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Hard Times A vocabulary word list, many with definitions Hard Times by Charles Dickens
2 Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix A vocabulary word list Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
3 Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone A vocabulary word list and wizard activities Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
4 Holes A vocabulary word list Holes by Louis Sacher
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 I Heard The Owl Call My Name A vocabulary word list I Heard The Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven
2 I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings A vocabulary word list I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
3 Into The Wild A vocabulary word list Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer
4 Into Thin Air A vocabulary word list Into Thin Air written by Jon Krakauer
5 Invisible Man A vocabulary word list Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Jane Eyre A vocabulary word list Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
2 Johnny Got His Gun A vocabulary word list and questions - thanks J. Levenson (NJ) Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
3 Johnny Tremain A vocabulary word list Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
4 Julius Caesar A vocabulary word list with meanings- thanks C. Worth (TX) Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Kidnapped A vocabulary word list Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stevenson
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Life of Pi A vocabulary word list - thanks K. Penna (NY) Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2 Lonesome Dove A vocabulary word list Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
3 Lord Jim A vocabulary word list with French translations Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
4 Lord of the Flies A vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Macbeth A vocabulary word list Macbeth by William Shakespeare
2 Maggie's American Dream A vocabulary word list Maggie's American Dream by James P. Comer
3 Moby Dick A vocabulary word list Moby Dick by Herman Melville
4 Mrs. Dalloway A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Woodnal (MA) Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
5 Much Ado About Nothing A vocabulary word list with definitions - thanks E. Lewis (UT) Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
6 Mythology A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Woodnal (MA) Mythology by Edith Hamilton
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Night A vocabulary word list - thanks M. J. Sacha Night by Ellie Wiesel
2 No-No Boy A vocabulary word list - thanks S. Green (NY) No-No Boy by John Okada
3 Not Without My Daughter A vocabulary word list - thanks S. Green (NY) Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody and William Hoffer
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Oedipus the King A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Woodnal (MA) Oedipus the King by Sophocles
2 Of Human Bondage A vocabulary word list Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
3 Of Mice and Men A vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
4 Oil! A vocabulary word list with discussion ideas Oil! by Upton Sinclair
5 Old Yeller A vocabulary word list Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
6 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest A vocabulary word list & definitions - thanks B. Budd (MA) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
7 Our Town A vocabulary word list Our Town by Thornton Wilder
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Phantom of the Opera A vocabulary word list - thanks K. Goldy (KS) Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
2 Pigs in Heaven A vocabulary word list Pigs In Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
3 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man A vocabulary word list of challenging words - thanks J. Watson (CA) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
4 Pride and Prejudice A vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Rebecca A vocabulary word list - thanks M. Touet (MA) Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
2 Red Badge of Courage A vocabulary word list The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
3 Robinson Crusoe A vocabulary word list - thanks Roberta Bryant Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
4 Romeo and Juliet A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Nardiello (NJ) & F. Rupert (KS) Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 Slaughterhouse Five A vocabulary word list - thanks C. Ivey (UT) Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
2 Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China A vocabulary word list - thanks to a teacher contributor (CA) Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China by Moying Li
3 Something Wicked This Way Comes A vocabulary word list Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
4 Stolen Lives A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Woodnal (MA) Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir and Michele Fitoussi
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# Book Name Word Information Title and Author
1 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn A vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet - thanks to Eddington, Camperell & Jones The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
2 The Alchemist A vocabulary word list The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
3 The Awakening A vocabulary word list with French translations The Awakening by Kate Chopin
4 The Bean Trees A vocabulary word list The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
5 The Chocolate Wars A vocabulary word list - thanks to C. Ivey (UT) The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
6 The Crucible A vocabulary word list with Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet The Crucible by Arthur Miller
7 The Diary of Anne Frank A vocabulary word list with Fill-in-the-blank worksheet The Diary of Anne Frank
8 The Double Helix A vocabulary word list The Double Helix by James D Watson
9 The Glass Menagerie A vocabulary word list The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
10 The Grapes of Wrath A vocabulary word list The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
11 The Great Gatsby A vocabulary word list and Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet - thanks K. Marcus (CA) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
12 The House of the Spirits A vocabulary word list The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
13 The House on Mango Street A vocabulary word list with Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
14 The Human Comedy A vocabulary word list - thanks C. Mosmeyer (TX) The Human Comedy by William Saroyan
15 The Hunger Games A vocabulary word list The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
16 The Joy Luck Club A vocabulary word list The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
17 The Killer Angels A vocabulary word list, definitions and parts of speech - thanks R. Mahoney (AZ) The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
18 The Kite Runner A vocabulary word list with a Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
19 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow A vocabulary word list - thanks Roberta Bryant The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
20 The Lion in Winter A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Woodnal (MA) The Lion in Winter by James Goldman
21 The Mayor of Casterbridge A vocabulary word list, definitions and sentences - thanks P. Kalkstein The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
22 The Miracle Worker A vocabulary word list and discussion The Miracle Worker: William Gibson
23 The Once and Future King A vocabulary word list The Once and Future King written by T.H.White
24 The Outsiders A vocabulary word list, definitions and a Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet - thanks to A. Herbst (FL) The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
25 The Pearl A vocabulary word list - thanks C. Candida (CA) The Pearl by John Steinbeck
26 The Prince and the Pauper A vocabulary word list - thanks W. Cope (VA) The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
27 The Red Pony A vocabulary word list-thanks C.Candida (CA) The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
28 The Scarlet Letter A vocabulary word list, parts of speech and Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet - thanks R. Kubiak (CA) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
29 The Secret Life of Bees A vocabulary word list with discussion ideas The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
30 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty A vocabulary word list - thanks B. Billingsly The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber
31 The Street A vocabulary word list with page numbers - thanks C. Hopkins (VA) The Street by Ann Petry
32 The Sun Also Rises A vocabulary word list The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
33 The Taming of the Shrew A vocabulary word list The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
34 The Things They Carried A vocabulary word list The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
35 The War of the Worlds A vocabulary words list The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
36 Their Eyes Were Watching God A vocabulary word list Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
37 To Kill a Mockingbird A vocabulary word list with Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet - thanks K. Shelton (NC) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
38 Tom Sawyer A vocabulary word list with definitions - thanks L. Smith (SC) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
39 Treasure Island A vocabulary word list - thanks J. Bigelow (CT) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
40 Tuck Everlasting A vocabulary word list, most with definitions - thanks Renee Dye (VA) Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
41 Tuesdays with Morrie A vocabulary word list with page numbers - thanks S. Green (NY) Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
42 Twilight A vocabulary word list Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
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1 Ulysses A vocabulary word list of very challenging words - thanks J. Watson (CA) Ulysses by James Joyce
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1 Warriors Don't Cry A vocabulary word list - thanks S. Green (NY) Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
2 When I Was Puerto Rican A vocabulary word list with page numbers - thanks R. Rabinowitz (NJ) When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
3 White Fang A vocabulary word list White Fang by Jack London
4 Winter Dreams A vocabulary word list - thanks C. Nagourney (NJ) Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5 Wuthering Heights A vocabulary word list Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
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