I have gone through all the practice tests I've taken this year and am currently going through the books used in the third essay Response question over the past years (currently at 2007) and this is the resulting list of books that show up on the exam in order of the frequency in which they show up. So if your studying for AP Lit these are the books you should know (or at least a couple of them). I hope you enjoy!!!
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message 1: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 15, 2017 03:43AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Well, no idea what AP literature is (I'm Dutch) but I've read 40 out of of the 100 titles mentioned here and 20 more are on my TBR list. Not bad, I'd say... :-)


message 2: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Booklovinglady wrote: "Well, no idea what AP literature is (I'm Dutch) but I've read 40 out of of the 100 titles mentioned here and 20 more are on my TBR list. Not bad, I'd say... :-)" It's a standardized test we take in America I have the whole list on my bookshelves because when I made this list I didn't realize I could only add 100.


message 3: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 17, 2017 12:37PM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Elizabeth wrote: "It's a standardized test we take in America I have the whole list on my bookshelves because when I made this list I didn't realize I could only add 100. .."

You could always decide to make more than just this one list, calling this one Part One, and the next one Part Two, and so on should you need more. Just an idea.

Or, do you think you can publish the complete list in the comment section of this Listopia? I could add the ones we have in common and others might be able to help you as well by adding some of the titles on your list. You can always add a sentence to the description saying "Don't add books unless the title is mentioned in comment #...." or something similar :-) (and keep check of the Listopia and edit the comment section accordingly).
Or you can add the complete list of missing titles to the description, if it isn't all that long.
Maybe there is a weblink that you can add to the description? I found a weblink but I don't know if it is correct or not. I did notice some books on it which I have and that are not on your list.

There are similar lists on Goodreads by the way, see for instance AP Literature, to name just one.


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