College Board recommends this selection of great books for college bound students.
Current and past lists of recommended reading for college bound students compiled by the American Library Association.
NY Times article quoting from recent studies indicating that providing students with self-selected reading materials in the spring and summer results in reducing the loss of skills over the summer, especially for low income children.
"Plot Summary: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." DISCovering Authors. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 6 Dec. 2010.
See the Conversation Starters section of books in their database for questions.
"INTRODUCTION to Ursula LeGuin's _The Left Hand of Darkness_