Is there a required or recommended book list for high schools students?
NCDPI does not require or recommend any particular texts for students to read in high school. The selection of materials is a local, school, and individual teacher responsibility. Teachers should examine texts to determine their appropriateness for their classrooms, based on individual interests, community and student needs. Moreover, as stated in the NCELASCS, “students should read widely and deeply in all environments, in all genres, and in diverse traditions; they should read for different purposes, including entertainment, and they should be allowed to choose their own texts at least some of the time.” The first volume of the High School ELA teacher handbook (In the Right Direction: Planning and Unit Guides) does share a list of works commonly taught in NC high schools. To access that list, please visit http://www.ncpublicschools.
