Which book should I read for my report? To kill a mocking bird? Catcher in the rye?Tom Sawyer?Huckleberry Finn?

Here's my ranking:

1) To Kill a Mockingbird

2) Catcher in the Rye

3) Pride and Prejudice

4) Huckleberry Finn

I haven't read the other two, so sorry. I think Mark Twain, especially Huck Finn, would be a little difficult for your age group because of the southern dialect it's written in. I don't mean to be condescending or anything like that. I tried to read Huck Finn when I was 12 and I don't think I got past the first couple of pages.

The first two aren't difficult to read at all, and they're both about growing up. Catcher in the Rye is easier to read, but To Kill a Mockingbird is a better book in my opinion. Pride and Prejudice is a little more difficult because it's 18th century English prose; it's also a very female book, so if you're a guy or not a "girly girl" it really just might not be your thing. It's witty and funny, but there are a lot of references to manners of the time, so that may require a bit of research.

How challenged do you feel? :-) If very, go with Pride and Prejudice. It's not an easy read, though.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a great story and gives you a lot to think about.

Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are both great stories. Personally, I like Huck Finn better; Huck goes much deeper than Tom, and it's still fun. Some people have trouble reading the dialect; others enjoy it.

Catcher in the Rye -- People either love it or hate it. I love it. The entire novel, although short, is all first person narration, so you have to keep in mind that you're reading an extremely biased (meaning just one-sided) view of situations. It does make for a good challenge. I find it an intriguing insight into the mind of a troubled young man. At 12, you might not be ready for it. (PLEASE don't be offended by that!)

I never read the Prince and the Pauper, but I'm sure Mark Twain has plenty of things to say about royalty!

You might want to sample Twain's and Austen's books (the others two aren't available online):

Huck Finn:

http://www.publicliterature.org/books/huckleberry_...

Tom Sawyer:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7193/7193-h/7193-h....

Prince & Pauper (ignore the very beginning; start with "I will set down a tale..."

http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1837/pg1837.tx...

Pride & Prejudice

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1342/1342-h/1342-h....

Happy reading!

All are good. Here's a way to think about it:

Catcher: if you are interested in teen angst

To Kill a Mockingbird: coming of age story/civil rights

Tom Sawyer: totally fun; youth in antebellum America

Huck Finn: a more serious take on the Civil War era

Pride and Prejudice: makes fun of role of women in Victorian England

If you haven't read any, start with Tom Sawyer

It depends on what kind of book you enjoy. Personally, my favourite book out of that list is Pride and Prejudice, with Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn also being favourites of mine.

I think if I was your age again though I would probably go for Tom Sawyer, it is a lot of fun, and not as long as Huckleberry Finn or Pride and Prejudice. If you like Tom Sawyer, you can always go on to read Huckleberry Finn later, as it is a sort of sequel to Tom Sawyer.

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are really good. But if you have to choose, choose tom cause it makes more sense in that order

So "To Kill a Mocking Bird" is considered 9th grade? I checked it out of the library on my own and read it in 5th grade. Then I read it again when it was assigned to me in Junior High. Its an easy book, just get off the computer and read it.

It's ultimately which book you personally feel you can write the strongest and most clearly defined report upon, but I would [personally} select "To Kill A Mockingbird". The themes of race relations, poverty, and the American South of the mid-20th century would make for a highly interesting paper.

Pride and Prejuidice! Its amazing, a close second is To Kill a Mocking Bird.

I like the Twain books, hated Salinger. Pride and Prejudice is more difficult to read, but more suited to female readers.

to kill a mockingbird.