For many students, a lifelong love of reading often begins in the English language arts classroom. While literature units and reading circles may satiate some, others might want to venture outside of your curriculum for more books to read. But where should they begin?
Below, you’ll find a small collection of printable reading recommendation flowcharts for a number of student interests. Display them in your classroom to help your students find their next favorite book!
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Classic Literature Flowchart
Introduce students to the world of classic literature from different eras. Follow the arrows to find your classic literature match!
This flowchart features the following books from our Literary Touchstone Classics collection:
- Antigone, by Sophocles
- Everyman, by Anonymous
- The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Beowulf, by Anonymous
- Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë
- Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
- Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift
- A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
- Dubliners, by James Joyce
- The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
- The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton
Dystopian Fiction Flowchart
Always popular with young adult readers, dystopian literature provides the perfect medium for exploring some of our darkest fears. Help students choose their own dystopian reading adventure with this chart.
This flowchart features the following books from our Discovering Literature collection:
Young Adult Books Flowchart
Written specifically for teenage audiences, young adult fiction spans genres and subject matter, offering something for every reader. Have students explore their reading interests and find the perfect YA novel for them with this chart!
This flowchart features the following books from our Discovering Literature collection:
- Be Not Far from Me, by Mindy McGinnis
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo
- Lovely War, by Julie Berry
- Girl in the Blue Coat, by Monica Hesse
- The Fountains of Silence, by Ruta Sepetys
- Aurora Rising, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- Catherine House, by Elisabeth Thomas
- Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay
- One of Us Is Lying, by Karen M. McManus
- Clap When You Land, by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Grown, by Tiffany D. Jackson
- The Field Guide to the North American Teenager, by Ben Philippe
- Darius the Great Is Not Okay, by Adib Khorram
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