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Required reading: The books that students read in 28 countries around the world

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This compilation of reading assigned to students everywhere will expand your horizons — and your bookshelves.

 

In the US, most students are required to read To Kill a Mockingbird during their school years. This classic novel combines a moving coming-of-age story with big issues like racism and criminal injustice. Reading Mockingbird is such an integral part of the American educational experience that we wondered: What classic books are assigned to students elsewhere?

We posed this question to our TED-Ed Innovative Educators and members of the TED-Ed community. People all over the globe responded, and we curated our list to focus on local authors.

Many respondents made it clear in their countries, as in the US, few books are absolutely mandatory.

Take a look at what students in countries from Ireland to Iran, Ghana to Germany, are asked to read and why:

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