Back-to-school means wrapping up those summer extra activities, day camps and endless carefree sunny days.

If you’re already planning your school year checklist and want to get ahead on required reading before the school year begins, Amazon has discounted options available to shop now.

Every district or university has a standard list, and they can vary across the country.

We’re keeping it general with a few of the main classics, bestsellers and past reading requirements.

Buying books and supplies can get pricey as you prepare for the new school year. You can check out Amazon to check off titles on your reading list with extra savings.

To make it easy on the perpetual early birds, we’ve split this list up into five individual sections depending on the grade level.

Shop discounted deals on required reading for class below.

Kindergarten

  1. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” for $10, instead of $22
  2. “Where the Wild Things Are” for $8, instead of $22
  3. “Goodnight Moon” for $13, instead of $22
  4. “Are You My Mother?” for $5, instead of $10
  5. “Clifford the Big Red Dog” for $13, instead of $17

Elementary school

  1. “The Rainbow Fish” for $11, instead of $20
  2. “The Cat in the Hat” for $6, instead of $10
  3. “The Giving Tree” for $13, instead of $20
  4. “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” for $22, instead of $27
  5. “Charlotte’s Web” for $6, instead of $11

Middle school

  1. “A Wrinkle in Time” for $6, instead of $9
  2. “Because of Winn-Dixie” for $10, instead of $20
  3. “Little Women” for $19, instead of $25, or Puffin in Bloom Edition for $10, instead of $11
  4. “The Odyssey” for $11, instead of $20
  5. “The Secret Garden” for $12, instead of $18

High school

  1. “To Kill a Mockingbird” for $9, instead of $17
  2. “Of Mice and Men” for $7, instead of $13
  3. “The Bluest Eye” for $9, instead of $17
  4. “Wuthering Heights” for $11, instead of $13
  5. “The House on Mango Street” for $6, instead of $13

College

  1. “Things Fall Apart” for $9, instead of $15
  2. “Pride and Prejudice” for $8, instead of $15
  3. “Beloved” for $9, instead of $17
  4. “The Stranger” for $12, instead of $16
  5. “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” for $9, instead of $11

Those back-to-school days can seem hectic, but it’s a time that I hold great nostalgia for. To everyone starting the new school year: happy reading.

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