While there are certain classics that have been required school reading for years and haven’t budged from place, some books come and go, but still manage to leave a mark on us. Books that were required reading in a certain decade didn’t necessarily make the cut the next year, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t iconic. Here’s a list of books that have tugged at your heartstrings and taught you valuable life lessons if you were a student in the 90s.
#1: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
This young-adult novel by American author Gary Paulsen was published in 1987 and follows Brian, a 13-year-old boy who survives a plane crash but finds himself stranded in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a hatchet – a gift his mother gave him – and his wits. This isn’t just another dystopian novel, but an honest and relatable story about struggles.
