Research shows that by reading for 30 minutes each day for 6 months, a student can expect to see a 100 point increase in his/her SAT score. Below are suggestions for possible books to read in preparing for the SAT . It is further suggested that the reader make a list for each book containing the book title, author, main characters, themes and a few memorable quotes.

1. The Road
2. Of Mice and Men
3. The Color of Water
4. The Great Generation
5. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
6. The Things They Carried by
7. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
8. Jonathon Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
9. Bel Canto by Ann Pachett
10. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by  Mark Haddon
11. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
12. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
13. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
14. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
15. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli