American literature homework...what's a good book to read by an american author ?

[not FRESHR than moi]

im in 9th grade and for my literature class i need to pick out a book to read...and suggestions? please and thank you

 

[Ang]

to kill a mockingbird
huckleberry fin or tom sawyer
the crucible
the great gatsby
the catcher in the rye
of mice and men
the old man and the sea
the house of the seven gables
the color purple

 

[Jose H]

Common Sense By Thomas Paine.

 

[anna]

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain or To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Those are great books for your grade level and are pretty cool.