AP® English Literature and Composition
Most Frequently Suggested Books*
(With Vocabulary Links)
This list ranks AP® English Literature books by how often they have been suggested for free-response questions over the past 10 years.
Each title includes the years it was referenced, along with links to vocabulary quizzes and related resources.
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Times Suggested
Title
Author
Years suggested shown as ## (25 indicates 2025)
During the last 10 years, these books were repeatedly suggested as potential resources to answer Free Response Question #3.
##a = Suggested in Practice Test 1 of 20##
##b = Suggested in Practice Test 2 of 20##
Since 2024, College Board® publishes 2 practice tests a year.
Prior to that, they published the administered test after it was administered.
In 2023, they published both.
Free response questions were not published for 2020.