Here you will find all the books mentioned and read on each episode of One Tree Hill since the series premiere! You'll find everything novels from John Steinbeck to J.D. Salinger! After you've browsed this section and found what you're looking for, check out Familiar Quotations to gather all the great literary quotes and other memorable character rambles from episodes past!

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Updated: March 17, 2006
 

EPISODE #100 · PILOT
 

∙ John Steinbeck "The Winter Of Our Discontent" | BUY ONLINE
scene: While playing some basketball down at the river-court, Skills ask Lucas what he's currently reading.

∙ William Shakespeare "Julius Ceaser" | BUY ONLINE
scene: At dinner, Karen and Haley give Lucas a book they found at the café.


EPISODE #101 · THE PLACES YOU HAVE COME TO FEAR THE MOST

∙ Ayn Rand "Atlas Shrugged" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Raven team-mate, Jake Jagielski hands Lucas a book (in the library at school) to read.

∙ David Mack "Kabuki Scarab" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Peyton reads "Kabuki Scarab" (in hardcover) while Nathan was on her bed talking to her.




EPISODE #105 · EVERY NIGHT IS ANOTHER STORY

∙ John Steinbeck "Of Mice and Men" | BUY ONLINE
scene: As the Ravens take off for their away game in Pinkerton, Lucas plays the CD Peyton made for him, and begins to read.


EPISODE #106 ∙ LIFE IN A GLASS HOUSE

∙ F. Scott Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Peyton sits down with Lucas as he reads a book and listens to music during lunch at school. They talk about whether he will or will not attend Dan's annual Basketball Appreciation party.



EPISODE #108 ∙ WITH ARMS OUTSTRETCHED

∙ John Steinbeck "The Winter Of Our Discontent" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Apparently Lucas is done reading this Steinbeck classic, because he gives it to Brooke to read... before they go on their "first date."


EPISODE #110 ∙ THE LIVING YEARS

∙ W. Somerset Maugham "Of Human Bondage" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Brooke and Lucas search the library for Of Human Bondage, a book Lucas is looking for. Brooke couldn't pronounce the authors name.

∙ John Steinbeck "The Winter of Our Discontent" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Lucas and Peyton talk at the school about her dad. Before the scene ends, Lucas ask Peyton if she minds if he reads a little bit.

∙ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry  "The Little Prince" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Haley ask Nathan if he's read the book while they're at the tutoring center.

∙ William Faulkner  (book title unknown) | BUY ONLINE
scene: Larry Sawyer looks at the book Lucas is currently reading when he joins Peyton and Mr. Sawyer for dinner.


EPISODE #113 ∙ I SHALL BELIEVE

∙ J.D Salinger (reference) | BUY ONLINE
scene: As Karen helps Brooke put up a 'Get Well' poster in Lucas' hospital room, the two talk about Lucas and Brooke's relationship with him. She lets it be known she's currently reading a book by J.D. Salinger for him.

EPISODE #210 ∙ DON'T TAKE ME FOR GRANTED

∙ Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Lucas is reading when Haley interrupts him upset that her lied to her about Nathan's whereabouts from the night before. Shortly after, Karen argues with Lucas over his decision to not get tested for HCM.

EPISODE #213 ∙ THE HERO DIES IN THIS ONE

∙ The Arbinger Institute "Leadership and Self Deception" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Lucas helps Brooke with her campaign, she reads a speech out of a book.

Brooke also reads from the book The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus by The Oxford University Press.

EPISODE #214 ∙ QUIET THINGS NO ONE EVER KNOWS

∙ Jack London "Call of the Wild" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Lucas and Dan discuss the book Call of the Wild and the author's work over breakfast at the Scott house. Earlier Lucas is seen reading it when Haley calls him.
 

EPISODE #215 ∙ UNOPENED LETTER TO THE WORLD

∙ John Bartlett "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: 16th Edition" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Lucas gives Brooke a book filled with quotes, speeches and such to help with her campaign speech for running as Tree Hill High's 'Student Council President'.




EPISODE #218 ∙ THE LONESOME ROAD

∙ Arthur Conan Doyle "Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles" | >BUY ONLINE
scene: Lucas returns a book he borrowed from Dan's home library, the talk about Sherlock Holmes for a bit.

∙ Arthur Conan Doyle "Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Later in the episode, Lucas visits Dan Scott Motors -- Dan hands Lucas another Sherlock Holmes book. The two have a discussion on Arthur Conan Doyle's final Sherlock Holmes story.






EPISODE #307 ∙ CHAMPAGNE FOR MY REAL FRIENDS, REAL PAIN FOR MY SHAM FRIENDS

∙ Nicholas Sparks "The Notebook" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Skills and Bevin watch the film version of Nicholas Sparks novel "The Notebook." The movie starred Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.




EPISODE #310 ∙ BRAVE NEW WORLD

∙ Aldous Huxley "Brave New World" | BUY ONLINE
scene: Lucas meets up with an old friend named Faith at her local basketball court. Faith is reading the book "Brave New World," which is actually the name of this episode.

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