Book Allusions

This page is dedicated to books referenced or shown on the television show. Many of the allusions appear in the Pretty Little Liars' honors English class, but there are many books referenced throughout the show.


 * "To Kill a Mockingbird" - required reading in Ezra's English class. Episode titled "To Kill a Mocking Girl" is a play on this book's title.
 * "A Portrait of Harper Lee" - In "To Kill a Mocking Girl," after Aria expresses how much he is enjoying reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" at breakfast, her parents suggest Aria read the author's biography. "A Portrait of Harper Lee" is arguably the most authoritative biography written about the author.
 * "Madame Bovary" - Title is writtten on the board when Ms. Shepard subs for Mr. Fitz.
 * "Catcher in the Rye" - Toby is reading it in the Grille in "Reality Bites Me." Later, in "Jes Suis Une Amie," Spencer  gives Toby  a copy of the book's French translation.
 * "The Great Gatsby" - Book notes are on the board in "Know Your Frenemies" when Noel comes to blackmail Mr. Fitz into changing the grade on his paper. Mr. Fitz writes "Gatsby = the corruption of the American Dream" before Noel enters. Later, in Blind Dates, a certain billboard near a pawn shop is very reminiscent of the one described in the book.