20th Century Classics
1984 by George Orwell
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Animal Farm by George Orwell*
Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Are you there God? It's
Me Margaret by Judy Blume*
Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Brave New World by Aldous A.Huxley
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel A. Keyes
Giver by Lois Lowery*
Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Flies by William Golding*
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk
Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Night by Elie Wiesel*
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck*
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Outsiders by S. E. Hinton*
Roots by Alex Haley
This Side of Paradise by F.Scott Fitzgerald
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee*
*Short or easy to read books
Animal Classics
for Teens
Animal Farm by George Orwell*
A fable about farmer Jones' domesticated animals, who, when they revolt against their cruel masters are then taken over by the pigs. Soon they find that they succeeded in exchanging one form of tyranny for another.
Call of the Wild by Jack London*
This is the story of Buck, a dog abducted from his home and thrust into the merciless world of an arctic north consumed by the quest for gold.
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George*
To her small Eskimo village, she is Mayax, to her friend in San Francisco, she is Julie. When her life in the village becomes dangerous Mayax runs away, only to find herself lost in the Alaskan wilderness.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Looking for adventure and a new life, Ishmael, the story's narrator, decides to find work on a whaling boat. The Captain, Ahab and a white whale make for a classic sea tale.
Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton
When rebellious teen Travis is sent to his uncle's farm, he forms an uneasy friendship with a young riding instructor and a strange kinship with her restless horse, Star Runner.
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen*
Cole is a bully. He has beaten a classmate to the point of brain damage. Now he is facing a prison sentence; but then he is offered an alternative-Circle Justice, based on Native American traditions. He is banished for one year on a remote Alaskan island where his arrogance sets him directly in the path of the legendary White Bear.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls*
A Young boy in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters.
The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings*
A young boy in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn that he has lovingly raised as a pet.
Redwall Series by Brian Jacques
Only the lost sword of Martin the Warrior can save Redwall Abbey from the evil rat Cluny and his greedy horde. This epic adventure contains elements of all grand quests, with heroic archtypes that will keep fans of Tolkien and King Arthur engaged to the final battle.
*Short or easy to read books
Fantasy Books
for Teens
Another Fine Myth by Robert Aspirin
Ratha's Creature by Clare Bell
Tithe by Holly Black
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Fire-Bringer by David Clement-Davies
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Owl in Love by Patricia Kindl
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
Magic Circle by Donna Jo Napoli
Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
Lirael by Garth Nix
The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman
Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
The Boy Who Reversed Himself by William Sleator
House of Stairs by William Sleator
Fantasy Series
Watership Down by Richard Adams (2 books)
Pyrian Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander (5 books)
Abarat by Clive Barker (2 books)
The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron (5 books)
Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (13 books)
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (4 books)
Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane (8 books)
17, 18, & 19th
Century Classics
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Daisy Miller by Henry James
Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Silas Marner by George Eliot
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Tales of Mystery and Terror by Edgar Allan Poe
Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells