Classics

A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.

A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.

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1984
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl By Anne Frank
The Outsiders
Romeo and Juliet
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1)
Dracula
Life of Pi
Tuesdays with Morrie
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Flowers for Algernon
The Grapes of Wrath
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Crucible
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • A Wonderful Place to Die by M.J. Biggs
    A Wonderful Place to Die
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    Release date: Jan 01, 2022
    Raw, Moving, Complex.

    Dani Moran is studious, creative, and ambitious. She thinks she’s going places. When she meets Desmond Carvey through their shar
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    Availability: 100 copies available, 5215 people requesting

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  • Watership Down by James Sturm
    Watership Down: The Graphic Novel
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    Release date: Oct 17, 2023
    2024 Eisner Award Winner for Best Adaptation from Another Medium
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    Availability: 15 copies available, 5543 people requesting

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  • Aesop's Fables by Elizabeth Shelby
    Aesop's Fables: 150 Stories for Young Readers
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    Release date: Nov 17, 2024
    Enjoy 150 timeless Aesops fables! Fun tales with life lessons to inspire kindness, honesty, and courage in young readers. Perfect for growing minds!
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  • Jane Eyre
    1984
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Dracula
    Great Expectations
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Brave New World
    Macbeth
    The Little Prince
    The Metamorphosis
    Les Misérables
    Northanger Abbey
    Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
    The Grapes of Wrath
    The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
    I Don't Understand All That Fuss
    997 books — 2,535 voters

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
    Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
    33,084 books — 113,752 voters
    Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Art of Avoiding Your Werewolf by Lola Glass
    All Sorts Favourites
    1,412 books — 1,532 voters

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOutlander by Diana GabaldonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
    Best Top Romance Novels of All Time
    662 books — 1,591 voters
    War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
    I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
    10,043 books — 8,857 voters


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