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101 Classic Books Everyone Can Read

These are books anyone old enough to find this list on the internet can read. That means you—yes you!—can read every book on this list, no matter what kind of reader you are.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
3
John Steinbeck
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
4
Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
5
Jane Austen
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
6
Louisa May Alcott
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
7
Stephen Crane
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
8
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
9
John Knowles
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
10
Stephen Chbosky
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
11
Suzanne Collins
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
12
Shirley Jackson
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
13
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
14
William Shakespeare
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
15
Lorraine Hansberry
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
16
Anne Frank
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
17
Ray Bradbury
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
18
Kurt Vonnegut
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
19
Ernest Hemingway
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
20
Lewis Carroll
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
21
C.S. Lewis
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
22
Wilson Rawls
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
23
Jack Schaefer
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
24
Sherman Alexie
The Death of a Salesman
The Death of a Salesman
25
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
26
William Shakespeare
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
27
Edgar Allan Poe
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
28
Elie Wiesel
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
29
Chinua Achebe
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
30
Scott O'Dell
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
31
Mary Shelley
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
32
George Orwell
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
33
Madeleine L'engle
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
34
S.E. Hinton
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
35
Edith Wharton
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
36
Betty Smith
The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
37
Kobo Abe
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
38
Emily Brontë
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
39
John Steinbeck
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
40
Judy Blume
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