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21 Novels to Read by the Time You're 21 (Plus, 1 to Grow On)

HuffPost Books. I made this reading list for my granddaughter Meggie, and wanted to share it with you too, though I could easily add at least another ten to this list. It's hard for me to imagine someone not having read these books before she or he reaches 21.
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Portrait of Jennie (Robert Nathan)
Portrait of Jennie
1
Robert Nathan
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
2
J.D. Salinger
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
3
Herman Melville
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
4
Carson McCullers
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
5
Harper Lee
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
6
Louisa May Alcott
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
7
Frank Herbert
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
8
Mario Puzo
The Black Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Black Stallion
9
Walter Farley
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
10
Ray Bradbury
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
11
Joseph Heller
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
12
Kurt Vonnegut
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
13
John Fowles
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
14
Orson Scott Card
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
15
Ian Fleming
Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story
16
Erich Segal
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
17
Mark Twain
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
18
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
19
Daphne Du Maurier
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
20
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Birdy
Birdy
21
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
22
Hermann Hesse
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