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Books on Your First Step to Being Well-Read - Page 2

These are among the most basic books to read that will jump-start your journey to being very well-read, or at least basically well-read. Many of these are found on grade school through Intro English college reading lists. (And they appear over and over again in numerous book lists on this website!) This list covers a wide range of reading levels, genres, time periods, etc. Some can be read in one sitting, some will take quite a few days. None of them are particularly difficult to read. I hope you enjoy the journey!
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Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
41
J.K. Rowling
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
42
Gary Paulsen
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
43
Joseph Conrad
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
44
Dr. Seuss
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
45
Maya Angelou
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
46
Truman Capote
Inherit the Wind (Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee)
Inherit the Wind
47
Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
48
Roald Dahl
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
49
Charlotte Bronte
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
50
Richard Bach
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
51
Michael Crichton
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
52
Sir Thomas Malory
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
53
Walt Whitman
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
54
Yann Martel
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
55
Louisa May Alcott
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
56
William Golding
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
57
Ludwig Bemelmans
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
58
Viktor E. Frankl
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
59
Roald Dahl
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
60
Marcus Aurelius
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
61
Agatha Christie
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
62
Willa Cather
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
63
Edith Hamilton
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
64
Elie Wiesel
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
65
John Steinbeck
Oh the Places You'll Go! (Dr Seuss)
Oh the Places You'll Go!
66
Dr Seuss
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
67
Fred Gipson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
68
Ken Kesey
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
69
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Paddington Bear (Michael Bond)
Paddington Bear
70
Michael Bond
Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
Pinocchio
71
Carlo Collodi
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
72
Astrid Lindgren
Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
Poems of Emily Dickinson
73
Emily Dickinson
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
74
Jane Austen
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
75
Daphne Du Maurier
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
76
Daniel Defoe
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
77
William Shakespeare
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
78
Hermann Hesse
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
79
Kurt Vonnegut
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
80
Mark Twain
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