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Classics to Begin With

These are some classics I recommend starting with. They are accessible, fun, compelling reads that happen to be old and real good.
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Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
1
Jane Austen
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
2
Lois Lowry
Lady Windemere's Fan (Oscar Wilde)
Lady Windemere's Fan
3
Oscar Wilde
The Warden (Anthony Trollope)
The Warden
4
Anthony Trollope
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
5
L.M. Montgomery
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
6
Sylvia Plath
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
7
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
8
Betty Smith
Elizabeth and Her German Garden (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
9
Elizabeth Von Arnim
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
10
Maya Angelou
The Magician's Nephew (C. S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
11
C. S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
12
C.S. Lewis
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
13
Jane Austen
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
14
Diana Wynne Jones
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
15
Nella Larsen
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
16
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
17
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Haunting of Hill House (Horror)
The Haunting of Hill House
18
Horror
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
19
Mildred D. Taylor
Letter From Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Letter From Birmingham Jail
20
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Sniper (Liam O'flaherty)
The Sniper
21
Liam O'flaherty
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
22
Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
23
Edgar Allan Poe
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
24
Agatha Christie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
25
George Orwell
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
26
William Shakespeare
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
27
Agatha Christie
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
28
William Shakespeare
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
29
S.E. Hinton
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
30
Elizabeth Gaskell
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