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Must Reads for Young Readers

Some books that I thought were crucial for young readers wanting to experience a bit of everything. Lots of "classics" that are actually worth reading, and some wonderful contemporary picks. If you read nothing else, these are the books I think you should check out.
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Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
1
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
2
Jules Verne
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
3
Orson Scott Card
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
5
Vladimir Nabokov
I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson)
I'll Give You the Sun
6
Jandy Nelson
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
7
Aldous Huxley
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
8
Joseph Heller
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
9
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
10
J.D. Salinger
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
11
Markus Zusak
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
12
Harper Lee
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
13
J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings (Series) (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (Series)
14
J.R.R. Tolkien
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
15
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
16
S.E. Hinton
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
17
Louisa May Alcott
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
18
Frances Hodgson Burnett
His Dark Materials Series (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Series
19
Phillip Pullman
Foundation (Foundation Trilogy)
Foundation (Foundation Trilogy)
20
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
21
Dan Brown
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
22
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
23
Charles Dickens
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
24
John Green
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
25
George Orwell
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
26
Lemony Snicket
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
27
Laurie Halse Anderson
Watership Down - Richard Adams
Watership Down - Richard Adams
28
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
29
Albert Camus
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
30
Lois Lowry
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
31
Sara Gruen
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
32
Ernest Cline
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
33
Daniel Keyes
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
34
David Sedaris
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
35
William Golding
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
36
Jonathan Safran Foer
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
37
Lewis Carroll
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
38
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
39
Stephen Chbosky
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
40
Jack London
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