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Top 40+ Most Iconic Books of All Time

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These are the most iconic books that you probably read in school or maybe in a book club.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
1
Jeff Kinney
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2
J.K.Rowling
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
3
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
4
S. E. Hinton
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
5
Jean Craighead George
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
6
George Orwell
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
7
Dan Brown
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
8
L.M. Montgomery
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
9
Aldous Huxley
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
10
J.D. Salinger
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
11
Ray Bradbury
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
12
Harper Lee
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
13
J.R.R. Tolkien
It (Stephen King)
It
14
Stephen King
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
15
Roald Dahl
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
16
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
17
Fred Gipson
Ben and Me (Robert Lawson)
Ben and Me
18
Robert Lawson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
19
J.K. Rowling
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
20
Lois Lowry
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
21
Louisa May Alcott
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
22
William Golding
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
23
Jeffrey Archer
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
24
Jane Austen
The Door in the Wall (Marguerite De Angeli)
The Door in the Wall
25
Marguerite De Angeli
To Sir With Love (E.R. Braithwaite)
To Sir With Love
26
E.R. Braithwaite
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
27
Agatha Christie
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
28
E. B. White
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
29
John Grisham
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
30
Emily Bronte
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
31
Lewis Carroll
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
32
Anonymous
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
33
Markus Zusak
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia) (C. S. Lewis)
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia)
34
C. S. Lewis
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
35
Dr. Seuss
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
36
L. Frank Baum
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
37
Stephen King
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
38
Peter Benchley
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
39
Margaret Mitchell
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
40
Madeleine L'engle
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