10 Classics

10 Classics to Read or Read Aloud during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Charlotte’s Web

by E.B. White

A farmyard comes to life, teaching lessons about friendship and heroism

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A book that can be read on so many levels about life lessons, love, and what really matters in life.

Oh, The Place You’ll Go

by Dr. Seuss

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An inspiring book, full of hope and how you have the power to control your own future. A favourite gift for new graduates.
 

Winnie-the-Pooh

by A.A. Milne

A classic that can be read as a child’s story, or as great wisdom for people of any age about the adventures of a group of friends.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor

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A heartbreaking story about life in 1933 Mississippi, told from the perspective of a 9-year-old girl.

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The Anne series

by L.M. Montgomery

A classic book about growing up, love and friendship.

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A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L’Engle

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A many-layered science fantasy for both children and adults.

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Tuck Everlasting

by Natalie Babbitt

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A heartwarming book about life, death, friendship and family
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A Series of Unfortunate Events series

by Lemony Snicket

Witty humour for all ages.
 

Island of the Blue Dolphins

by Scott O’Dell  

The story of a 12-year-old girl stranded on an island, based on a true story.
 

Wonder

by R.J. Palacio   

​A novel about a boy who is different that teaches important lessons about friendship, acceptance, and love.

Inspiration

Books that Inspire

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass

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By Chance Alone

by Max Eisen

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Educated

by Tara Westover

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A Choice of Weapons

by Gordon Parks

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Becoming

by Michelle Obama

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Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor Frankl

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Outliers: the Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell

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Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly

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Young Adult

YA Reads

Harry Potter Series

by J.K. Rowling

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The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak
 

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas
 

The Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton
 

Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
 

The Giver

by Lois Lowry
 

Marina

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
 

The Rule of Three (series)

by Eric Walters

Generally Awesome Poets!

Poetry

The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

by Langston Hughes

Still I Rise

by Maya Angelou

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The Poems of Robert Frost

by Robert Frost
 

Alice Walker: Collected Poems 

by Alice Walker

Chicago Poems

by Carl Sandburg
 

Shakespeare's Sonnets

By William Shakespeare

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Classic Reads

Books by Old Dead Guys (& Gals) to Check Out 

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

by Jules Verne

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

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The Time Machine

by H.G. Wells

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Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

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Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

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Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

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Call of the Wild

by Jack London

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelly

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12 Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup

Othello

by William Shakespeare

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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Crime & Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde