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The Lord of the Rings: Book 0

The Hobbit

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Written for Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when first published more than sixty years ago. Now recognized as a timeless classic with sales of more than 40 million copies worldwide, this introduction to Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Wizard, and the spectacular... (learn more about this book)

Little Women: Book 1

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts. The story follows the lives of four sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March. Meg is the oldest, and a beauty. She is happy to fall into the role of mother to her sisters when their mother is gone, and seeks to find a good... (learn more about this book)

The Outsiders

by S. E. Hinton

The Outsiders shows how difficult life can be for regular people. This book is about two social classes in one town that have an extreme rivalry. On the West Side live the Socs, a.k.a. the upper class people who are filthy rich and can do whatever, but still have to live up to their parents'... (learn more about this book)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 2

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C. S. Lewis

"We've fallen on our feet and no mistake. This is going to be splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like," said Peter to Susan, Edmund and Lucy.

The old professor certainly did seem to live in a world of his own, so the children set about finding their own entertainment... (learn more about this book)

Time Quintet: Book 1

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle. Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. She claims to have... (learn more about this book)

Number the Stars

by Lois Lowry

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think about life before the war. But it's now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town. The Nazis won't stop. The Jews of Denmark are being... (learn more about this book)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: Book 1

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the town of "St Petersburg", inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain grew up. When a murder is made how far will they go. A... (learn more about this book)

Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

First published in 1961, a modern-day classic for children follows the friendship between a boy and his two dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann, as they search out adventure along the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country, hunting for coons. But all they know will soon change...

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Alice

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass (collective work)

by Lewis Carroll

Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too, are Carroll's delightful verses such as The Walrus and the Carpenter and the inspired jargon of... (learn more about this book)

This book is based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Pride and Prejudice (A SmartPass Audio Study Guide)

by Jane Austen

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick , "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in... (learn more about this book)