Literary Classics for Children and Teens

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1. This book is about the plans of a mother to marry off her five daughters. Only two of her daughters are *happily* married by the end of the book. It takes place in England, in the early 1800s. Jane Eyre Merchant of Venice Pride and Prejudice Tale of Two Cities

2. An orphan goes through a difficult childhood. She then becomes the governess of a French child, and falls in love with the child's guardian. When she finds out he was already married to a mad woman, she runs away, only to return later and fall back in love. The Red Pony Catcher in the Rye Crime and Punishment Jane Eyre

3. A red-haired orphan goes to live on Prince Edward Island with a brother and sister who live on a farm. She has a very large imagination and a quick temper. This book is about her as she grows up. The Pearl Anne of Green Gables Great Expectations Crime and Punishment

4. An orphan (yes, another) goes to live with her uncle, of whom she is afraid. She finds a crippled cousin, a boy who loves nature, and a locked-up garden. Summer of my German Soldier Heidi The Secret Garden The Magic Mountain

5. This book is about a boy who goes on a journey with several 'good guys' and several sailors-turned-pirates to find a buried treasure. Huckleberry Finn A Journey to the Center of the Earth Rip Van Winkle Treasure Island

6. This book is about a group of rabbits who leave their warren to find a new life. It includes an escape, a plan to find some doe rabbits, the escape from a dangerous warren, and the rest of their struggles The Tempest Watership Down The Twelfth Night The Moonstone

7. This trilogy is about a quest to destroy the One Ring which has evil power. It takes place in Middle Earth, among many amazing creatures and people. Aeneid Journey to the Center of the Earth The Black Arrow Lord of the Rings

8. This is a book about a boy from another planet, as he explains his journeys to other planets (including Earth), and shares wisdom with a human he finds on Earth. The Little Prince Ivanhoe The Odyssey Silas Marner

9. This is about an English schoolgirl who was born in India and is later sent to London to go to boarding school. Her father goes off and is thought to have died. The book tells about her life at boarding school and afterward. The Little Princess A Scandal in Bohemia Jane Eyre Silas Marner

10. A young boy in an early American town gets into all sorts of mischief. He finds criminals, gets lost in a cave, and whitewashes a fence (big clue!). The Mill on the Floss Treasure Island The Hound of the Baskervilles The Adventures of Tom Sawyer