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Fic = Fiction, A = Adult, M = Main Library, Y = Main Library Young Adult, J = Main Library Juvenile, O = Main Outreach, W = West Branch

Classic Reads

J Fic
Aesop's Fables
Short moral tales featuring clever, foolish, greedy, wise and generous animals. All of us know people who act like Aesop's Lions, Wolves, Crows, Foxes, Goats and Grasshoppers.
J, O, W

J Fic
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
In 19th century Massachusetts, Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy March struggle in the face of genteel poverty, keeping their spirits up and their unusually affectionate household going while their father fights in the Civil War.
J, M, W

A, Y Fic
National Velvet
by Enid Bagnold
An English girl, Velvet Brown, wins a magnificent Piebald Horse in a lottery and is determined to enter and win the Grand National Steeplechase even though girls are not allowed.
Y

J Fic
Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
Unable to reach the storm cellar when a tornado strikes, Dorothy and her dog Toto fly through the center of the twister to the Land of Oz. There she visits the Emerald City and meets the wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion and the Wicked Witch.
J

J Fic
Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol R. Brink
Caddie Woodlawn was 11 in 1864. Because she was frail, she was allowed to grow up a tomboy. Her capacity for adventure was practically limitless, and there was plenty of adventure on the Wisconsin frontier in those days.
Newbery Winner
J

A, Y Fic
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte
Retells the events leading up to and following young Jane's arrival at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysterious Mr. Rochester.
M, Y

J Fic
The Secret Garden
by Frances Burnett
Three children find a secret garden and make it bloom again; the garden in turn, changes the children, especially one spoiled boy.
J, W, LLC

J Fic
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
When Alice falls down a rabbit hole, she enters a bizarre fantasy world filled with nonsensical creatures such as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the White Rabbit.
J, M

A, Y, J Fic
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain)
Growing up in Missouri over a century ago, Tom has a great capacity for loyalty, mischief, imaginative adventures and courage. The activities of Tom and his friends reveal the lively and sometimes seamy side of village life.
M, Y, J, W

Y, J Fic
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
The diary of an Englishman shipwrecked for almost 30 years on an island in the Pacific Ocean. By using wit and industry he manages to build life anew.
Y, J, W

A, J Fic
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
This tale of the Three Musketeers (Athos, Porthos and Aramis) and their friend D'Artagnan is one of the greatest adventure stories ever written.
M, J, O, W

J Fic
Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
After a malicious prank ends his career as a silversmith, a young Boston apprentice becomes a courier for the Boston Sons of Liberty at the beginning of the American Revolution.
Newbery Winner
J, O, W

J Fic
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
The amusing story of Ichabod Crane, the school teacher, and his competition with Brom Bones for the affections of Katrina Van Tassel. This competition leads to Crane's sighting of the Headless Horseman.
J

J Fic
"The Narnia Chronicles"
by C.S. Lewis
Seven stories of fantasy on the theme of the battle between good and evil. Four children go into the land of Narnia and have several adventures with the witch, the lion and other characters who live there.
J, W

A, J Fic
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
Buck, kidnapped and sold as a sled dog, is harshly treated by his owner. Saved by John Thornton, he gradually feels the call of his ancestors, the wolves. After Thornton is killed, he joins the wolves in their untamed life.
M, J, N, S, E, W

J Fic
The House at Pooh Corner
by A.A. Milne
Meet Christopher Robin and his friends Eeyore, Piglet, Tigger and Pooh Bear. Eeyore has a birthday, Piglet meets a Heffalump and Pooh goes visiting.
J, O, W

Y Fic
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery
When the Cuthberts of Prince Edward Island decide to adopt a boy to help manage their farm, they are totally unprepared for the vivacious and high-spirited girl who arrives instead. Anne Shirley has plenty of trouble until she sorts out her relationship with her foster mother and proves her worth.
Y

J Fic
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
by Edgar Allan Poe
An innocent couple becomes trapped in a dark mansion in this nightmare of terror as well as thirteen more tales to give you the chills.
J

A, J Fic
The Yearling
by Marjorie Rawlings
Forced to decide the fate of his fawn, Flag, Jody comes to terms with the harsh reality of life in the rugged Florida backwoods of 60 years ago.
M, J, W

J Fic
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
Black Beauty tells the story of his life with many owners -- some good, some bad.
J, W

J Fic
Heidi
by Joanna Spyri
This is the story of Heidi, a five-year-old orphan, and the greatness of her affection for her pet goats, for Peter - a young invalid, for her crusty grandfather and for her mountain home.
J

Y Fic
The Red Pony
by John Steinbeck
A story about a young boy's love for his horse. A hired ranch hand becomes the boy's source for horse training, as well as guidance and affection, while the small red pony becomes the source of the family's reconciliation.
Y

A, J Fic
Kidnapped
by Robert L. Stevenson
Orphaned Davie Balfour is true heir to his wicked uncle's fortune but is kidnapped by his uncle's cohorts and sent to sea. After many adventures shared with Alan Breck Stewart, Davie regains his inheritance.
M, J, N, W

A, J Fic
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
Gulliver is shipwrecked on an island of miniature people called Lilliput and then travels to Brobdingnag, Land of Giants.
M, J, W

A, J Fic
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne
While in the process of exploring marine disturbances, a French scientist suddenly finds himself a prisoner on a vessel that can completely submerge beneath the ocean, controlled by the megalomaniacal Captain Nemo.
M, J, O

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