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Classics books

Timeless stories every child should meet.

108 books

Ages 9–13

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Shel Silverstein

Ages 6–10

Safe

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

Ages 8–12

Safe

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Ages 3–6

Ages 11–14

The Lord of the Rings

Ages 14–18

Ages 10–14

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

Jon Scieszka

Ages 5–8

Safe

The Little House in the Big Woods

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ages 8–12

Caution

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Robert C. O'Brien

Ages 9–9

Safe

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Ages 8–12

Ages 2–5

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 9–12

Ages 10–14

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Ages 7–9

Ages 12–18

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Scott O'Dell

Ages 9–12

Safe

Where the Red Fern Grows

Ages 9–12

Ages 12–18

Ages 10–14

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Ages 13–18

Safe

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

Ages 8–12

Safe

The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys #1)

Ages 8–12

Ages 7–10

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