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Classics books

Timeless stories every child should meet.

108 books

Ages 10–14

The Neverending Story

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

Ages 3–6

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Ages 8–12

Ages 9–12

Ages 10–14

The Indian in the Cupboard

Lynne Reid Banks

Ages 8–12

Caution

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)

Ages 9–12

Ages 2–5

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Ages 13–18

Caution

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

Ages 12–16

Caution

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Judy Blume

Ages 10–14

Safe

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

Ages 8–12

Safe

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Ages 8–12

Ages 4–8

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Ages 9–12

Ages 10–14

Ages 7–10

Ages 12–16

Ages 10–14

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Robert C. O'Brien

Ages 9–9

Safe

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

Ages 8–12

Safe

The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1)

Carolyn Keene

Ages 8–12

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