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Classics books

Timeless stories every child should meet.

108 books

Ages 2–5

Ages 12–16

The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 9–12

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

Ages 6–10

The Indian in the Cupboard

Lynne Reid Banks

Ages 8–12

Safe

James and the Giant Peach

Ages 8–12

Ages 10–14

Ages 2–5

Ages 12–16

Ages 12–18

The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster

Ages 8–12

Safe

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Ages 8–12

Ages 10–14

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mildred D. Taylor

Ages 10–14

Safe

The Hero and the Crown

Ages 12–18

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Ages 8–12

Ages 4–8

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

Carolyn Keene

Ages 8–12

Safe

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

Ages 9–12

Safe

The View from Saturday

E.L. Konigsburg

Ages 9–12

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