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100 Essential Books for Teens

Hi there, I just wanted to recommend some books for beginners who are interested in reading. Hope you like them.
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Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
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Agatha Christie
The English Patient
The English Patient
2
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
3
Dan Brown
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
4
Leo Tolstoy
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
5
Nicholas Sparks
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
6
Vladimir Nabokov
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
7
J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
8
J.K. Rowling
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
9
Charlotte Bronte
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
10
Thomas Hardy
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
11
Louisa May Alcott
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
12
Daphne Du Maurier
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
13
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
14
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
15
Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
16
John Steinbeck
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
17
Lewis Carroll
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
18
Charles Dickens
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia) (C. S. Lewis)
Narnia (The Chornicles of Narnia)
19
C. S. Lewis
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
20
Paulo Coelho
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
21
John Boyne
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
22
Arthur Golden
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
23
Khaled Hosseini
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
24
George Orwell
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
25
William Golding
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
26
Margaret Atwood
Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
Count of Monte Cristo
27
Alexander Dumas
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leaurox)
The Phantom of the Opera
28
Gaston Leaurox
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
29
Helen Fielding
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
30
Charles Dickens
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
31
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
32
James Joyce
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
33
E.B. White
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
34
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
35
Roald Dahl
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
36
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
37
Joseph Heller
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
38
Anne Frank
Shakespeare Complete Works
Shakespeare Complete Works
39
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
40
George Orwell
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