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501 Must-Read Books

From the book series by Emma Beare. Since someone already did the movie version, thought I'd add the books. Lots of interesting choices & authors (especially Canadian!). Titles are arranged by category, like in the book. 1-51 are Children's books, 52-111 are Classic Literature, 112-161 are History, 162-211 are Biographies/Memoirs, 212-351 are Modern Fiction, 351-401 Science Fiction, 402-462 are Thrillers/Mysteries, & finally 362-501 Travel Writings. I love learning about literature & different authors. This was a great book.
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
1
Louisa May Alcott
Andersen's Fairy Tales
Andersen's Fairy Tales
2
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
3
J.M. Barrie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
4
L. Frank Baum
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
5
Peter S. Beagle
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
6
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
7
Lewis Carroll
Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
Pinocchio
8
Carlo Collodi
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
9
Roald Dahl
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
10
Jostein Gaarder
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
11
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
12
Kenneth Grahame
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
13
The Brothers Grimm
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
14
Mark Haddon
Emil and the Detectives (Erich Kästner)
Emil and the Detectives
15
Erich Kästner
Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
Just So Stories
16
Rudyard Kipling
Complete Nonsense
Complete Nonsense
17
Madeleine L'engle: A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle: A Wrinkle in Time
18
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
19
C.S. Lewis
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
20
Astrid Lindgren
Dr Dolittle
Dr Dolittle
21
George MacDonald at the Back of the North Wind
George MacDonald at the Back of the North Wind
22
Nobody's Boy (Hector Malot)
Nobody's Boy
23
Hector Malot
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
24
A. A. Milne
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
25
L.M. Montgomery
Anthea (Five Children and It)
Anthea (Five Children and It)
26
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
27
The War of the Buttons (Louis Pergaud)
The War of the Buttons
28
Louis Pergaud
Fairy Tales Charles Perrault
Fairy Tales Charles Perrault
29
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
30
Beatrix Potter
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Colour of Magic
31
Terry Pratchett
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
32
Philip Pullman
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons
33
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (Mordecai Richler)
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
34
Mordecai Richler
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
35
J.K. Rowling
The King of the Golden River (John Rushkin)
The King of the Golden River
36
John Rushkin
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
37
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
38
Sophie's Misfortunes (Comtesse De Segur)
Sophie's Misfortunes
39
Comtesse De Segur
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
40
Maurice Sendak
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