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Classics to Begin With

These are some classics I recommend starting with. They are accessible, fun, compelling reads that happen to be old and real good.
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Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
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Lady Windemere's Fan (Oscar Wilde)
Lady Windemere's Fan
Oscar Wilde
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The Warden (Anthony Trollope)
The Warden
Anthony Trollope
5
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
8
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
9
Elizabeth and Her German Garden (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Elizabeth Von Arnim
10
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
11
The Magician's Nephew (C. S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
C. S. Lewis
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
13
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
Jane Austen
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Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
15
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
Nella Larsen
16
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
18
The Haunting of Hill House (Horror)
The Haunting of Hill House
Horror
19
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
20
Letter From Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Letter From Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Sniper (Liam O'flaherty)
The Sniper
Liam O'flaherty
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
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The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
Edgar Allan Poe
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Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
28
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
29
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
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Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
Elizabeth Gaskell
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