Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows J RAW
Tolkien, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings YA TOL
Billy trains his two dogs to be the finest hunting team in the valley
and they prove their loyalty and bravery in the face of danger.
This timeless trilogy tells of the dreadful power of the wizard
Sauron and a fellowship of hobbits, elves, humans and dwarves
who must rescue the world from evil.
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye F SAL
Sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield leaves his prep school and goes
underground in New York City for three days, on a journey to find
a bridge from his childhood to adulthood.
Twain, Mark.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn J TWA
A friendship is built when Huckleberry Finn, an abused outcast,
rafts down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave.
Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe F SCO
This sweeping saga follows the noble Saxon knight Wilfred of
Ivanhoe and his bloody battles with the scheming Prince John as
he attempts to restore Richard The Lion-Hearted to the throne.
Wells, H. G. The Time Machine F WEL
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Kidnapped J STE
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KNOW
The Time Traveler tests his machine with a leap forward to the
year 802,701 A.D., to find that evolution has produced two very
different post-human races.
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women J ALC
White, T. H. Once and Future King F WHI
Enjoy the adventures of the four March sisters as they try to make
friends, find romance and improve their income.
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein F SHE
A monster assembled from parts of dead bodies develops a mind
of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Classics
Get wrapped up in the magic of King Arthur, Merlyn, Guinevere
and the shining city of Camelot, in this tale of beasts who talk and
men who fly, of wizardry and war.
Young is tricked by his miserly uncle, and must survive attempted
murder, kidnapping and shipwrecks.
Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot F ASI
These interlinked stories chronicle the development of the robot
from its primitive origins to its perfection in the not-so-distant future.
Austen, Jane. Emma F AUS
Content with her life and not interested in marriage, Emma
Woodhouse, a rich and beautiful heiress, causes complications
with her matchmaking schemes.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island J STE
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who
owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a
treasure map that leads them to a pirate’s fortune.
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice F AUS
Stoker, Bram. Dracula F STO
Daniel Boone Regional Library
This terrifying classic depicts an insatiable vampire and the group
of hunters determined to end his existence before he destroys a
young woman’s soul.
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Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver’s Travels J SWI
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In 1930s Harlem, John struggles with his rigid evangelist father as
he searches for God and his own identity.
Columbia Public Library
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451 F BRA
In one of his many adventures, Lemuel Gulliver finds himself
washed ashore in Lilliput, a kingdom populated by tiny people.
Callaway County Public Library
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Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit YA TOL
Southern Boone County Public Library
The prelude to the Lord of the Rings, has all the ingredients of
fantasy and adventure: dwarves, elves, goblins, trolls, a fearsome
dragon, a great wizard, a perilous quest and a dramatic climax.
117 E. Broadawy, Ashland • 657-7378
Rivalries and romances abound amongst class-conscious English
families of the 18th century.
Baldwin, James. Go Tell It on the Mountain F BAL
In a future fascist state, a book-burning official clandestinely
pursues reading, until he is betrayed.
Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre F BRO
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Poor and plain, but strong-willed and intelligent, young Jane Eyre’s
life changes when she takes work as a governess for the
mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.
Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Heights F BRO
Dumas, Alexandre. The Three Musketeers F DUM
Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest F KES
The story of the doomed love affair between a wealthy young
woman and the wild, impoverished boy adopted by her father.
This swashbuckling epic chronicles the adventures of d’Artagnan,
a brash young man from the countryside who journeys to Paris in
1625 hoping to become a musketeer and guard to King Louis XIII.
A criminal who feigns insanity is admitted to a mental hospital
where he challenges the autocratic authority of the head nurse.
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon F KEY
Buck, Pearl S. The Good Earth F BUC
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby F FIT
When brain surgery makes a mouse into a genius, dull-witted
Charlie Gordon wonders if it might also work for him.
The honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan work
the land and raise a family amidst the sweeping changes taking
place in early 20th century China.
Jay Gatsby loved and lost the beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan.
Now mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to woo her back.
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland J CAR
Go Ask Alice YA GO
Follow Alice into her fantasy worlds on this wildly imaginative and
unforgettable journey .
A realistic look at a 15-year-old drug user as she chronicles her
daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world.
Meg Murry, her brother Charles and their friend Calvin become
involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg’s father,
who has disappeared while doing secret work for the government.
Crane, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage F CRA
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter F HAW
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird F LEE
A study of the mind of an inexperienced soldier trapped in the
fury and turmoil of the Civil War.
A young woman who has an illegitimate child confronts her
judges in the rigid moral climate of 17th century New England.
The explosion of racial hate in an Alabama town is witnessed by a
little girl whose father defends a black man accused of rape.
Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe F DEF
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22 F HEL
Lewis, C. S. The Chronicles of Narnia J LEW
Shipwrecked on a remote island, a man must struggle against
nature and battle his own fears and loneliness.
It’s the final months of World War II, but Yossarian is stuck
contining to fight because of a paradoxical rule in this classic
satire about the murderous insanity of war.
This timeless fantasy series features Aslan, the noble lion, and the
royal leaders of Narnia who struggle against magical forces of evil.
L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time J LEN
London, Jack. Call of the Wild J LON
Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield F DIC
A timeless tale of a thoughtful orphan discovering how to live and
love in a cutthroat, indifferent adult world.
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms F HEM
An unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the
Italian front, and his love for an English nurse.
Follow a young man’s journey to the great Yukon gold rush and
his unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
Lowry, Lois. The Giver YA LOW
Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations F DIC
The orphaned Pip is serving as a blacksmith’s apprentice when an
unknown benefactor supplies the means for him to be educated
in London as a gentleman of “great expectations.”
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders YA HIN
Three brothers struggle to stay together and find their identities
after their parents’ die.
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas
becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other
which reveal a terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist F DIC
Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame F HUG
Melville, Herman. Moby Dick F MEL
Young Oliver Twist is recruited into a scabrous gang of thieves.
The author poured his own youthful experience of Victorian
London’s unspeakable squalor into this realistic tale.
The tale of Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell-ringer of Notre
Dame cathedral, and his struggles to save the beautiful gypsy
dancer Esmeralda from being unjustly executed.
This symbolic account of the conflict between man and his fate is
also a realistic account of a whaling voyage, drawing on Melville’s
own experience as a merchant seaman.
Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities F DIC
Hugo, Victor. Les Miserables F HUG
Orwell, George. 1984 F ORW
This dramatic story of the French Revolution brings to life a time
of terror and treason, corruption and decadence.
Jean Valjean, an ex-convict, rises against all odds from galley
slave to mayor while a fanatical police inspector dedicates his life
to recapturing him.
A futuristic fiction about a totalitarian government that watches
over all citizens and directs all activities.
Orwell, George. Animal Farm F ORW
Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo F DUM
Wrongfully imprisoned for 14 years, Edmond Dants escapes to
the island of Monte Cristo where a fortune and a new identity
allow him to pursue his revenge and redemption.
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World F HUX
In this dark vision of the future, humans are genetically designed
and routinely drugged to passively serve a ruling order.
Mr. Jones’ Manor Farm is transformed into Animal Farm—a
wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are
Created Equal—in this classic satire of the Russian Revolution.