Tom Brown's School Days

Four sisters grow up during the Civil War, each chasing a different dream. Jo March, the sister who wants to be a writer, is still one of the most loved heroines in fiction.

Louisa May Alcott

An orphan girl with a wild imagination and a quick temper lands on a Prince Edward Island farm by mistake. Anne's mistakes, friendships and big dreams make this a favorite first classic for teens.

L. M. Montgomery

Tom Sawyer skips school, tricks his friends into painting a fence and witnesses a murder in a graveyard. Twain's story of boyhood on the Mississippi is funny, tense and full of mischief.

Mark Twain

Wendy and her brothers fly to Neverland with the boy who refuses to grow up. Barrie's original novel is sharper and sadder than the films, and it hits harder when you are about to grow up yourself.

J. M. Barrie

Pip, a poor village boy, suddenly receives a fortune from a secret benefactor and sets out to become a gentleman. A story about ambition, first love and finding out who really helped you, and one of the most assigned novels in high school.

Charles Dickens