Classics

A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.

A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.

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1984
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Romeo and Juliet
The Outsiders
Holes (Holes, #1)
Matilda
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Life of Pi
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
The Grapes of Wrath
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
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    The Little Prince
    The Metamorphosis
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    The Handmaid's Tale
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