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LAST UPDATED BY THE TEEN LIBRARIAN: 2021

The hobbit , or , Thereand back again

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Treasure Is landby Robert Louis

Stevenson

Bilbo Baggins lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizardGandalf chooses him to take part in an

adventure from which he may never return.

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While going through the possessions of adeceased guest who owed him money, Jim

Hawkins and his innkeeper mother find atreasure map that leads to a pirate's fortune.

Pr ide and Prejudiceby Jane Austen

The Outs idersby S.E. Hinton

In early 19th-century England, a spirited youngwoman copes with the suit of a snobbish

gentleman, as well as the romanticentanglements of her four sisters.

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The struggle of three brothers to stay togetherafter their parent's death and their quest foridentity among the conflicting values of their

adolescent society.

Anne of Green Gablesby J.R.R. Tolkien

The War of theWorlds

by H.G. Wells

Anne, an 11-year-old orphan, is sent by mistaketo live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and

sister on a Prince Edward Island farm andproceeds to make an indelible impression on

everyone around her.

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An English astronomer, in company with anartilleryman, a country curate, and others

struggle to survive the invasion of Earth byMartians in 1894.

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by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Catcherin the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

The tragic story of the wealthy Jay Gatsbyand his attempt to win back the love of

Daisy Buchanan.

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A 16-year-old American boy relates in his ownwords the experiences he goes through atschool and after, and reveals with unusual

candour the workings of his own mind.

The Count ofMonte Cr isto

by Alexandre Dumas

I Know why theCaged Bird S ings

by Maya Angelou

Wrongfully imprisoned for 14 years, EdmondDantés escapes to the island of Monte Cristo.What awaits him there is a fortune in gold - a

new identity with which to pursue his revengeand redemption.

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The critically acclaimed author and poet recallsthe anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and

her adolescence in northern slums.

Brave New Worldby Aldous Huxley

Native Sonby Richard Wright

Classic, prophetic novel capturing the socializedhorrors of a futuristic utopia remarkably

explores the now-timely themes of cloning,individual creativity and freedom, and the role

of science, technology, and drugs inhumankind's future.

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Traces the fall of a young black man in 1930'sChicago as his life loses all hope of redemption

after he kills a white woman.

Frankensteinby Mary

Wollstonecraft Shelley

The Metamorphosisby Franz Kafka

Obsessed university student VictorFrankenstein, has discovered the secret of

generating life from dead flesh, and hascreated a monster by using this terrible power.

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When Gregor Samsa awakens one morning, hediscovers that he has changed into a giant

dung beetle.

To Ki l l a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee

The Adventures ofHuckleberry F inn

by Mark Twain

The explosion of racial hate and violence ina small Alabama town is viewed by a little

girl whose father defends a black manaccused of rape.

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A feisty young boy fakes his own death toescape his abusive father and heads off down

the Mississippi River on a raft with hisnewfound friend Jim, a runaway slave.

The Grapes of Wrathby John Steinbeck

The Bel l Jarby Sylvia Plath

In the midst of America's Great Depression, theJoad family travel from Oklahoma to Californiain search of work, only to discover thousands

like them have also been on the move.

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Chronicles one young woman's emotionalbreakdown as she journeys from the

glamorous world of Manhattan publishing tothe isolation of the asylum.

The Great Gatsby