Are there any good classic books out there?

Question

I am in 8th grade, 13 years old, and I'm looking for some good books to read over the summer, I have an advanced reading level(high school to college). I already have "Third Girl" by Agatha Christie, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Scarlet"(the sequal to "Gone with the Wind"), but I want a few more. Any suggestions?

Wow! You guys know good literature! "To Kill A Mockingbird", "Romeo and Juliet", Edgar Allen Poe, "The Hobbit", THE BIBLE, Shakespeare, Dahl, "White Fang", these are some of my favorites! I would also like some simple silly stuff as well.

Answer 1

The Diary of Anne Frank. Although you've probably already read it.

Answer 2

I Should'nt Really Say This, But Once You Read The First Volume In The Series You'll Probably End Up In Debt And Be Living Homeless Due To The Prices Of The Following Volumes, But They Are So Full Of Characters And The Ever Unpredictable Goal Of The Gunslinger Keeps You Gripped Between The Star Night Twinkles, Plus The Narrative Is So Wonderful To Follow...

By The Way The Books Are By Stephen King

Check Out The History Of The Books And Characters First Before You Buy The Them

http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/

Alien Boy

Answer 3

The Old Man and the Sea

A Confederacy of Dunces (very funny)

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Hobbit

Answer 4

Charles Dickens - almost anything.
H.G Wells - all of them.
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe.
White Fang is a good read but I can't recall the author.
George Orwell - DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON is a bit hard going but is quite interesting for social insight.

Of the above I'd start with Wells - such an inspired writer and a magnificent imagination that has in many cases become reality.

Answer 5

Edgar Allen Poe

Answer 6

I'm in your situation too. So far this summer, I've read Peter Pan (the real version - not Disney's), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (a classic book, read it ASAP!), Fahrenheit 451, Jane Eyre, anything by John Steinbeck, the C.S. Lewis books, etc.

Answer 7

Try the classics, Shakespeare, Longfelllow, Dante Alighieri, or the contemporary writers of our time, such as Steinbeck, Hemingway, even Dahl's humorous stories.

Answer 8

One of the very best ways to find books to read is to find a very small, family-owned bookstore (new or used) and frequent it. Find someone there that you REALLY like to talk with about all kinds of books and reading. Follow their lead. Be sure to tell them how you like their suggestions!!! Try to keep a varied list of subjects and topics......don't stay with only one type of theme too long.........investigate LOTS of opportunities from different cultures and different perspectives.

A good librarian can do the same thing.

Start a book club with some friends or find one to join.


Here are some lists to consider:

http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100best.html

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,711520,00.html

http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.htm

http://www.dougshaw.com/top100.html

Answer 9

Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee to name a couple.

Answer 10

My daughter liked the Anne of Green Gables Books