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Book	Author	Dewey Number	Description
Angela’s Ashes	Frank McCourt	92 MCC	Pulitzer Prize winning memoir about surviving a childhood in the slums of Ireland with grace… and a great story.
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe	C.S. Lewis	J FIC LEW	Classic children’s fantasy about epic battle between good and evil.
To Kill A Mockingbird	Harper Lee	FIC LEE	Often ranked as the best-loved classic of all time, Lee’s story of a young girl, a battle for justice and a searing court case never grows old.
The Catcher in the Rye	J.D. Salinger	FIC SAL	The eternal story of teenage angst and alienation through the eyes of Holden Caulfield.
Silent Spring	Rachel Carson	632.9 CAR	Carson’s passion for the environment spurred changes in laws regarding our land, sea and air and helped to ban DDT. Think it is old hat? Read the news.
The Little Prince	Antoine De Saint-Exupery	J FIC SAI	One of those classics for children that is really meant for adults, this fable of love and loneliness is cherished by many.
Cutting for Stone	Abraham Verghese	FIC VER	“an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles--and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.”
A Wrinkle in Time	Madeleine L’Engle	J FIC LEN	Newbery award winning children’s sci-fi classic about family, devotion and coming of age—and tesseracts!
The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings series	J.R.R. Tolkien	J FIC TOL	One of the best-selling series of all time and widely considered a fantasy classic—not just for kids. And they’ve made great movies too!
The Liar’s Club	Mary Karr	92 KAR	Just as Frank McCourt does, Karr skillfully and eloquently “fashions a book of great warmth and humor from painful matters” in her wonderful memoir.
Unbroken	Laura Hillenbrand	92 ZAM	The longest run of the bestsellers’ lists of any non-fiction ever. A classic survivor’s tale, very well told.
Anne of Green Gables	L. M. Montgomery	J FIC MON	Children’s classic of a female role model for determination and enthusiasm. There is not a heart that hasn’t been won over by Anne.
Persepolis	Marjane Satrapi	FIC SAT	Classic early graphic novel about growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Schindler’s List	Thomas Keneally	FIC KEN	Booker prize winning milestone of Holocaust literature tells the true story of courage against evil.
Beloved	Toni Morrison	FIC MOR	Pulitzer prize winning novel of an escaped slave and the aftermath of slavery—the author went on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Anna Karenina	Leo Tolstoy	FIC TOL	Considered Tolstoy’s best book and a “ripping great read”. Often called a masterpiece of literature.
The Great Gatsby	F. Scott Fitzgerald	FIC FIT	Famous cautionary tale about the American Dream during the Jazz Age when “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession”
The Remains of the Day	Kazuo Ishiguro	FIC ISH	Book prize winner is “a poignant and often funny meditation on the moral and emotional responsibilities of the ordinary man.”
Little Women/Little Men	Louisa May Alcott	J FIC ALC	Beloved tales of the March family.
The House at Pooh Corner	A.A. Milne	J FIC MIL	Life got you down? Another children’s classic really written for adults. Gentle observations of human nature with much humor.
The Handmaid’s Tale	Margaret Atwood	FIC ATW	Atwood’s classic dystopian tale “scathing satire, dire warning and tour de force”.