Recommended Classics
ALL Grades
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A collection of some of Holmes’ most intriguing cases including tales of blackmail, lost fortunes, and, of course, murder.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Trapped on an isolated island, ten house-guests become the prey of a diabolical killer.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
An Englishman makes a bet he can travel around the world in 80 days.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a strange world inhabited by all sorts of unusual characters.
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and his sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
The Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell
In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner.
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
A charming story of the tiny people no taller than a pencil who live in quiet old country houses and “borrow” the things they need.
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Chronicles the adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.
Call of the Wild by Jack London
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
First published in 1897, this is the horror story set in nineteenth century Europe, recounting the exploits of the evil vampire, Count Dracula.
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; an island of sorcerers; and a country ruled by horses.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
When Sir Charles Baskerville died, his successor, Sir Henry, inherited not only the vast wealth of his family, but also the haunting spectral hound that roams the moors at night.
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
As a result of drinking the liquor of some strange Dutchmen, Rip Van Winkle falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains and wakes up twenty years later to a much-changed world.
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little man from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life.
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Sara Crewe is beautiful and rich until the day she is forced to give up her furs and lace for rats and filth. Sara stubbornly hangs on to her last shred of dignity. Deep down, she knows that being a real princess is an attitude of the heart.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.
The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The story of Marco and his father, exiles from the war-torn country of Samavia and members of a secret society devoted to restoring the Samavian throne to the descendant of Ivor, the Lost Prince.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
A bishop, knowing that King Louis XIV of France has a twin brother who has been imprisoned in the Bastille for eight years, schemes to place the twin on the throne.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600s, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The story of an old Cuban fisherman in a relentless battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The story of Oliver, a spirited young innocent boy, unwillingly recruited into a scabrous London gang of thieves.
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
A Mexican folk tale about a man who finds a great pearl and its traumatic effect on him and his family.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle prefers his animal patients to his people patients. And one day when a mysterious call beckons him to Africa, he discovers that he can talk to animals. Now the people are talking about Doctor Dolittle.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll’s experiments into the discovery of the dual nature of man and of the dire results that come from trespassing into the realm of the unknown, forbidden to mortals.
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
When hot-blooded d’Artagnan comes to Paris to seek his fortune, he finds himself challenged to a duel with not one, but three of the King’s Musketeers. But Athos, Porthos and Aramis are to become his greatest friends. D’Artagnan faces danger when he becomes embroiled in the intrigues of the Court.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
The Twenty-one Balloons by William Pene du Bois
Three weeks after he left San Francisco in a balloon to fly across the Pacific, Professor Sherman was picked up in the Atlantic clinging to the wreckage of a platform that had been flown through the air by 21 balloons.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
The 19th-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the 20th century.
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, as their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz. Here she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powered Wizard of Oz.
courtesy of Scarsdale Middle School Library
