Beginner's Guide to Reading Classic Literature + Recommendations

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  • How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

    • UPC: 042516291251
    • ASIN: 0671212095
    • ISBN: 0671212095
    • Brand: Touchstone
    • Manufacturer: Touchstone

    With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material. A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed ZakariaOriginally ... [Read More]

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    • ASIN: 0060935464
    • ISBN: 0060935464
    • Brand: Harper Perennial
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

    Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold m... [Read More]

  • Charlotte's Web

    • ASIN: 0061124958
    • ISBN: 0061124958
    • Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins

    Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read.This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect." This paper-over-board edition includes a foreword by two-time Newbery winning author Kate D... [Read More]

  • 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List

    • ASIN: 1523504455
    • ISBN: 1523504455
    • Brand: Workman Publishing Company
    • Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

    “The ultimate literary bucket list.” —The Washington Post “If there’s a heaven just for readers, this is it.” —O, The Oprah Magazine          Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the 1,00... [Read More]

  • How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines, Revised Edition

    • ASIN: 0062301675
    • ISBN: 9780062301673
    • Brand: Harper Perennial
    • Manufacturer: Perennial

    A thoroughly revised and updated edition of Thomas C. Foster’s classic guide—a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable.While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are... [Read More]

  • The One and Only Ivan

    • ASIN: 0061992275
    • ISBN: 0061992275
    • Brand: HarperCollins
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins

    Soon to be a major motion picture!Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestsellerThis unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan h... [Read More]

  • To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel

    • ASIN: 0062798189
    • ISBN: 0062798189
    • Manufacturer: Harper

    “This gorgeously rendered graphic-novel version provides a new perspective for old fans but also acts as an immersive introduction for youngsters as well as any adult who somehow missed out on the iconic story set in Maycomb, Alabama.”--USA TodayA beautifully crafted graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved, Pulitzer Prize–win... [Read More]

  • The Best Place to Read

    • ASIN: 0375837574
    • ISBN: 0375837574
    • Brand: Dragonfly Books
    • Manufacturer: Dragonfly Books

    A determined boy tries to find the perfect place to curl up with his new book in this hilarious and heartwarming story. From bedroom to den, from kitchen to backyard, our eager reader dodges his baby sister's messes, a lawn full of spraying sprinklers, and more—all in a quest for the best place to read!The bouncy rhymes of authors Debbie Bertram ... [Read More]

  • The Great American Read: The Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels

    • ASIN: 0316417556
    • ISBN: 0316417556
    • Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal

    A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-lo... [Read More]

  • The Best Book to Read

    • ASIN: 0375873007
    • ISBN: 0375873007
    • Manufacturer: Dragonfly Books

    THE LITTLE BOY who loves to read is back, and this time he and his classmates are visiting a big public library! In their signature catchy, rhyming verse, Debbie Bertram and Susan Bloom give readers a taste of the variety of books that can be found at the library. Michael Garland’s bright, graphic illustrations bring to life the array of fantasti... [Read More]

  • The Great Gatsby

    • ASIN: 0743273567
    • ISBN: 9780743273565
    • Brand: Scribner
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

    A true classic of twentieth-century literature, this edition has been updated by Fitzgerald scholar James L.W. West III to include the author’s final revisions and features a note on the composition and text, a personal foreword by Fitzgerald’s granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan—and a new introduction by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn... [Read More]

  • The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud

    • ASIN: 0679886478
    • ISBN: 0679886478
    • Brand: Knopf Books for Young Readers
    • Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers

  • Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings

    • UPC: 201560256672
    • ASIN: 0060256672
    • ISBN: 0060256672
    • Brand: Harper Collins
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins

  • Fahrenheit 451

    • UPC: 642688055004
    • ASIN: 1451673310
    • ISBN: 9781451673319
    • Brand: Simon & Schuster
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

    Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future.Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commoditi... [Read More]

  • A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet)

    • ASIN: 0312367546
    • ISBN: 0312367546
    • Brand: Square Fish
    • Manufacturer: Square Fish

  • I Love You to the Moon and Back

    • ASIN: 1589255518
    • ISBN: 1589255518
    • Brand: Tiger Tales
    • Manufacturer: Tiger Tales

    The sun rises, and a bear and cub begin their day together. They splash in the water, climb mountains, and watch the shimmering sky. They show their love by touching noses, playing chase, and of course, hugging. A sweet, gentle rhyme, perfect for sharing with a special little one!

  • The Alchemist

    • ASIN: B00U6SFUSS
    • Manufacturer: HarperOne

  • The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection: All 7 Books Plus Bonus Book: Boxen

    • ASIN: B008LUYSAE
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins

  • How to Win Friends & Influence People

    • ASIN: B0006IU7JK
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio

    You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you! Simon & Schuster Audio is proud to present one of the best-selling books of all time, Dale Carnegie's perennial classic How to Win Friends and Influence People, presented here in its entir... [Read More]

  • 1984 (Signet Classics)

    • ASIN: 0451524934
    • ISBN: 9780451524935
    • Manufacturer: Signet Classic

    Written 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read •“The Party told you to reject... [Read More]

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