Mrs. Friedland’s

Suggested Classics - UNABRIDGED 2/2010

Alcott, Louisa May JF ALC 7.9 1210L

Little Women

The four March sisters grow into young ladies against

the backdrop of Civil War era New England.

Austen, Jane F AUS 12.0 770L

Pride and Prejudice

In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman

copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the

lives of her four sisters.

Austen, Jane F AUS 9.3 1080L

Emma

This novel of Regency England centers upon a self-assured young

lady who is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those

around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.

Bagnold, Enid JF BAG 5.5 700L

“National Velvet”

A 14-year-old English girl wins a horse in a raffle, trains it and rides in

the Grand National Steeplechase.

Barrie, J. M. JF BAR 7.7 920L

Peter Pan

The three Darling children fly away from their nursery with Peter Pan

and travel to Never-Never Land.

Baum, L. Frank JF BAU 7.0 1030L

The Wizard of Oz (or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)

The story of Dorothy, a young girl who is transported by a cyclone to

the magical world of Oz, where she makes wonderful friends, battles

evil, and must meet a Wizard to return home to Kansas

Bradbury, Ray F BRA 7.0 890L

Fahrenheit 451

A book burner in a future fascist state finds out books are a vital

part of a culture he never knew.

Bronte, Charlotte F BRO 7.9 1040L

Jane Eyre

A young governess finds love unexpectedly with her new employer,

but secrets from his past may prove to destroy her happiness.

Burnett, Frances Hodgson JF BUR 6.0 930L

A Little Princess

When Sara Crews’ father dies, she finds herself left penniless and

alone at a strict Victorian girl’s school.

Carroll, Lewis JF CAR 7.4 940L

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (or Alice In Wonderland)

Alice’s life is never the same after she tumbles through a rabbit hole

to a magical land where she meets the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter,

the Queen of Hearts and many other fanciful characters.

See also Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There JF CAR 7.6

Cather, Willa F CAT 6.9 1010L

My Antonia

A successful lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his

friendship with an immigrant gypsy girl.

Christie, Agatha F CHR 5.7 888 est.L

And Then There Were None (or Ten Little Indians)

Ten strangers are summoned by an absent millionaire to a private

island off the coast of Devon and begin to die one by one upon arrival.

Christie, Agatha F CHR 6.2 640L

Murder on the Orient Express

Belgian detective Hercule Poirot solves a murder that occurred on the

Orient Express.

Cooper, James Fenimore F COO 12.0 1350L

The Last of the Mohicans

A Mohican brave struggles to protect two English girls from an evil

Huron during the French and Indian War in upstate New York.

Crane, Stephen F CRA 8.0 920L

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Henry Fleming experiences the how horrible war really is, and will

make one of the most difficult decisions of his life.

Defoe, Daniel F DEF 12.3 1360L

Robinson Crusoe

During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600's an

Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly

thirty years on a deserted island.

Dickens, Charles F DIC 9.7 990L

A Tale of Two Cities

relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life

during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

Dickens, Charles F DIC 11.3 1060L

Oliver Twist

In nineteenth-century England, a young orphan boy lives in the squalid

surroundings of a workhouse until he becomes involved with a gang of

thieves.

Dodge, Mary Mapes JF DOD 8.2 1020L

Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates

Hans and Gretel's dream of competing for the silver skates seems as

remote as a cure for their invalid father, until a new friend comes into their

lives.

Doyle, Arthur Conan

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes, the beloved detective, uses his skills to rescue a king

from blackmail, to capture an ingenious bank robber, and other great

mystery stories.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band AR Middle HL F DOY 7.7 510L

The Hound of the Baskervilles AR Middle HL F DOY 8.3 1090L

The Red-Headed League AR Middle HL F DOY 8.0 1000est.L

Dumas, Alexander F DUM 10.2 950L

The Man in the Iron Mask

In seventeenth-century France, former Musketeers Porthos, Athos,

and Aramis reunite to replace the cruel young king Louis XIV with

his twin brother, who has been imprisoned since birth, forcing

d'Artagnan to choose between his loyalties to his king and to his comrades.

Dumas, Alexander F DUM 11.3 960L

The Three Musketeers

During the reign of France's King Louis XIII, D'Artagnan and three

musketeers unite to defend the honor of Anne of Austria against the plots

of Cardinal Richelieu.

Eliot, George F ELI 9.7 1330L

Silas Marner by George Eliot

Embittered by a false accusation and disappointed in friendship and

love, the weaver Silas Marner retreats into a life alone with his loom and his

gold, but fate steals his gold and replaces it with a golden-haired foundling

child.