Sharing interesting books is a great way to develop a joy of reading. Books are incredible because of their interesting plots, charismatic characters, imaginative settings, eventful adventures, unraveled mysteries, and explored human dramas hook readers.
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Here are some of my family’s favorites:
Photo credit: J.R.R. Tolkien, illustrator (author: J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Return of the King
The Silmarillion
Forgotten Realms is a series of books written by different authors. Each book contributes a portion, in creating a fantasy world. There are lots of books in this series, but here are a few that I enjoyed around high school & shortly after. These can be enjoyed at a middle school level too.
The Icewind Dale Trilogy: The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver
The Avatar Trilogy: Shadowdale, Tantras
Spellfire
Azure Bonds
For a list of Forgotten Realms books in chronological order, click this link.
(Photo credit: (author: Harry Harrison)
The Stainless Steel Rat
The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted
The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
The Stainless Steel Rat for President
The Neverending Story
The Great Train Robbery
Brigadoon
Annie
Pippi Longstocking
Rip Van Winkle
Classics of Literature (these books have entered the public domain; they are free to download)
Photo credit: (author: Sir Conan Arthur Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; pdf version
The Lost World; pdf version
Photo credit: (author: L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables; pdf version
Anne of Avonlea; pdf version
Anne of the Island; pdf version
Anne of Windy Poplars; pdf version
Anne’s House of Dreams; pdf version
Anne of Ingleside; pdf version
Rainbow Valley; pdf version
Rilla of Ingleside; pdf version
The Arabian Nights; pdf version
(author: Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days; pdf version
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth; pdf version
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; pdf version
(author: Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty; pdf version
(author: Jack London)
Call of the Wild; pdf version
(author: Alexander Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo; pdf version
The Three Musketeers; pdf version
Photo credit: Barry Moser, illustrator (author: Bram Stoker)
Dracula; pdf version
(author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus; pdf version
(author: Homer)
The Iliad; pdf version
(author: H. G. Wells)
Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance; pdf version
The Island of Dr. Moreau; pdf version
The Time Machine; pdf version
War of the Worlds; pdf version
(author: Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped; pdf version
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; pdf version
(author: H. Rider Haggard)
King Solomon’s Mines; pdf version
(author: Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; pdf version
The Legends of King Arthur & His Knights; pdf version
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood; pdf version
(author: Homer)
The Marvelous Land of Oz; pdf version
The Emerald City of Oz; pdf version
The Magic of Oz; pdf version
Ozma of Oz; pdf version
The Road to Oz; pdf version
Little Wizard Stories of Oz; pdf version
Rinkitink in Oz; pdf version
The Land of Oz; pdf version
Tik-Tok of Oz; pdf version
(author: Edward Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes; pdf version
Jungle Tales of Tarzan; pdf version
The Beasts of Tarzan; pdf version
(author: Richard Le Gallienne)
Pieces of Eight; pdf version
The Princess of Mars; pdf version
(author: Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe; pdf version
Photo credit: (author: Johann David Wyss)
(author: Jack London)
White Fang; pdf version
(author: Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows; pdf version
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