The Pearl
By: John Steinbeck
3.54
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf be…
Want to Read $ 4.99"What have I to fear but starvation?" Kino asked."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"What have I to fear but starvation?" Kino asked."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"In the surface of the great pearl he could see dream forms."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"In the surface of the great pearl he could see dream forms."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
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1. The Stranger
By: Albert Camus , Matthew Ward , Stuart Gilbert , None
4.02
Format: 123 pages, Paperback
Published in 1942 by French author Albert Camus, The Stranger has long been considered a classic of… read more
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- school
- literature
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"It is better to burn than to disappear."-Albert Camus, The Stranger
"Everything is true, and nothing is true!"-Albert Camus, The Stranger
"After awhile you could get used to anything."-Albert Camus, The Stranger
"To stay or to go, it amounted to the same thing."-Albert Camus, The Stranger
2. White Nights
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.06
Format: 82 pages, Paperback
White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was published in 1848. Set in St. Petersbur… read more
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- classics
- literature
- short stories
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"E ti chiedi: “Dove sono i tuoi sogni?"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
"Oh, how unbearable is a happy person sometimes!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
"Kalbim içimde konuşurken ben susmayı beceremem."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
"But how could you live and have no story to tell?"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
3. The Scarlet Letter
By: Nathaniel Hawthorne , Nina Baym , Thomas E. Connolly
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, this tale of an adulterous entang… read more
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- classics
- school
- literature
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- historical fiction
4. A Separate Peace
By: John Knowles
3.97
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peaceis timeless in its … read more
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- fiction
- classics
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- historical fiction
5. Lord of the Flies
By: William Golding
4.20
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From t… read more
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- classics
- school
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- fiction
6. Animal Farm
By: George Orwell , Russell Baker , C.M. Woodhouse
3.99
Format: 141 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here. A farm… read more
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- school
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"Four legs good, two legs bad."-George Orwell, Animal Farm
"The only good human being is a dead one."-George Orwell, Animal Farm
"Surely, comrades, you don't want Jones back?"-George Orwell, Animal Farm
"Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers."-George Orwell, Animal Farm
7. Ethan Frome
By: Edith Wharton
2.00
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his dif… read more
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- american
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- historical fiction
8. The Old Man and the Sea
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.80
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here This short novel, already a moder… read more
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- classics
- american
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- literature
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- novels
"My big fish must be somewhere."-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
"I shouldn’t have gone out so far, fish,"-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
"The setting of the sun is a difficult time for all fish."-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
"Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
9. The Death of Ivan Ilych
By: Leo Tolstoy , Aylmer Maude
4.13
Format: 86 pages, Paperback
Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of I… read more
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- classics
- literature
- novella
- short stories
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- novels
"If you look for the working classes in fiction, and especially English fiction, all you find is a hole."-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych
"And the further he departed from childhood and the nearer he came to the present the more worthless and doubtful were the joys."-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych
"In the depths of his heart he knew that he was dying but, so far from growing used to the idea, he simply did not and could not grasp it."-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych
"It can't be that life is so senseless and horrible. But if it really has been so horrible and senseless, why must I die and die in agony? There is something wrong!"-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych
10. Fahrenheit 451
By: Ray Bradbury
3.96
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
Sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenhe… read more
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- school
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"Are you happy?"-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
"It was a pleasure to burn."-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
"Those who don't build must burn."-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
"The sun burnt every day. It burnt time."-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
11. Death of a Salesman
By: Arthur Miller
3.57
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
'For a salesman, there is no rock bottom to life. He don't put a bolt to a nut, he don't tell you t… read more
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- american
- school
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"I’m tired to the death."-Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
"LINDA [with infinite patience]"-Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
"Be liked and you will never want."-Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
"I'm losing weight, you notice, Pop?"-Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
12. The Outsiders
By: S.E. Hinton
4.13
Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more
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- school
- read for school
- fiction
- historical fiction
"We saw the same sunset."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Nothing sparkly can stay."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Things are rough all over."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Okay greasers, you've had it."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
13. A Farewell to Arms
By: Ernest Hemingway , نجف دریابندری
4.12
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the war to end all wars. He volunteered for ambulance serv… read more
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14. The Call of the Wild
By: Jack London
3.91
Format: 172 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on Lo… read more
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- classics
- school
- literature
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- historical fiction
- novels
"The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck"-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"…and from that moment Buck hated him with a bitter and deathless hatred."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"There is a patience of the wild – dogged, tireless, persistent as life itself."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"A man with a club [bat] is a law-maker, a man to be obeyed, but not necessarily conciliated."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
15. The Crucible
By: Arthur Miller , Christopher Bigsby
3.60
Format: 137 pages, Paperback
"I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most… read more
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16. The Pearl
By: John Steinbeck
3.54
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf be… read more
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- american
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- novella
- read for school
- short stories
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"What have I to fear but starvation?" Kino asked."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"In the surface of the great pearl he could see dream forms."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"It was a morning like other mornings and yet perfect among mornings."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
"We do know that we are cheated from birth to the overcharge on our coffins."-John Steinbeck, The Pearl
17. The Metamorphosis
By: Franz Kafka , Stanley Corngold
3.88
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0553213695 / 9780553213690 "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning fr… read more
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- literature
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"Oh, God"-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"I only fear danger where I want to fear it."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"What's happened to me,' he thought. It was no dream."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"It was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
18. Heart of Darkness
By: Joseph Conrad
3.99
Format: 284 pages, Paperback
Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the inf… read more
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19. The Road
By: Cormac McCarthy
3.99
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece. A father and … read more
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- novels
- fiction
"Carry the fire."-Cormac McCarthy, The Road
"If only my heart were stone."-Cormac McCarthy, The Road
"There is no God and we are his prophets."-Cormac McCarthy, The Road
"You have my whole heart. You always did."-Cormac McCarthy, The Road
20. The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.79
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta) is one of Ernest Hemin… read more
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"Never be daunted"-Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)
"I am always in love."-Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)
"You'll lose it, if you talk about it"-Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)
"Oh, darling, I've been so miserable."-Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)
21. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
3.87
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780143131847. Mary Shelley's seminal novel of t… read more
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"I am malicious because I am miserable"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"One wondering thought pollutes the day"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"I looked upon the sea, it was to be my grave"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!"-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
