Dr. Todd's 'Tween & Teen Suggested Reading List 2015
2015
Classics
- Les Miserables: Victor Hugo
- Robinson Crusoe: Daniel Defoe
- Around The World In 80 Days: Jules Verne
- 20000 Leagues Under The Sea: Jules Verne
- The Hound Of The Baskervilles: Arthur Conan Doyle
- A Tale Of Two Cities: Charles Dickens
- A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens
- Great Expectations: Charles Dickens
- Oliver Twist: Charles Dickens
- A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court: Mark Twain
- Tom Sawyer: Mark Twain
- Huckleberry Finn: Mark Twain
- Treasure Island: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Kidnapped:Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Three Musketeers:Alexandre Dumas
- Frankenstein:Mary Shelly
- Gulliver’s Travels:Jonathan Swift
Modern Classics
- To Kill A Mockingbird: Harper Lee
- Animal Farm:George Orwell
- 1984:George Orwell
- The Handmaid’s Tale:Margaret Atwood
- Life Of Pi:Yann Martel
- The Giver:Lois Lowry
- The Prophet: Khalil Gibran
- The Elegance Of The Hedgehog: Muriel Barbery
- The Kite Runner: Khalil Hosseini
- The Little Prince: Antoine de Saint-Exuperay
- Night – Elie Wiesel
- The Alchemist – Paulo Coehlo
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
- The Hunger Games Series (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay) – Suzanne Collins
- Artemis Fowl Series –Eoin Colfer
- His Dark Materials Series (The Golden Compass, The Amber Spyglass, The Subtle Knife) –Phillip Pullman
- The Mysterious Benedict Society Series – Trenton Lee Stewart
- Harry Potter Series – J.K. Rowling
- Lord Of The Rings Series (The Hobbit, The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers, The Return Of The King) - J.R.R. Tolkein
- The Chronicles Of Narnia Series
- Books by H.G. Wells (The First Men In The Moon, The War Of The Worlds, The Food Of The Gods, The Time Machine)
- Books by Dan Brown (Angels and Demons, The DaVinci Code, The Lost Symbol)
- The Lathe Of Heaven: Ursula K. le Guin
- Brave New World:Aldous Huxley
- Contact:Carl Sagan
- Books by Ray Bradbury (The Martian Chronicles, Farenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes)
- The Foundation Series – Issac Assimov
- Fantastic Voyage –Issac Assimov
Poets To Check Out
- Robert Frost
- Billy Collins
- Emily Dickinson
- Maya Angelou
- W.B. Yeats
- William Carlos Williams
- Lawrence Ferlenghetti
- And many more!
Terrific Modern Authors (but mom or dad may want to read first)
- Ian McEwan
- Cormac McCarthy
- Toni Morrison
- Orhan Pamuk
- Kashuo Ishiguro
- Jose Saramago