Bridge to Terabithia Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
Bread and Jam for Frances Beloved story featured on at least two “top 100 picture books of all time” lists. More
Beezus and Ramona Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
Amelia Bedelia The first book featuring the now-classic, hilariously literal-minded character Amelia Bedelia. More
The Year of Magical Thinking Winner of the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. More
A Woman of Substance With her unforgettable heroine Emma Harte, Bradford popularized the rags-to-riches family saga. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
What Do People Do All Day? Over 100 million Scarry books have sold worldwide; a favorite in his classic Busytown series. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World With more than one million copies sold worldwide, it’s the world’s largest commercially available world atlas in print. More
The Tiger Who Came to Tea The beloved multimillion-copy-selling British picture book no childhood should be without. More
The Stone Diaries Winner of the 1993 Governor General’s Award (Canada) and the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. More
The Shipping News Highly acclaimed international bestseller; winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More
Seven Years in Tibet A landmark in travel writing, it has been translated into fifty-three languages. More
Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World Seminal work that launched Gorbachev’s reform movement. More
The Other Side of Midnight This suspenseful, glamorous thriller was a genre-busting bestseller from Sheldon, an acclaimed master storyteller. More
The Other Boleyn Girl The Tudor court seen as never before; this take on the Boleyn sisters reinvented the historical novel. More
No Logo International bestseller and one of the world’s most influential books on the alter-globalization movement. More
Master and Commander First book in O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series, widely regarded as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. More
Magician Bestselling epic fantasy masterpiece that launched Feist’s career and influenced a generation of modern fantasy authors. More
Love and War in the Apennines The early life story of a man who would become one of Britain’s best-loved literary adventurers. More
Life on Earth Established Sir David as a foremost naturalist and an iconic and beloved figure in British cultural life. More
The Kon-Tiki Expedition This classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage has been translated into sixty-five languages. More
The Kitchen Diaries Now in its third installment; the original was named “Book of the Year” by sixteen publications. More
King James Version Bible (KJV) Since granted the license to print the Bible in 1839, Collins has sold tens of millions of copies. More
The Hunt for Red October Clancy’s debut novel launched a spectacular career and introduced the world to a new hero, Jack Ryan. More
The Hours Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award; made into an Oscar-winning film. More
The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More
Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s masterpiece, and winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction. More
The Guns of Navarone Classic World War II thriller from MacLean, acclaimed master of action and suspense. More
Gorky Park First book in the Arkady Renko series, which became an instant bestseller and changed the crime fiction genre. More
The God of Small Things Winner of the 1997 Man Booker Prize, making Roy the first Indian woman to receive the award. More
Girl with a Pearl Earring Multimillion-copy global bestseller that won critical acclaim for its beautifully wrought depiction of innocence corrupted. More
A Game of Thrones First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More
Flashman When this novel was first published, many critics mistakenly accepted it as a genuine historical memoir. More
Fermat’s Last Theorem International number one bestseller about solving a puzzle that had confounded mathematicians since the seventeenth century. More
The Fellowship of the Ring First volume in The Lord of the Rings series, which has sold more than 100 million copies. More
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Thompson’s highly subjective blend of fact and fiction that popularized what has become known as gonzo journalism. More
Fahrenheit 451 Though set in a dystopian world without books, Bradbury’s most famous work has never gone out of print. More