| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
Mark Twain |
Fiction |
1876 |
A young boy navigates childhood adventures on the Mississippi River. |
| The Call of the Wild |
Jack London |
Fiction |
1903 |
A domesticated dog returns to the wild after being sold into the Yukon Gold Rush. |
| Treasure Island |
Robert Louis Stevenson |
Fiction |
1883 |
A young boy embarks on a pirate adventure to find buried treasure. |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Jules Verne |
Science Fiction |
1864 |
A scientist and his nephew explore a subterranean world filled with prehistoric creatures. |
| The Three Musketeers |
Alexandre Dumas |
Historical Fiction |
1844 |
A young man joins forces with three musketeers to fight for justice in France. |
| Robinson Crusoe |
Daniel Defoe |
Fiction |
1719 |
A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and must learn to survive. |
| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
Jules Verne |
Science Fiction |
1870 |
A submarine adventure with Captain Nemo in the depths of the world's oceans. |
| King Solomon's Mines |
H. Rider Haggard |
Adventure |
1885 |
A quest for lost diamonds in uncharted Africa. |
| The Count of Monte Cristo |
Alexandre Dumas |
Historical Fiction |
1844 |
A man seeks revenge against those who wronged him after being falsely imprisoned. |
| Moby-Dick |
Herman Melville |
Fiction |
1851 |
A sailor's obsessive quest to hunt a giant white whale. |
| The Hobbit |
J.R.R. Tolkien |
Fantasy |
1937 |
A hobbit goes on an adventure with a group of dwarves to reclaim treasure from a dragon. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
J.R.R. Tolkien |
Fantasy |
1954 |
A group sets out to destroy a powerful ring that threatens Middle-earth. |
| Heart of Darkness |
Joseph Conrad |
Fiction |
1899 |
A journey up the Congo River into the heart of Africa. |
| Around the World in Eighty Days |
Jules Verne |
Adventure |
1872 |
A man attempts to circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. |
| Peter Pan |
J.M. Barrie |
Fantasy |
1911 |
A boy who never grows up leads children on adventures in Neverland. |
| Treasure Island |
Robert Louis Stevenson |
Fiction |
1883 |
A young boy goes on a seafaring adventure in search of pirate treasure. |
| The Wind in the Willows |
Kenneth Grahame |
Children's Literature |
1908 |
The adventures of four animal friends living along a riverbank. |
| The Wizard of Oz |
L. Frank Baum |
Fantasy |
1900 |
A girl is swept away to a magical land and embarks on a journey to return home. |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Mark Twain |
Fiction |
1884 |
A young boy escapes from his life and travels down the Mississippi River. |
| Sinbad the Sailor |
Anonymous |
Folk Tale |
1001 |
The fantastical voyages of Sinbad as he encounters mythical creatures. |
| Black Beauty |
Anna Sewell |
Fiction |
1877 |
The autobiography of a horse as it experiences both kindness and cruelty. |
| The Secret Garden |
Frances Hodgson Burnett |
Children's Literature |
1911 |
A girl discovers a hidden garden and transforms her life and those around her. |
| The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn |
Hergé |
Comics |
1943 |
Young reporter Tintin unravels a mystery involving a treasure hunt and pirates. |
| Swiss Family Robinson |
Johann David Wyss |
Adventure |
1812 |
A shipwrecked family creates a new life on a deserted island. |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe |
C.S. Lewis |
Fantasy |
1950 |
Four siblings enter a magical land and fulfill a prophecy with a lion's help. |
| The Odyssey |
Homer |
Classic Literature |
8th Century BC |
The epic tale of Odysseus's long journey home after the Trojan War. |
| Gulliver's Travels |
Jonathan Swift |
Satire |
1726 |
A traveler experiences absurd adventures in fantastical lands and encounters bizarre beings. |
| The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
Beatrix Potter |
Children's Literature |
1902 |
The mischievous adventures of a young rabbit who trespasses into Mr. McGregor's garden. |
| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves |
Anonymous |
Folk Tale |
1001 |
A tale of a poor woodcutter who discovers a secret den of thieves. |
| The Time Machine |
H.G. Wells |
Science Fiction |
1895 |
A scientist invents a machine to travel through time to the distant future. |
| Lord Jim |
Joseph Conrad |
Fiction |
1900 |
The story of a young man seeking redemption after a failed act of bravery. |
| A Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Jules Verne |
Science Fiction |
1864 |
An exploration of subterranean worlds teeming with unusual life forms. |
| The Mysterious Island |
Jules Verne |
Adventure |
1874 |
A group of castaways discovers a mysterious island full of wonders. |
| Scaramouche |
Rafael Sabatini |
Historical Fiction |
1921 |
A young man seeks vengeance during the French Revolution. |
| The Last of the Mohicans |
James Fenimore Cooper |
Historical Fiction |
1826 |
The adventures of a white man raised among Native Americans during the French and Indian War. |
| Much Ado About Nothing |
William Shakespeare |
Play |
1600 |
A comedic tale of misunderstandings, love, and witty banter. |
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
Arthur Conan Doyle |
Mystery |
1892 |
The first collection of stories featuring the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. |
| The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay |
Michael Chabon |
Historical Fiction |
2000 |
A tale of two Jewish cousins creating comic book heroes during WWII. |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
James Thurber |
Short Story |
1939 |
A daydreaming man imagines himself in various heroic scenarios. |
| Don Quixote |
Miguel de Cervantes |
Classic Literature |
1605 |
A delusional nobleman sets out on knightly adventures with a loyal squire. |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
Stieg Larsson |
Mystery |
2005 |
A journalist and hacker uncover dark secrets behind a family disappearance. |
| Life of Pi |
Yann Martel |
Fiction |
2001 |
A young boy survives a shipwreck and shares a lifeboat with a tiger. |
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief |
Rick Riordan |
Fantasy |
2005 |
A boy discovers he is a demigod and embarks on a quest through mythology. |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Douglas Adams |
Science Fiction |
1979 |
An ordinary man is swept into an intergalactic adventure. |
| The Alchemist |
Paulo Coelho |
Fiction |
1988 |
A shepherd boy follows his dreams and travels to find treasure in the pyramids. |
| Watership Down |
Richard Adams |
Fantasy |
1972 |
A group of rabbits flees their warren and seeks a new home. |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
J.K. Rowling |
Fantasy |
1997 |
A young boy discovers he is a wizard and attends a magical school. |
| The Fault in Our Stars |
John Green |
Young Adult |
2012 |
Two teens with cancer embark on an adventure to explore love and loss. |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Douglas Adams |
Comedy |
1979 |
An average man stumbles into galactic adventures after Earth is destroyed. |
| Little House on the Prairie |
Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Children's Literature |
1932 |
The pioneer adventures of a family in the American Midwest. |
| Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie |
Fantasy, 1911 |
A boy who never grows up leads children into the magical land of Neverland. |
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| The BFG |
Roald Dahl |
Children's Literature |
1982 |
A young girl befriends a gentle giant who takes her on adventures in Giant Country. |
| The Lost World |
Arthur Conan Doyle |
Science Fiction |
1912 |
A professor discovers a remote plateau teeming with prehistoric creatures. |
| The Wind in the Willows |
Kenneth Grahame |
Children's Literature |
1908 |
The adventures of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Toad along the riverbank. |
| National Treasure |
Mason Adams |
Action/Adventure |
2004 |
A treasure hunter seeks to find a hidden treasure by decoding clues left behind. |
| A Wrinkle in Time |
Madeleine L'Engle |
Science Fiction |
1962 |
A girl travels through time and space to rescue her father. |
| Coraline |
Neil Gaiman |
Fantasy |
2002 |
A girl discovers a parallel world that mirrors her own but is filled with danger. |
| The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell |
Chris Colfer |
Fantasy |
2012 |
Two siblings fall into a magical book and embark on a quest to return home. |
| Enid Blyton's Famous Five: Five On a Treasure Island |
Enid Blyton |
Children's Literature |
1942 |
A group of children embark on adventures to find treasure and solve mysteries. |
| The Giver |
Lois Lowry |
Dystopian |
1993 |
A boy learns the truth about his society's dark secrets and embarks on a quest for freedom. |
| Bridge to Terabithia |
Katherine Paterson |
Young Adult |
1977 |
Two friends create an imaginary kingdom as an escape from their real life. |
| The Jungle Book |
Rudyard Kipling |
Children's Literature |
1894 |
The adventures of a boy raised by wolves in the jungles of India. |
| Anne of Green Gables |
L.M. Montgomery |
Fiction |
1908 |
The adventures of an imaginative orphan girl in a small town. |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
J.K. Rowling |
Fantasy |
2007 |
Harry's final mission to defeat Voldemort and find the Horcruxes. |
| The Maze Runner |
James Dashner |
Dystopian |
2009 |
A boy wakes up in a maze with no memory and must find a way to escape. |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
Stieg Larsson |
Thriller |
2005 |
A journalist and a hacker team up to solve a decades-old mystery. |
| Spinning Silver |
Naomi Novik |
Fantasy |
2018 |
A girl learns to navigate a world filled with magic and intrigue. |
| Circe |
Madeline Miller |
Fantasy |
2018 |
The life of the enchantress Circe, her battles, and her relationships with mythical gods. |
| The Night Circus |
Erin Morgenstern |
Fantasy |
2011 |
A magical competition between two young illusionists unfolds in a mysterious circus. |
| Dune |
Frank Herbert |
Science Fiction |
1965 |
The saga of a young nobleman as he navigates political intrigue on a desert planet. |
| Red Rising |
Pierce Brown |
Science Fiction |
2014 |
A lowborn urchin infiltrates the ruling class on Mars in a quest for justice. |
| The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
Stephen Chbosky |
Young Adult |
1999 |
A high school freshman navigates the trials of adolescence and self-discovery. |
| The Witcher: The Last Wish |
Andrzej Sapkowski |
Fantasy |
1993 |
A monster hunter embarks on a series of adventures in a war-torn land. |
| Life of Pi |
Yann Martel |
Fiction |
2001 |
A young man survives a shipwreck and shares a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. |
| Good Omens |
Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett |
Fantasy |
1990 |
An angel and a demon team up to prevent the apocalypse. |
| The Martian |
Andy Weir |
Science Fiction |
2011 |
An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive and find a way home. |
| The 5th Wave |
Rick Yancy |
Science Fiction |
2013 |
A teenager fights to survive in a world invaded by aliens. |
| Speak |
Laurie Halse Anderson |
Young Adult |
1999 |
A girl navigates the aftermath of a traumatic event during her high school years. |
| City of Bones |
Cassandra Clare |
Fantasy |
2007 |
A girl discovers her connection to a secret world of shadowhunters and demons. |
| The Lightning Thief |
Rick Riordan |
Fantasy |
2005 |
A boy discovers he is a demigod and must retrieve Zeus's stolen lightning bolt. |
| The Hunger Games |
Suzanne Collins |
Dystopian |
2008 |
In a future society, a girl must fight for survival in a televised death match. |
| The Secret Garden |
Frances Hodgson Burnett |
Children's Literature |
1911 |
A lonely girl discovers a neglected garden that transforms her life. |
| The Ocean at the End of the Lane |
Neil Gaiman |
Fantasy |
2013 |
A man revisits his childhood home and uncovers dark memories from his past. |
| Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |
Ransom Riggs |
Fantasy |
2011 |
A boy discovers a mysterious orphanage with children possessing extraordinary powers. |
| Stormbreaker |
Anthony Horowitz |
Young Adult |
2000 |
A teen is recruited by MI6 to investigate the suspicious death of his uncle. |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters |
Rick Riordan |
Fantasy |
2006 |
Percy and friends embark on a quest to find the missing Golden Fleece. |
| The House on Mango Street |
Sandra Cisneros |
Fiction |
1984 |
A young Latina girl narrates vignettes about her life in Chicago. |
| The Book Thief |
Markus Zusak |
Historical Fiction |
2005 |
A girl living in Nazi Germany finds solace in stealing books. |
| Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind |
Yuval Noah Harari |
Non-Fiction |
2011 |
A historical overview of our species from the Stone Age to modern society. |
| The Road |
Cormac McCarthy |
Post-Apocalyptic |
2006 |
A father and son's journey across a desolate America after a catastrophic event. |
| Where the Crawdads Sing |
Delia Owens |
Fiction |
2018 |
A girl grows up isolated in the marshes of North Carolina and becomes a murder suspect. |
| Ready Player One |
Ernest Cline |
Science Fiction |
2011 |
A teenager seeks a hidden Easter egg in a virtual reality world. |
| Station Eleven |
Emily St. John Mandel |
Science Fiction |
2014 |
A post-apocalyptic narrative exploring art and humanity after a pandemic. |
| The Night Circus |
Erin Morgenstern |
Fantasy |
2011 |
A magical competition unfolds at a mysterious circus that only opens at night. |
| The Girl on the Train |
Paula Hawkins |
Psychological Thriller |
2015 |
A woman becomes entangled in a missing person's investigation. |
| The Silent Patient |
Alex Michaelides |
Psychological Thriller |
2019 |
A therapist tries to unlock the mystery behind a woman's silence. |
| The Da Vinci Code |
Dan Brown |
Mystery |
2003 |
A symbologist uncovers a secret society and conspiracies surrounding historical figures. |
| The Martian Chronicles |
Ray Bradbury |
Science Fiction |
1950 |
A series of interconnected stories detailing humanity's colonization of Mars. |
| American Gods |
Neil Gaiman |
Fantasy |
2001 |
A man is pulled into a conflict between old gods and new in modern America. |
| Cloud Atlas |
David Mitchell |
Fiction |
2004 |
Six interlinked stories span across time and space, exploring the connection of lives. |
| The Goldfinch |
Donna Tartt |
Fiction |
2013 |
A boy grapples with grief after surviving a terrorist attack that kills his mother. |
| The Road to Character |
David Brooks |
Non-Fiction |
2015 |
An exploration of how to cultivate a deeper sense of purpose in life. |
| The Night Tiger |
Yangsze Choo |
Historical Fiction |
2019 |
A story of a dressmaker and a young boy entwined in a mystery, set in colonial Malaysia. |
| The Institute |
Stephen King |
Horror |
2019 |
Children with extraordinary abilities are held captive in a sinister facility. |
| Life After Life |
Kate Atkinson |
Historical Fiction |
2013 |
A woman lives and dies repeatedly across the tumultuous events of the 20th century. |
| The Vanishing Half |
Brit Bennett |
Fiction |
2020 |
Twins lead separate lives, one embracing her black identity and the other passing for white. |
| The Night Circus |
Erin Morgenstern |
Fantasy |
2011 |
A magical competition unfolds at a mysterious circus that only opens at night. |
| The Immortalists |
Chloe Benjamin |
Fiction |
2018 |
Four siblings learn the dates of their deaths and navigate their lives accordingly. |
| Everything I Never Told You |
Celeste Ng |
Fiction |
2014 |
A family grapples with the tragic loss of their daughter's untimely death. |
| Normal People |
Sally Rooney |
Fiction |
2018 |
The complicated relationship between two Irish teenagers as they grow up and apart. |
| Circe |
Madeline Miller |
Fantasy |
2018 |
The life of the enchantress Circe, her battles, and her relationships with mythical gods. |
| The Overstory |
Richard Powers |
Fiction |
2018 |
An interconnected narrative of diverse characters bound by their connection to trees. |
| Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood |
Trevor Noah |
Memoir |
2016 |
Trevor Noah shares tales of growing up during apartheid South Africa. |
| Educated |
Tara Westover |
Memoir |
2018 |
A woman's quest for knowledge leads her from survivalist beginnings to academia. |
| The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo |
Taylor Jenkins Reid |
Historical Fiction |
2017 |
A reclusive actress recounts her glamorous life and loves. |
| The Tattooist of Auschwitz |
Heather Morris |
Historical Fiction |
2018 |
A love story set against the backdrop of the Holocaust. |
| The Poppy War |
R.F. Kuang |
Fantasy |
2018 |
A young war orphan discovers her shamanic powers in a war-torn world. |
| An Ember in the Ashes |
Sabaa Tahir |
Fantasy |
2015 |
A girl fights against a brutal regime in a world inspired by ancient Rome. |
| The Cruel Prince |
Holly Black |
Fantasy |
2018 |
A mortal girl navigates the treacherous politics of the Faerie Court. |
| The House in the Cerulean Sea |
TJ Klune |
Fantasy |
2020 |
A caseworker investigates a magical orphanage and finds unexpected connections. |
| Red, White & Royal Blue |
Casey McQuiston |
Romance |
2019 |
The son of the U.S. president falls in love with a British prince. |
| The Song of Achilles |
Madeline Miller |
Historical Fiction |
2011 |
A retelling of the Iliad from the perspective of Achilles' beloved companion. |
| Circe |
Madeline Miller |
Fantasy |
2018 |
The life of the enchantress Circe, her battles, and her relationships with mythical gods. |
| The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue |
V.E. Schwab |
Fantasy |
2020 |
A young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever but be forgotten. |
| The Henna Artist |
Alka Joshi |
Historical Fiction |
2020 |
A young woman escapes an abusive marriage and carves out a new life in 1950s India. |
| The Midnight Library |
Matt Haig |
Fiction |
2020 |
A woman explores the infinite possibilities of her life through a magical library. |
| The Guest List |
Lucy Foley |
Mystery |
2020 |
A wedding on a remote island turns deadly as secrets come to light. |
| The Vanishing Half |
Brit Bennett |
Fiction |
2020 |
Twins lead separate lives, one embracing her black identity and the other passing for white. |
| The Midnight Library |
Matt Haig |
Fiction |
2020 |
A woman explores the infinite possibilities of her life through a magical library. |
| Project Hail Mary |
Andy Weir |
Science Fiction |
2021 |
An astronaut must save Earth from an existential threat while alone in space. |
| Cloud Cuckoo Land |
Anthony Doerr |
Fiction |
2021 |
Three intertwining stories across time and space centered around an ancient text. |
| The Last House on Needless Street |
Catriona Ward |
Thriller |
2021 |
A woman hunts for a missing girl and uncovers the dark secrets of a reclusive man. |
| The Paper Palace |
Miranda Cowley Heller |
Fiction |
2021 |
A woman's memories intertwine with a choice she must make over the course of a summer. |
| A Court of Thorns and Roses |
Sarah J. Maas |
Fantasy |
2015 |
A huntress becomes embroiled in the world of faeries after killing a wolf. |
| An Ember in the Ashes |
Sabaa Tahir |
Fantasy |
2015 |
A girl fights against a brutal regime in a world inspired by ancient Rome. |
| The Chain |
Adrien McKinty |
Thriller |
2019 |
A woman is forced to kidnap another child as part of a horrifying chain of abductions. |
| Big Little Lies |
Liane Moriarty |
Fiction |
2014 |
Culminates in a shocking finale involving domestic issues and schoolyard drama. |
| The Silent Patient |
Alex Michaelides |
Thriller |
2019 |
A therapist tries to unlock the mystery behind a woman's silence. |
| The Rose Code |
Kate Quinn |
Historical Fiction |
2021 |
Three women at Bletchley Park during WWII navigate secrets, codebreaking, and love. |
| Malibu Rising |
Taylor Jenkins Reid |
Fiction |
2021 |
A summer party in Malibu becomes the backdrop for the unraveling of family secrets. |
| The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek |
Kim Michele Richardson |
Historical Fiction |
2019 |
A woman delivers books to remote communities in Depression-era Kentucky. |
| The Night Watchman |
Louise Erdrich |
Historical Fiction |
2020 |
A story of Native American rights in the 1950s, based on the author's grandfather. |
| Beautiful World, Where Are You |
Sally Rooney |
Fiction |
2021 |
Two friends navigate relationships and the complexities of adulthood. |
| The Paris Library |
Jan Ellis |
Historical Fiction |
2021 |
A young woman uncovers the stories of her past and the world during WWII. |
| Seven Days in June |
Tia Williams |
Romance |
2021 |
A chance reunion between two writers leads to deep emotional exploration. |
| The Last Thing He Told Me |
Laura Dave |
Thriller |
2021 |
A woman investigates her husband's disappearance and uncovers surprising truths. |
| Malibu Rising |
Taylor Jenkins Reid |
Fiction |
2021 |
A summer party in Malibu becomes the backdrop for the unraveling of family secrets. |
| The Night Circus |
Erin Morgenstern |
Fantasy |
2011 |
A magical competition unfolds at a mysterious circus that only opens at night. |
| The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek |
Kim Michele Richardson |
Historical Fiction |
2019 |
A woman delivers books to remote communities in Depression-era Kentucky. |
| The Paris Library |
Victoria Schwab |
Historical Fiction |
2021 |
A woman reflects on her life in the face of challenges during WWII. |
| The Last House on Needless Street |
Catriona Ward |
Thriller |
2021 |
A woman hunts for a missing girl and uncovers the dark secrets of a reclusive man. |
| Songs of Willow Frost |
Jamie Ford |
Historical Fiction |
2013 |
A boy embarks on a journey to find his mother in a war-torn America. |
| The Overstory |
Richard Powers |
Fiction |
2018 |
An interconnected narrative of diverse characters bound by their connection to trees. |
| The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue |
V.E. Schwab |
Fantasy |
2020, A young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever but be forgotten." |
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