Classic books from Lovereading
Classics they maybe but out of touch, hard to read and unapproachable they most certainly aren't. See our collection below of thought provoking reads perfect for every age.
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The Outsiders S. E. Hinton In a Nutshell: Teen rebellion * Class conflict * Gangs gone wrong A heartrending coming-of-age classic that blazed the trail for young-adult-oriented fiction long before YA was even a twinkle in publishers’ eyes. With his parents dead, Ponyboy Curtis is... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016 
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I Capture the Castle Dodie Smith In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths A story about writing, this is also a wonderfully romantic story told by a young narrator trying to capture the unusual behaviour of her family and the life... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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After the First Death Robert Cormier In a Nutshell: Psycho-political thriller * Terrorist hijacking * Extremes of patriotism Unreservedly uncompromising, this gripping, thought-provoking novel raises pertinent questions about trust, sacrifice and the extremes people will go as a result of absolute devotion to a cause, and... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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Across the Barricades A Kevin and Sadie Story Joan Lingard Across the Barricades is part of Joan Lingard's ground-breaking Kevin and Sadie series, the sequel to The Twelfth Day of July. Both books are part of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. The Originals are the pioneers of... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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Z for Zachariah Robert C. O'Brien In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths A powerful post-apocalyptic novel in which nuclear war has devastated America. Z FOR ZACHARIAH by Robert C. O'Brien is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken,... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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The Wave Morton Rhue In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths The Wave is based on a nightmarish true episode in a Californian high school, when a teacher wanted to demonstrate the dangers of propoganda and group-think. It is... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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The Twelfth Day of July A Kevin and Sadie Story Joan Lingard In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths The Twelfth Day of July is first of Joan Lingard's influential Kevin and Sadie books, set in Belfast during the Troubles. It is one of The Originals from... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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Stone Cold Robert Swindells In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult TruthsStone Cold is a Carnegie Medal-winning thriller by Robert Swindells. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. A tense thriller plot is... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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The Red Pony John Steinbeck In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths Masterful linked short stories by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath. The Red Pony is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken,... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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Postcards from No Man's Land Aidan Chambers In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths This winner of the 2003 Michael Printz Award and the Carnegie Medal, told in dual narratives, takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery in a foreign... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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The Pearl John Steinbeck In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths The Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath. It is one... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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No Turning Back Beverley Naidoo In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths Set in South Africa in the 1990s, a time when an increasing number of young black South Africans are dealing with the violence, the legacy of disrupted schooling... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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The Endless Steppe Esther Hautzig In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths The Endless Steppe is based on the author's true-life experience. Readers inspired by The Diary of Anne Frank, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas or The Book... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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Dear Nobody Berlie Doherty In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths The moving and very real story of two teenagers and an unplanned pregnancy. It is told from two viewpoints - that of Helen as she writes her thoughts... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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Buddy Nigel Hinton In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths Buddy is a moving and totally convincing account of a boy's faltering relationship with his father, with an atmospheric 1980s setting. It is one of The Originals from... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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