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Here are some beginner classics!

1. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

Summary: “The Catcher in the Rye is the story of Holden Caulfield, a teenage boy who has been expelled from his prep school and is wandering through New York City over a few days, struggling to come to terms with the complexities of growing up and the seeming phoniness of the adult world.”

2. The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton

Summary: “The Outsiders is a novel about Ponyboy Curtis, a fourteen-year-old who lives with his two brothers, Darry and Soda. It focuses on the class conflict between the Greasers and the Socs. Ponyboy is part of the Greasers, known for their greasy hair, fighting, and shoplifting.”

3. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Summary: “The Great Gatsby tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth.”

4. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Summary: “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee centres on Atticus Finch's attempts to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, a black man who has been wrongly accused of raping a white woman in 1930s Alabama.”

5. Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen

Summary: “Pride and Prejudice follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. They must overcome the titular sins of pride and prejudice in order to fall in love and marry.”