One of the most popular book series of all time. Wizards and stuff.
What is the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling?
This 1954 novel tells the story of a group of young boys who find themselves stranded alone on a deserted island.
What is Lord of the Flies by William Golding?
This children's book written by a very famous doctor includes the quote, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
What is The Lorax by Dr. Seuss?
This book follows the story of Mark Watney, an astronaut and botanist who gets stranded on Mars.
What is The Martian by Andy Weir?
This books series was made into one of the most popular TV shows of all time. It takes place on the fictional continent of Westeros, and there are kings and queens, family rivalries, and oh yeah, dragons.
What is Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin?
This popular children's book series begins with four kids exploring a house on a rainy day and Lucy, the youngest, finds an enormous closet. Turns out, there's a door in there with a bunch of magical stuff going on behind it.
What is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis?
This novel centers 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.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee?
This classic novel begins with the line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
What is A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens?
The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood. Its latest film adaptation was released in 2019.
What is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott?
This novel, published in 1985, is the story of life in a totalitarian society that treats women as property of the state and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate. It was made into a Hulu TV show in 2017.
What is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood?
In this children's book, after learning that a young pig's days are numbered, a spider weaves an elaborate plan to save her friend from the butcher's block.
What is Charlotte's Web by E.B. White?
A dystopian novel published in 1949, this book follows the life of Winston Smith, a low ranking member of "the Party," who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of the party, and its ominous ruler "Big Brother."
What is 1984 by George Orwell?
In this book, Charlie's teacher says to him, "We accept the love we think we deserve."
What is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky?
A 2010 novel told from the perspective of a five-year-old boy, Jack, who is being held captive in a small room along with his mother. This book was released into an Academy Award-winning film starring Brie Larson in 2015.
What is Room by Emma Donoghue?
This novel, turned into a Hulu show this year starring Reese Witherspoon, takes place in 1990s Ohio, and is about two families who are brought together through their children. There's also big (and little) fires.
What is Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng?
A 2018 best-selling memoir detailing the life of a former First Lady and current cultural icon.
What is Becoming by Michelle Obama?
Published in 1951, this novel details two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from prep school. Confused and disillusioned, Holden searches for truth and rails against the “phoniness” of the adult world.
What is The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger?
The famous final words of this classic novel are, "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
This classic science fiction novel follows the story of Paul on the planet Arrakis. It was originally made into a movie in 1984, and a new movie is set to be released this year starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Oscar Isaac.
What is Dune by Frank Herbert?
This book series (and popular Netflix show) follows the story of a mutant with special powers who kills monsters for money. The main character is a solitary monster hunter who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than monsters and beasts.
What is The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski?
This novel, set primarily in Afghanistan, is the story of Amir, who struggles to find his place in the world because of the aftereffects and fallout from a series of traumatic childhood events.
What is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini?
This classic novel follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner.
What is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?
This novel contains the quote, “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."
What is A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway?
A 2005 memoir, this book recounts the unconventional, poverty-stricken upbringing a girl and her siblings had at the hands of their deeply dysfunctional parents. It was made into a movie starring Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson in 2017.
What is The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls?
This famous graphic novel about superheroes was turned into a popular HBO show in 2019. This book depicts an alternate history in which superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s, and their presence changed history. Most former superheroes are now in retirement or working for the government, but a new event pulls them back into their jobs.
What is Watchmen by Alan Moore?