BOO(ks)
Not so Lit
Great stories, Bad Choices
Classics
Stories We Grew Up With
100

This book's name comes from the doctor, not the thing created.

What is Frankenstein?

100

This book reimagines the United States as a fundamentalist, totalitarian state where women are forced to give birth to children of elite commanders. 

What is "The Handmaid's Tale?"

100

This student sticks his wand up the nose of a creature on the loose in his school

Who is Harry Potter?

100

This person loves someone "most ardently"

Who is Mr. Darcy?

100

This picture book features a ravenous creature who eats through fruit, various desserts, and finally a green leaf before becoming a butterfly.

What is The Very Hungry Catterpillar?

200

This 1897 novel defined the vampire genre and still influences art today such as Hotel Transylvania

What is Dracula?

200

This book follows a lonely high schooler named Charlie who struggles with his mental health. A film adaption of this novel was released in 2012. 

What is "The Perks of Being a Wallflower?"

200

This girl decides to investigate a forbidden door beneath her house and discovers a terrifying hidden world

Who is Coraline?

200

This is the name of the doctor who created life in Mary Shelly's 1818 novel. 

Who is Dr. Victor Frankenstein?

200

In this classic novel, a girl saves a pig who later befriends a wise spider.

What is Charlotte’s Web?

300

This novel follows a group of kids haunted by an ancient spirit that can transform into things -- most notably a clown

What is IT by Stephen King?

300

This novel follows a 17 year-old girl who moves to a small town in Washington and meets a 104 year-old boy who mysteriously disappears when the sun is out. 

What is "Twilight?"

300

This young boy betrays his siblings and accepts a chocolate from an evil witch 

Who is Edmund?

300

The story of Cathy and Heathcliff is told through this housekeeper's tales. 

Who is Nelly Dean?

300

This beloved 1963 picture book follows Max as he sails to an island filled with giant, roaring creatures.

What is Where the Wild Things Are?

400

This short story features a man that murders someone and proceeds to bury them under his floorboards

What is A Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

400
This novel follows a young African-American girl who wishes for a very specific eye color. Deals with themes of internalized racism and American beauty standards. 

What is "The Bluest Eye?" 

400

This cloaked girl knows being in the woods alone is dangerous and decides to visit her grandma anyway

Who is Little Red Riding Hood?

400

This is the daughter of a Nathaniel Hawthorne character that bore a red A. 


Who is Pearl?

400

This Roald Dahl story features a girl with telekinetic powers, terrible parents, and a terrifying headmistress.

What is Matilda?

500

This 1971 novel follows a young girl's demonic possession and the journey two priests take to save her.

What is The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty?

500

This novel follows two young Afghani boys in the 1970s; one goes on to feel immense guilt for the rest of his life over a certain event that happens to the other one. 

What is "The Kite Runner?" 

500

This teenager saves his friend from being forcibly drowned, but has to go into hiding when the rescue turns fatal

Who is Johnny?

500

The supreme, all-controlling dictator of the totalitarian state of Oceania.

What is Big Brother?

500

In this 2003 Caldecott Honor book, the main character tries to convince you he’d be “a great driver,” even though the bus driver specifically warned you not to let him.

What is Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus?