This eight-book series by J.K. Rowling follows the adventures of Harry Potter. He handles growing up, going to an enchanted school and fighting The Dark Lord Voldemort over the course of the books.

This book chronicles the attacks of a great white shark on small resort town. It follows the four men trying to kill the shark.

In Mary Shelley's classic tale of horror, which she wrote as a teenager, scientist Victor Frankenstein creates a living creature out of corpses. Horrified by it, he rejects it. After his rejection, the creature becomes both intelligent and murderous.

In this fantasy novel, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is dragged on an adventure with a number of dwarves and the wise wizard Gandalf. The group goes on a quest to take treasure from a greedy dragon.

This novel by Leo Tolstoy explores the events that led up to Napoleon's ultimately unsuccessful invasion of Russia. The events are explored through the eyes of five families of Russian aristocrats.

In this novel the Joads, a family of struggling farmers trapped in the Dust Bowl, head out to California after being forced from their Oklahoma home in search of better opportunities. Due to drought, changes in the farming industry and other misfortunes, their situation in Oklahoma is hopeless.

Captain Ahab seeks to hunt down Moby Dick, a great white whale, and kill him. He obsessively hunts the whale after it took his leg.

In this famous Shakespearian tragedy Macbeth and his wife kill the King of Scotland and take over the country. As they become increasingly unstable, bloodthirsty and paranoid, they lose all they have gained.

Told from the point of view of Nick Carraway, this novel explores the life of Jay Gatsby and the wealthy people who surround him. Gatsby made a fortune bootlegging in order to win the affections of the already married and shallow Daisy Buchanon, who rejected him for being poor as a young man. He is not successful.

In this children's novel, a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur become friends. When Charlotte becomes afraid that the farmer will slaughter Wilbur, she tries to change his mind by writing messages complimenting the pig in her web.

In this classic work of dystopian fiction, a meek civil servant named Winston Smith ends up rebelling against the crushing dystopian future he lives in with a secret diary and a love affair. Rebellion is eventually tortured out of him.

This award-winning novel focuses on 6-year-old Scout. Her father, Atticus Finch, tries to defend an innocent black man accused of rape in court. The jury convicts him despite his obvious innocence.

In this best-selling mystery novel, symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu become embroiled in religious intrigue. They follow ancient clues, trying to find answers that could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

In this Shakespearian tragedy, Prince Hamlet of Denmark grows increasingly erratic after his uncle killed his father to take the crown. He forsakes his title, his romantic interest and everything else pursuing a very strange revenge.

In this best-selling children's picture book, a hungry caterpillar eats a variety of foods. It then pupates and transforms into a butterfly.

This novel is about Sir Percy Blakeney, a seemingly shallow Englishman who lives a secret double life as the heroic Scarlet Pimpernel. He manages to keep his alter ego a secret from even his wife for years.

This controversial book by Vladimir Nabokov is told from the point of view of narrator Humbert Humbert. He is a middle-aged man whose attraction to a young girl derails both of their lives.

In this fantasy series the noble houses of Westeros, the Wall and the Targaryens clash internally and with each other for power. This series has inspired games as well as a successful HBO show.

"Pride and Prejudice" explores the lives of the Bennet family, a husband, wife and five daughters living in Hartfordshire, England. In this humorous novel of manners, the second-oldest daughter, Elizabeth Bennet, has to come to terms with the moral and social issues of the day.

In this novel, 14-year-old Susie Salmon meets a tragic death in a Pennsylvania cornfield. She watches her family and friends come to terms with her death, while still involving herself in earthly events from heaven.

In this novel, Holden Caulfield is a troubled and mentally ill teen who leaves prep school for two days to wander New York City alone. He is struggling to cope with the death of someone close to him and the pressures of growing up.

In this book, a wealthy Swedish recluse hires an unlikely pair to unearth his family's secrets and solve the 40-year-old disappearance of his niece. They dig deep into the family's secrets to try and discover the killer.

In this ancient Greek story, Odysseus makes the dangerous 10-year journey home following the fall of Troy. He faces down monsters, a sorceress and more as his clever wife, still waiting for him at home, fends off suitors who believe he's dead.

This young adult fiction novel explores the relationship of two teenagers battling cancer, Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters. The two meet in a cancer patient support group and fall in love, only for Augustus to later pass away.

This poem by Dante Alighieri is considered to be one of the most important works of world literature. In it, Dante travels through hell, purgatory and heaven to become one with God.

In this classic children's book, a rowdy little boy named Max gets sent to bed without supper for raising hell in his home. His room turns into a jungle full of wild things, and he becomes their king, only to become lonely and choose to come home. He finds supper waiting for him.

King Oedipus discovers that he is the cause of the plague tormenting his city. By unknowingly killing the previous king, who is his father, and marrying his wife, who is his mother, and becoming king himself, Oedipus disgraced his family and set spiritual pollution on his city.

This series of books follows the trials and tribulations of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. In the first book of the series, the pair fight to survive a yearly televised deathmatch their country's poor are forced to participate in for the entertainment of the wealthy, who live in the Capitol.

In Franz Kafka's famous novella, a traveling salesman named Gregor Samsa turns into a giant insect without explanation. He struggles to deal with his new condition and becomes a burden on his family.

In this novel by Alexandre Dumas, wrongfully imprisoned Edmond Dantes is betrayed by those around him and locked away for treason without trial on his wedding day. In prison, he is educated by and told of the location of treasure by a fellow inmate. After his escape, he uses the treasure and numerous aliases to plot a complex revenge on those who betrayed him.

A series of novels, the "Twilight" series follows the adventures of Bella Swan. She is a high school girl caught in a love triangle between a werewolf and a vampire.

This is possibly the best-selling science fiction novel of all time. It follows the story of young noble Paul Atreides, whose family accepts stewardship of the planet Arrakis. Arrakis is the only source of the most valuable substance in the universe: "spice."

In this novel, an orphan with an incredible sense of smell -- and who has no natural scent himself -- stalks 18th century France killing young girls to try and preserve their scents as perfume. He uses the power of scent to manipulate the masses and ultimately destroys himself.

In this best-selling mystery novel, academic Robert Langdon ends up tangled in a world of scientific and religious intrigue after a physicist is found dead. Vatican City is in terrible danger as he uncovers decades worth of religious intrigue that pits science and religion against each other.

In this 1862 novel written by Victor Hugo, escaped convict Jean Valjean redeems himself, all while being trailed by the ruthless police inspector Javert. The novel follows a large portion of his life through massive political upheaval in France.