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12 books with a reading profile close to Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. Contemplative and thought-provoking; an easy read.

1

The Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton

Also contemplative · narrative, literary

Ponyboy Curtis lives on the east side of town, where being a Greaser means constant conflict with the wealthy Socs.
2

The Hundred Dresses

by Eleanor Estes

Also contemplative and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Wanda Petronski, a Polish immigrant girl in a small American town, wears the same faded blue dress to school every day.
3

The Body

by Stephen King

Also contemplative and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Four twelve-year-old boys in a small Maine town in 1960, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern, set off along the railroad tracks to find the body of a missing boy, Ray Brower, who was hit by a train.
4

The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

narrative, literary

Milo is a boy suffering from a chronic sense of boredom until a mysterious toy tollbooth appears in his room.
5

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck, J. Steinbeck

Also contemplative and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Set during the Great Depression in California’s Salinas Valley, the story follows George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced ranch hands seeking manual labor.
6

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

Also contemplative and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Set in the Alabama town of Maycomb during the Great Depression, the story follows young Scout Finch and her brother Jem.
7

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

by Judy Blume

Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Eleven-year-old Margaret Simon moves from New York City to the New Jersey suburbs, where she joins a secret club with three other girls to discuss boys, bras, and the onset of puberty.
8

Dandelion Wine

by Ray Bradbury

Also contemplative and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Set in the summer of 1952 in Green Town, Illinois, the narrative follows twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding as he awakens to the conscious realization that he is alive.
9

The Pearl

by John Steinbeck

Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Kino, a poor diver in a coastal Mexican village, discovers a massive pearl that he believes will secure his family’s future and provide medical treatment for his son, Coyotito.
10

Island of the Blue Dolphins

by Scott O'Dell

narrative, literary

Karana, a young Nicoleño girl, lives on San Nicolas Island off the coast of California during the early nineteenth century.
11

The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros

Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary

The House on Mango Street follows Esperanza Cordero, a young Chicana girl navigating a poverty-stricken neighborhood in Chicago.
12

Charlotte's Web

by E. B. White

Also contemplative and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible

The story begins when Fern Arable saves a runt pig named Wilbur from her father's axe.

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