Books like The Nursery Alice
12 books with a reading profile close to The Nursery Alice by Lewis Carroll. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Jacob Grimm
narrative, accessible
This collection gathers over two hundred folktales preserved from German oral traditions, including stories like Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and Sleeping Beauty.
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True Grit
narrative, accessible
Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross travels to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to settle her father’s affairs after his murder by the drifter Tom Chanter.
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The Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain
narrative, accessible
In 1547 London, two identical boys are born on the same day into opposite social strata.
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The Jungle Books
narrative, accessible
Mowgli, an orphaned human child, grows up in the Seoni jungle under the protection of a wolf pack, Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther.
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Pinocchio
narrative, accessible
Geppetto, a poor woodcarver, fashions a puppet out of a piece of talking wood and names him Pinocchio.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
narrative, accessible
Tom Sawyer lives in the river town of St.
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by Avi
narrative, accessible
In 1832, thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle boards the Seahawk to travel from England to Rhode Island.
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The Complete Fairy Tales
narrative, accessible
This anthology gathers numerous narratives that blend Danish folklore with original moral inquiries.
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
narrative, accessible
In 1687, sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler leaves her wealthy, sun-drenched home in Barbados to live with Puritan relatives in the Connecticut Colony.
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White Fang
by Jack London
narrative, accessible
Set in the frozen expanse of the Yukon Territory, the story follows a wolf-dog hybrid born into a world of violent competition.
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Moomin, Mymble and Little My
by Tove Jansson
narrative, accessible
Moomintroll journeys through a landscape of holes and cut-out pages while carrying a jug of milk home to his mother.
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