Read a book published before you were born.
The greatest stories are the ones that last and resonate with new generations of readers. While there are differing opinions about which books should be considered classics, books that were written before you were born can carry a certain nostalgia for a different time period. So, use this challenge to explore the past or share books from your childhood with your children. In May, we challenge you to read a book that was published before you were born. Find recommendations for adults, teens, tweens, and children. Get more information about the Read 2021 Challenge here.
Adults
The Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins published 1868
book/book
hoopla ebook
hoopla audiobook
Freading ebook
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
published 1920
book
book on CD
hoopla ebook
hoopla audiobook
Freading ebook
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
published 1943
book
OverDrive ebook
hoopla ebook
hoopla audiobook
Freading ebook
I, Robot
by Issac Asimov published 1950
book
OverDrive ebook
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
published 1969
book
large print
book on CD
OverDrive ebook
All the President’s Men
by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
published 1974
book
hoopla audiobook
The Cider House Rules by John Irving published 1985
book
OverDrive audiobook
hoopla ebook
hoopla audiobook
Freading ebook
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding published 1996
book/book
OverDrive ebook
hoopla audiobook
Teens
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
published 1937
book/book/book
book/book
book on CD
OverDrive ebook
OverDrive audiobook
hoopla ebook
hoopla audiobook
I Know What You Did Last Summer
by Lois Duncan
published 1973
book
OverDrive audiobook
The Chocolate War
by Robert Cormier
published 1974
book
book on CD
hoopla audiobook
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Tiger Eyes
Judy Blume
published 1981
book
OverDrive ebook
Double Love
[Plus Secrets and Playing with Fire]
by Francine Pascal published 1983
book
Sabriel
by Garth Nix
published 1995
book
hoopla ebook
Freading ebook
Monster
by Walter Dean Myers
published 1999
book
book on CD
book on CD
Hoopla ebook
Freading ebook
Tweens
The Sword in the Stone
by T.H. White
published 1938
book
OverDrive ebook
hoopla audiobook
hoopla audiobook
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
published 1967
book/book
OverDrive ebook
OverDrive audiobook
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
published 1977
book/book
OverDrive ebook
OverDrive audiobook
hoopla ebook
hoopla audiobook
hoopla audiobook
freading ebook
Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary
published 1983
book
hoopla ebook
hoopla audiobook
Freading ebook
Freading ebook in Spanish
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery
published 1908
book
OverDrive ebook
hoopla ebook
hoopla audiobook
Freading ebook
Welcome to Dead House
by R.L. Stine
published 1992
book
OverDrive audiobook
hoopla audiobook
The Goose Girl
by Shannon Hale
published 2003
book
hoopla audiobook
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
published 2005
book
OverDrive ebook
Overdrive audiobook
hoopla ebook
hoopla comic
Children
Come Back, Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish published 1971
book/book
hoopla audiobook collection
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein
published 1974
book/book
OverDrive ebook
hoopla ebook
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
published 1985
book
book in Spanish
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
published 1991
book
hoopla audiobook
hoopla audiobook in Spanish
Junie B., First Grader (at last!)
by Barbara Park
published 2001
book
double edition book
OverDrive ebook
Max Cleans Up
by Rosemary Wells
published 2000
book
Spork
by Kyo Maclear
published 2010
book
hoopla ebook
The Day You Begin
by Jacqueline Woodson
published 2018
book
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