The Secret Garden

•1910 classic of English children’s literature by Frances Hodgson Burnett
•Using the garden theme, Burnett explores the healing power inherent in living themes
•Struggle between common sense and the accepted wisdom of the day
•Was marketed to both children and adults

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Anne of Green Gables

•1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery
•Considered a children’s novel since the mid-20th century
•First in a large series
•Inspired by the “formula Ann” orphan stories that were popular at the time
•Tourism on Prince Edward Island is now a large part of their economy

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

• 1884 adventure story by American author, Mark Twain
• Commonly named among the Great American Novels
• First major American work to be written in vernacular English
• Perennially popular yet often placed on banned book lists for its racial language
• Not written for children!

Source material, analysis, chapter-by-chapter

Treasure Island

•1883 adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson
•First serialized in a children’s magazine
•Also considered a coming-of-age story
•Known for its atmosphere, characters, and action
•Greatly influenced modern perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps, schooners, the Black Spot, and parrots on their shoulders

Don Quixote de la Mancha

•Published in 2 volumes in 1605 and 1615
•Most influential book in the Spanish literary canon

•Influenced such works as The Three Musketeers and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Broadway Man of La Mancha