The Greatest Books of All Time on School

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
23 The Stranger Albert Camus 1942 French French
236 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
1346 Matilda Roald Dahl 1988 British English
1741 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 Sue Townsend 1982 British English
1838 Just William Richmal Crompton 1922 British English
1969 Poppy And Memory Paul Celan 1950 German German
2454 Molesworth Geoffrey Willans, Ronald Searle 1953 British English
2637 The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey 1997 American English
2745 Erec And Enide Chrétien de Troyes 1160 French Old french
2747 Poor Henry Hartmann von Aue 1190 German Middle high german
2750 Fabian Erich Kästner 1931 German German
2780 Mist Miguel de Unamuno 1914 Spanish English
2852 Swami and Friends R. K. Narayan 1935 Indian English
2917 Barometer Rising Hugh MacLennan 1941 Canadian English
2973 Penrod Booth Tarkington 1914 American English
3129 Little Nicholas Rene Goscinny 1959 French French
3474 Патиланско царство Ran Bosilek 1923 Bulgarian Bulgarian
3621 A Small, Good Thing Raymond Carver 1981 American English
3637 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Lord Byron 1812 British English
3637 Krambambuli Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 1901 Austrian German
3637 The Poor Musician Franz Grillparzer 1848 Austrian German
3637 The Marquise Of O Heinrich von Kleist 1808 German German
3637 The Captain Of Köpenick Carl Zuckmayer 1931 German German
3922 Wonder R. J. Palacio 2012 American English
4061 Down With Skool! Geoffrey Willans 1953 British English
4070 The Mountain And The Valley Ernest Buckler 1954 Canadian English
4569 No Kiss For Mother Tomi Ungerer 1973 French English
4580 The Autobiography Of A Runaway Slave Miguel Barnet 1966 Cuban Spanish
4632 Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Roddy Doyle 1993 Irish English
5253 The Harpole Report J. L. Carr 1972 British English
5522 Mao's China And After Maurice Meisner 1977 American English
5529 Lovci Mamutů Eduard Štorch 1918 Czech Czech
5529 Summer Of Caprice Vladislav Vančura 1926 Czech Czech
5529 The Sufferings Of Prince Sternenhoch Ladislav Klíma 1928 Czech Czech
5529 Nikola The Outlaw Ivan Olbracht 1933 Czech Czech
5529 Balada Z Hadrů Jan Werich, Jiří Voskovec 1935 Czech Czech
5529 Torzo Naděje František Halas 1939 Czech Czech
5529 Cirkus Humberto Eduard Bass 1941 Czech Czech
5529 Saturnin Zdeněk Jirotka 1942 Czech Czech
5529 Petrolejové Lampy Jaroslav Havlíček 1944 Czech Czech
5529 We Were A Handful Karel Poláček 1946 Czech Czech
5529 Prométheova Játra Jiří Kolář 1950 Czech Czech
5529 Maminka Jaroslav Seifert 1966 Czech Czech
5529 The Cowards Josef Škvorecký 1958 Czech Czech
5529 Fimfárum Jan Werich 1963 Czech Czech
5529 Bubáci Pro Všední Den Karel Michal 1962 Czech Czech
5529 Zimohrádek Ivan Wernisch 1965 Czech Czech
5578 The Journeying Boy Michael Innes 1949 British English
5617 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney 2007 American English
5744 Summer In Prague Zdena Salivarová 1972 Czech English
5780 Confessions Of An Italian Ippolito Nievo 1867 Italian Italian
5780 L'agnese Va A Morire Renata Viganò 1949 Italian Italian
5978 Soulstealers Philip A. Kuhn 1990 American English
6002 Quai Des Grands Augustins Jean Rhys 1930 Unknown French
6002 The Wonderful Farm Marcel Aymé 1939 French French
6131 L'hiver De Force Réjean Ducharme 1973 Canadian French
6219 Justice Michael J. Sandel 2007 American English
6241 Audience Vaclav Havel 1978 Czech Czech
6263 Sozaboy Ken Saro-Wiwa 1985 Nigerian English
6301 A Life Of Her Own Émilie Carles 1977 French French
6346 Nineteen Ways Of Looking At Wang Wei Eliot Weinberger 1987 American English
6546 Heldenplatz Thomas Bernhard 1988 Austrian German
6666 Magorovy Labutí Písně Ivan Martin Jirous 1985 Czech Czech
6865 Loupežník Karel Čapek 1988 Czech Czech
6921 São Bernardo Graciliano Ramos 1934 Brazilian Portuguese
7144 Báječná Léta Pod Psa Michal Viewegh 1992 Czech Czech
7191 Heartstopper Alice Oseman 2018 British English
7215 Znamení Moci Jan Zahradníček 1993 Czech Czech
7593 For Those Who Hunt The Wounded Down David Adams Richards 1993 Canadian English
7651 The Republic Of Nothing Lesley Choyce 1994 Canadian English
7691 Opernball Josef Haslinger 1995 Austrian German
7895 King David Levering Lewis 1970 Unknown English
7984 B. Proudew Irena Dousková 1998 Czech Czech
8057 Palestine Hubert Haddad 1989 French French
8244 The Man Awakened From Dreams Henrietta Harrison 2005 Unknown English
8307 How The Light Gets In M. J. Hyland 2003 Australian English
8434 Morte E Vida Severina João Cabral de Melo Neto 1955 Brazilian Portuguese
8536 Romanceiro Da Inconfidência Cecília Meireles 1953 Brazilian Portuguese
8538 Life Studies Robert Lowell 1967 American English
8744 Claro Enigma Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1951 Brazilian Portuguese
8767 O Pagador De Promessas Dias Gomes 1962 Brazilian Portuguese
8856 Lucíola José de Alencar 1862 Brazilian Portuguese
8863 O Ateneu Raul Pompéia 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8871 Fogo Morto José Lins Do Rego 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8872 April Morning Howard Fast 1961 American English
8926 The Slum Aluísio Azevedo 1890 Brazilian Portuguese
8959 Inocência Visconde De Taunay 1872 Brazilian Portuguese
8962 O Uraguai Basílio Da Gama 1769 Brazilian Portuguese
8964 Contos Gauchescos João Simões Lopes Neto 1912 Brazilian Portuguese
9134 The Consequences Niña Weijers 2014 Dutch Dutch
9141 Bugs Whiti Hereaka 2013 New Zealand English
9519 A Visitation Of Spirits Randall Kenan 1989 American English
9763 The Reign Of Greed José Rizal 1891 Filipino Spanish
9891 Falling Is Like Flying Manon Uphoff 2019 Dutch Dutch
9902 A Broken Mirror Merce Rodoreda 1974 Spanish Catalan
9970 Gebrek Is Een Groot Woord Nina Polak 2018 Dutch Dutch
10105 Lose Your Mother Saidiya Hartman 2007 American English
10212 Hersenschimmen J. Bernlef 1984 Dutch Dutch
10214 V. Tony Harrison 1985 British English
10239 Billy Bunter Butts In Frank Richards 1950 British English
10493 Dekada '70 Lualhati Bautista 1984 Filipino Filipino
10518 The Suitcase Kid Jacqueline Wilson 1992 British English
10567 Allegra Maud Goldman Edith Konecky 1976 American English
10823 Double Act Jacqueline Wilson 1995 British English
10996 Bad Girls Jacqueline Wilson 1996 British English
11055 Look Solmaz Sharif 2016 American English
11067 Girls In Love Jacqueline Wilson 1997 British English
11428 Midwinter Day Bernadette Mayer 1982 American English
11475 Vicky Angel Jacqueline Wilson 2000 British English
11516 The Dare Game Jacqueline Wilson 2000 British English
11811 When I Was Puerto Rican Esmeralda Santiago 1993 American English
12025 Girls In Tears Jacqueline Wilson 2002 British English
12131 The House Of The Mosque Kader Abdolah 2005 Dutch Dutch
12250 Rocket Boys Homer Hickam 1998 American English
12582 Boyz Rule Phil Kettle 2003 Australian English
12644 J Vs. K Kwame Alexander, Jerry Craft American English
12687 A Book Of Maps For You Lourdes Heuer, Maxwell Eaton III Unknown English
13173 What Happens Online Nathanael Lessore 2025 Unknown English
13256 The Corpse Washer Sinan Antoon 2010 Iraqi Arabic
13337 The Radioactive Boy Scout Ken Silverstein 2004 American English