___David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Almost autobiographical, it is the life story of a poor boy in 1800's England.

___Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
A satire, written to encourage the reader to reconsider the accepted state of the world... On his ‘travels’, Gulliver meets various other strange beings (Bibliomania).

___Life of Pi * by Yann Martel
A young boy survives a ship accident at sea only to find himself sharing a lifeboat with a tiger.

___The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway was awarded a Nobel Prize after publication. "It is a tale of success in the midst of failure, of quiet stoicism and courage, and refusing to give in to the challenges the world throws at him. Most of all, it is a story about courage" (Moore).

Once and Future King by T. H. White
This "is one of the most complete and unique portrayals of the immortal legend of King Arthur (Moulder and Schaefer). Led by Lizzie Wulf.

___Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Stranded on a desert island, the story of one man's survival.

* A contemporary bestseller

___Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kilpling
A fisherman rescues a spoiled rich boy when he falls off a passing steamship - unconvinced that his father is a millionaire the crew makes the boy work hard (Wysocki).

___Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Individuals are made up of contrary emotions and desires, some good and some evil -a murder is involved. (Bibliomania). Led by Brian Tang

___Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
"Lord Jim is the story of one man’s fight against his own past and his attempt to prove himself to the world after he has made one terrible error" (Bibliomania).

___The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
This is a novel about a king and a charming single man whose similarities in looks lead to confused identities. Led by Shivan Van Allen

___The Sea-Wolf by Jack London
An amateur literary critic finds himself picked up by a sealing schooner that collides with a steamer. "After The Ghost rescues some refugees near Japan on its sealing expedition, Larson and Van Weyden come into conflict" (Bibliomania).

___The Secret Life of Bees * by Sue Monk Kidd
A young girl runs away from home during MLK Civil Rights days in search of evidence of her mother.

Both Powell's in Portland and So Many Books in Vancouver have a wide selection of used classics.
So Many Books (514-0358) offers discounts on most of these books if you mention you are in Dr. Questad's SHS Summer Classic Book Club.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliomania. [See by book title]. Bibliomania. 27 May 2005 <http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/frameset.html>.
Moore, Robert. "The Old Man and the Sea." Amazon.com. 10 Nov. 2002. 27 May 2005 <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684801221/ref=pd_sxp_f/102-8617266-4507330?v=glance&s=books>.
Moulder and Schaefer. "The Once and Future King." England Have My Bones. 28-Sep-2002. 26 May 2005 <http://www2.netdoor.com/~moulder/thwhite/index.html>.
Wysocki, Cora. "Captains Courageous." Amazon.com. 2005. 26 May 2005 <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0451523814/103-4813638-7925424?v=glance>.