Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
A young girl named Fern saves a runt piglet from being slaughtered and names him Wilbur. When Wilbur grows too large, he is sent to live in her uncle's barn, where he befriends a clever spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur's life is in danger again, Charlotte weaves messages into her web to convince the farmer that Wilbur is too special to kill. The book explores themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the cycle of life.
The 106th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1952
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 192
- Words
- 32,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 7th on The Great American Read (PBS)
- 9th on 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time (BBC)
- 9th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 10th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 13th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 23rd on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 32nd on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 33rd on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 58th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 63rd on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 69th on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 96th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 170th on The Big Read (BBC)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century (January Magazine)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)
- The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years (Parade Magazine)
- Books That Shaped America (Library of Congress)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- Finding Comfort in the Classics (NY Times)