The Boston Globe's 100 Essential New England Books

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1. 1. Moby Dick (Oxford World's Classics) by Herman Melville Drag me to re-order

2. 2. Little Women (Signet Classics) by Louisa May Alcott Drag me to re-order

3. 3. Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel picture books) by Robert McCloskey Drag me to re-order

4. 4. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Drag me to re-order

5. 5. A Prayer for Owen Meany (Modern Library) by John Irving Drag me to re-order

6. 6. Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer by Tracy Kidder Drag me to re-order

7. 7. Housekeeping: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson Drag me to re-order

8. 8. The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Penguin Modern Classics) by Malcolm X Drag me to re-order

9. 9. Empire Falls by Richard Russo Drag me to re-order

10. 10. Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families by J. Anthony Lukas Drag me to re-order

11. 11. Walden by Henry David Thoreau Drag me to re-order

12. 12. All Souls: A Family Story from Southie by Michael Macdonald Drag me to re-order

13. 13. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Drag me to re-order

14. 14. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White Drag me to re-order

15. 15. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Drag me to re-order

16. 16. Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer Drag me to re-order

17. 17. On Beauty by Zadie Smith Drag me to re-order

18. 18. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Drag me to re-order

19. 19. John Adams by David McCullough Drag me to re-order

20. 20. Blues by John Hersey Drag me to re-order

21. 21. Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club) by Edwidge Danticat Drag me to re-order

22. 22. Affliction by Russell Banks Drag me to re-order

23. 23. The Rascal King: The Life And Times Of James Michael Curley (1874-1958) by Jack Beatty Drag me to re-order

24. 24. Olive Kitteridge: Fiction by Strout Elizabeth Drag me to re-order

25. 25. Boston Boy: Growing up with Jazz and Other Rebellious Passions by Nat Hentoff Drag me to re-order

26. 26. She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club) by Wally Lamb Drag me to re-order

27. 27. Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky Drag me to re-order

28. 28. The Prince of Providence: The Rise and Fall of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor by Mike Stanton Drag me to re-order

29. 29. Three Junes by Julia Glass Drag me to re-order

30. 30. Self-Reliance and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions) by Ralph Waldo Emerson Drag me to re-order

31. 31. The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.) by Trevor Corson Drag me to re-order

32. 32. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz Drag me to re-order

33. 33. Summer of '49 by David Halberstam Drag me to re-order

34. 34. Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick Drag me to re-order

35. 35. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger Drag me to re-order

36. 36. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane Drag me to re-order

37. 37. Peyton Place (Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England) by Grace Metalious Drag me to re-order

38. 38. Unaccustomed Earth: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) by Jhumpa Lahiri Drag me to re-order

39. 39. The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams Drag me to re-order

40. 40. Promised Land (A Spenser Novel) by Robert B. Parker Drag me to re-order

41. 41. The Crucible by Arthur Miller Drag me to re-order

42. 42. Little Children: A Novel by Tom Perrotta Drag me to re-order

43. 43. ? Boston Adventure by Jean Stafford Drag me to re-order

44. 44. On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Jack Kerouac Drag me to re-order

45. 45. ? One Boy's Boston, 1887 - 1901 by Samuel Eliot Morison Drag me to re-order

46. 46. House of Sand and Fog (Oprah's Book Club) (Vintage Contemporaries) by Andre Dubus III Drag me to re-order

47. 47. Sophie's Choice (Modern Library) by William Styron Drag me to re-order

48. 48. Waiting: A Novel by Ha Jin Drag me to re-order

49. 49. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom Drag me to re-order

50. 50. The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor by Edwin O'Connor Drag me to re-order

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