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Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read

If you want to become a more well-rounded person, you'll need to force yourself out of your comfort zone at the bookstore.

Why it gives you the feels: Every time you open this collection of poems, you will have a new hilarious yet sentimental poem to read, from the king with his obsession with peanut butter sandwich to the hug o' war competition.

“And then, all of a sudden, Winnie-the-Pooh stopped again, and licked the tip of his nose in a cooling manner, for he was feeling more hot and anxious than ever in his life before.”

If you say you didn't cry, then you're a liar.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad, yet she is still held captive by memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Meanwhile Sethe’s house has long been troubled by the angry, destructive ghost of her baby, who died…

A compilation of Shakespeare's sonnets and love poems features color illustrations.

Perfect for a kid going to sleepaway camp for the first time.

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This suspenseful novel follows Sethe, who was freed from slavery but never really escapes her memories. It's an unflinching look into the horrors of slavery, but even more than that, it will fill you with hope.