1. Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

Difficulty: Easy
Roald Dahl is one of the greatest writers of all time for both children and adults alike. His simple writing style and charming, beautiful stories are world famous. However, some of his stories can be prone to 'nonsense' words and old language. Danny the Champion of the World doesn't have this problem - it's a more adult story about a boy's relationship with his father - and his father's dark, secret past.

2. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Difficulty: Medium
This famous tale was written by a writer well known for his clean, simple writing style. He was so good that he even wrote an entire about how to write clearly! Charlotte's Web is a story set on a farm about an unlikely friendship between a spider and a pig. If you like animals then this story is definitely for you!

3. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Difficulty: Hard
This short novel earned Hemingway the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954 and is one of the greatest works ever written. Beginners may find this novel a little more difficult than the others, however, Hemingway is renowned for having some of the cleanest prose and simplest writing styles of any legendary writers. This intensely human, emotional tale is about one fisherman's struggle against nature.