If you are a beginner in reading books, or if it is hard for you to comprehend difficult words and sentences, then you better choose those books that offer neat and simple to read books. This way, you can improve your reading skills and go for mature books with high-level English at later stages, after initially reading simple English books. There are some authors who offer books that are easy to read and are written in simple English, targeting a major number of audience including novices. Targeting those books to read and improving the reading comprehension skills is a good strategy and later you will be able to go for more matured content.

Here, in this list we will mention the top 10 books to read for novice people, who prefer reading books at a lower level English. These books also ensure a quality in the content and offer a good reading experience for you. So choosing a lower English level, does not in any way, keep you away from good quality and interesting content. The secret lies in choosing the best authors that provide both good content and as well in simple and clear English.

Let us look into the top 10 books to read for a novice:

1. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

This book offers to both the adults and children a pleasurable reading experience of a classical adventurous tales, in a simple English language. So, readers of any age can enjoy reading these classical imaginative tales in this book.

2. Charlotte’s Web by E B White

Although this book is written aiming at native English speaking children, there are many adults who opine this book as their favourite. Even more, this book is included as a part of the national curriculum in many schools around the world .

3. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

This modern classic book is included in the curriculum of various schools all over the world. The poetical and dramatic description of the story makes you feel that you are facing the events in the story.

4. Mieko and the Fifth Treasure by Eleanor Coerr

This short story book of just 77 pages is a simple read. The book reading is not all difficult because it is aimed young native English speakers.

5. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

This author’s books are very clear, written in a straightforward style, and the sentence structures in his books are also very short; and hence are not difficult to read.

6. The outsiders by S E Hinton

The book is not at all difficult to read, because of short sentences and easy vocabulary.

7. Animal Farm by George Orwell

The author used in story telling a simple English targeting for all reading levels, with short and clear sentences.

8. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

This interesting book for all readers is written in simple and crisp sentences which makes it easy to understand for immature readers.

9. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

This book has a conversational style of reading and writing, and has simple English which can be comprehended by all aged people.

10. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

The book tells about a story that takes place in the present, and hence is written in a simple English grammar.