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Charlotte's Web

Bestseller: about 50 million copies (estimate)

A farm runt pig who is saved from slaughter makes friends with a clever barn spider, who sets out to spin messages in her web that might keep him from being killed.

First published
1952
Pace
slow
Length
short
Format
Standalone

Read this if you want a gentle story about friendship and kindness that still treats loss honestly.

Skip this if you do not want a tear-jerking ending.

The feel

Content warnings

  • Death
  • Animal death

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