Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Zuckerman's Farm, IA

Charlotte's Web may be the true "Great American novel." It takes place on a farm, it's optimistic, and it focuses on change. Charlotte and Fern are the manifestations of the relentless nature of change and the cycles of our lives. It is Wilbur, however, who is able to escape his preordained destinty, and in doing so prove that love and friendship have power over death.

Shelley