I may get made fun of because of this...
but "Little Women," by Louisa May Alcott, is one of the best, and most encouraging books I have ever read...
but I like most of the classics, like Pilgrim's progress by Bunyan (also Holy War is a good story by Bunyan) and The Little Prince by Saint de Exupery...
The first story is based largely on her early life and is sooo inspiring (the sequels to little women are good too, little men, but they did start to get old after I read too many of them and was ashamed that I liked them)...Pilgrim's Progress everyone should know, but it is a deep allegory, it is actually referred to in Little Women quite a bit...The Little Prince is a deep child's story that can enlighten the mind's of even the old...
All of these stories can be found for free online, except maybe The Little Prince--I am not sure about that one...
God bless
tony
ps...please do not mock me too badly...