Whether your vacation includes swinging on a hammock or reclining under a beach umbrella, reading a classic novel is the perfect complement. Reading E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web is a vacation in itself from the troubles of the world today. Go back in time with Fern who saves Wilbur, the runt of the litter, from Papa’s ax. As Fern watches her piglet grow, readers see a world of friendships and personalities develop between Wilbur, Charlotte, Templeton the rat, the goose, the gander, and the sheep. Children will enjoy the banter in the barnyard, while older readers will marvel at the deep friendships and loyalties between them all. The wisdom of Charlotte is timeless, and this is what makes the novel a classic. Not only is Wilbur saved, he learns and appreciates the cycles of life and the meaning of true friendship. “Wilbur never forgot Charlotte…It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.”