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The 50 Books Every Child Should Read

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Alice in Wonderland: In Five Acts

by Lewis Carroll First published in 1897
1 edition, 1 ebook work
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Pinocchio

by Carlo Collodi First published in 1983
1 edition, 1 ebook work
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Emil and the Detectives: A Story for Children

by Erich Kästner
First published in 1930
90 editions, 12 ebooks
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Swallows and Amazons

by Arthur Michell Ransome
First published in 1930
84 editions, 10 ebooks
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Black Hearts in Battersea: Wolves #2

by Joan Aiken
First published in 1940
25 editions, 5 ebooks
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The owl service

by Alan Garner
First published in 1967
23 editions, 5 ebooks
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La Caseta Magica (The Phantom Tollb

by Norton Juster
First published in 1961
64 editions, 13 ebooks
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Moominsummer madness

by Tove Jansson
First published in 1955
32 editions, 2 ebooks
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A hundred million francs

by Paul Berna First published in 1957
4 editions, 1 ebook work
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The Adventures of Tintin: Book 21
The Castafiore Emerald

by Hergé First published in 1963
35 editions, 1 ebook work

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The Star of Kazan

by Eva Ibbotson and Kevin Hawkes
First published in 2004
12 editions, 4 ebooks
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A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens
First published in 1843
3199 editions, 239 ebooks
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Just William

by Richmal Crompton, Crompton, Thomas Henry, Sue Townsend, and Chris Riddell
First published in 1922
34 editions, 7 ebooks
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The Happy Prince and Other Fairy Tales

by Oscar Wilde
First published in 1888
508 editions, 28 ebooks
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The elephant's child

by Rudyard Kipling
First published in 1900
75 editions, 5 ebooks
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Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson
First published in 1880
1988 editions, 291 ebooks
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Der Alter un der Yam

by Ernest Hemingway
First published in 1952
307 editions, 29 ebooks
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The man who planted trees

by Jean Giono
First published in 1985
18 editions, 3 ebooks
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The singing tree

by Kate Seredy
First published in 1939
13 editions, 3 ebooks
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Sara Crewe, Little Saint Elizabeth, and other stories

by Frances Hodgson Burnett work

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Refugee boy

by Benjamin Zephaniah First published in 2001
3 editions, 1 ebook work

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Finn family Moomintroll

by Tove Jansson
First published in 1950
54 editions, 4 ebooks
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney
First published in 2007
96 editions, 18 ebooks
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I Capture the Castle

by Dodie Smith
First published in 1948
78 editions, 12 ebooks
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The Hobbit

by J.R.R. Tolkien
First published in 1937
481 editions, 86 ebooks
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The Lord of the Rings: Book 1-3
The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien
First published in 1954
251 editions, 24 ebooks
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The Tygrine Cat

by Inbali Iserles
First published in 2007
2 editions, 2 ebooks
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Carry On Jeeves. Penguin Fiction No.1174

by P. G. Wodehouse
First published in 1925
42 editions, 6 ebooks
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When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit

by Judith Kerr
First published in 1971
55 editions, 13 ebooks
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Discworld: Book 10
Moving Picture

by Terry Pratchett
First published in 1990
38 editions, 8 ebooks
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The story of Tracy Beaker

by Jacqueline Wilson and Nick Sharratt
First published in 1991
9 editions, 6 ebooks
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle
First published in 1892
1132 editions, 78 ebooks
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon
First published in 2002
108 editions, 38 ebooks
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Mistress Masham's repose

by T. H. White
First published in 1946
45 editions, 9 ebooks
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Little Women - Complete Authorized Edition

by Louisa May Alcott
First published in 1848
1888 editions, 129 ebooks
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How to be topp: a guide to success for tiny pupils, including all there is to know about space

by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle First published in 1954
9 editions, 1 ebook work
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Alex Rider: Book 1
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker

by Anthony Horowitz
First published in 2000
51 editions, 17 ebooks
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Private Peaceful and The Lost Boy

by Michael Morpurgo, Diane Ménard, Simon Reade, and Mirentxu Larrañaga Sueskun
First published in 1962
33 editions, 6 ebooks
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Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer
First published in 1999
93 editions, 21 ebooks
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Escape from Warsaw

by Ian Serraillier
First published in 1956
46 editions, 7 ebooks
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Animal Farm

by George Orwell
First published in 1945
653 editions, 38 ebooks
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Skellig

by David Almond
First published in 1998
44 editions, 11 ebooks
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Red, Cherry Red

by JACKIE KAY First published in 2007
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Talking turkeys

by Benjamin Zephaniah
First published in 1994
5 editions, 2 ebooks
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Greek myths

by Geraldine McCaughrean
First published in 1992
9 editions, 3 ebooks
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People might hear you

by Robin Klein
First published in 1983
5 editions, 2 ebooks
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Naughts & Crosses: Read By Syab Blake And Paul Chequer

by Malorie Blackman
First published in 1998
19 editions, 2 ebooks
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Einstein's Underpants and How They Saved the World

by Anthony McGowan First published in 2010
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After the first death

by Robert Cormier
First published in 1979
11 editions, 4 ebooks
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The London Eye mystery

by Siobhan Dowd
First published in 2007
4 editions, 3 ebooks
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Created April 14, 2011
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April 14, 2011	Edited by George
April 14, 2011	Edited by George	updated list seeds.
April 14, 2011	Edited by George	updated list seeds.
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