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Some of my favourite books that I read as a child and young adult. Books that one day I'd hope to read again with my children.
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The Little Prince
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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The Secret Garden
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4.17 avg rating — 1,284,926 ratings
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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4.28 avg rating — 703,588 ratings
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
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4.23 avg rating — 257,528 ratings
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Black Beauty
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Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
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3.98 avg rating — 480,452 ratings
score: 297,
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 924,996 ratings
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 3,119,611 ratings
score: 276,
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 2,433,804 ratings
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Charlotte’s Web
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4.21 avg rating — 2,028,069 ratings
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Aesop’s Fables
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4.05 avg rating — 129,336 ratings
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Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 140,329 ratings
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The Complete Fairy Tales
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4.29 avg rating — 108,427 ratings
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Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
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4.38 avg rating — 393,358 ratings
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Matilda
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4.33 avg rating — 1,097,856 ratings
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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4.33 avg rating — 1,102,350 ratings
score: 172,
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Goodnight Mister Tom
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4.32 avg rating — 52,907 ratings
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The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel
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4.17 avg rating — 659 ratings
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The Princess Mermaid and the Missing Sea Shells
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Michael J. DiPinto (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings
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School Year of Awesome
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Jason Rago (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Dilbert the Duck Visits Bryce Canyon National Park
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4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse
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4.16 avg rating — 577 ratings
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Dilbert the Duck Visits Zion National Park
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Debbie Houghton (Goodreads Author)
4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2)
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4.03 avg rating — 372,579 ratings
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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4.09 avg rating — 503,675 ratings
score: 94,
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The Wind in the Willows
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4.02 avg rating — 238,937 ratings
score: 93,
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A Wish to Be A Christmas Tree
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4.30 avg rating — 1,790 ratings
score: 90,
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The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Pets
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4.07 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
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James and the Giant Peach
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4.04 avg rating — 512,802 ratings
score: 88,
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The Berenstain Bears Go to School
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4.30 avg rating — 19,982 ratings
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The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
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4.27 avg rating — 1,695 ratings
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Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
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4.04 avg rating — 210,365 ratings
score: 86,
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Peef the Christmas Bear
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4.49 avg rating — 180 ratings
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A Little Princess
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4.23 avg rating — 323,054 ratings
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Love You Forever
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4.38 avg rating — 246,859 ratings
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Guess How Much I Love You
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4.39 avg rating — 146,905 ratings
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The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9)
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4.36 avg rating — 156,942 ratings
score: 83,
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Goodnight Moon
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4.32 avg rating — 393,428 ratings
score: 82,
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Clifford's First Halloween
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3.96 avg rating — 1,070 ratings
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Clifford's Kitten
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4.03 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
score: 80,
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Clifford, the small red puppy
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4.20 avg rating — 10,937 ratings
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Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
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4.37 avg rating — 440,042 ratings
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Arthur Babysits (Arthur Adventure Series)
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4.20 avg rating — 1,899 ratings
score: 77,
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The Mystery Cruise (The Boxcar Children Mysteries, #29)
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Gertrude Chandler Warner (Creator)
3.95 avg rating — 888 ratings
score: 76,
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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vacation
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4.11 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
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The Berenstain Bears and the Slumber Party
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3.94 avg rating — 1,564 ratings
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The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream
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4.04 avg rating — 2,744 ratings
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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV
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4.07 avg rating — 16,880 ratings
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The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's
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4.12 avg rating — 3,125 ratings
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The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies
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4.05 avg rating — 4,196 ratings
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Husky with a Heart (Animal Ark, #47; Animal Ark Holiday Special, #14)
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3.93 avg rating — 272 ratings
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Beagle in a Backpack (Animal Ark, #46; Animal Ark Holiday Special, #16)
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3.92 avg rating — 535 ratings
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Pup at the Palace (Animal Ark, #30; Animal Ark Summer Special, #4)
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3.76 avg rating — 513 ratings
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If You Give a Pig a Pancake
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Laura Joffe Numeroff (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 66,910 ratings
score: 66,
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
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4.18 avg rating — 94,736 ratings
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Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) (Junie B. Jones, #18)
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4.07 avg rating — 9,052 ratings
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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Junie B. Jones, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 30,102 ratings
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Arthur's Baby (Arthur Adventure Series)
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4.06 avg rating — 2,089 ratings
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Clifford's First Autumn
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Norman Bridwell (Illustrator)
4.10 avg rating — 1,119 ratings
score: 61,
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Clifford Takes A Trip
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4.15 avg rating — 2,867 ratings
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The Canoe Trip Mystery (The Boxcar Children, #40)
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Gertrude Chandler Warner (Creator)
3.91 avg rating — 674 ratings
score: 59,
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The Camp-Out Mystery (The Boxcar Children, #27)
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3.91 avg rating — 1,205 ratings
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The Castle Mystery (The Boxcar Children, #36)
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3.92 avg rating — 1,346 ratings
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The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 139,166 ratings
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Ghost Town at Sundown (Magic Tree House, #10)
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3.95 avg rating — 14,383 ratings
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Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, #8)
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3.95 avg rating — 17,578 ratings
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Tonight on the Titanic (Magic Tree House, #17)
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Dolphins at Daybreak (Magic Tree House, #9)
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3.99 avg rating — 19,163 ratings
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Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, #6)
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Twister on Tuesday (Magic Treehouse, #23)
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
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3.91 avg rating — 388,493 ratings
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
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4.24 avg rating — 3,119,611 ratings
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