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Charlotte’s Web
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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Matilda
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4.33 avg rating — 1,087,045 ratings
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 918,587 ratings
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Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
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4.21 avg rating — 300,191 ratings
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The BFG
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4.23 avg rating — 519,885 ratings
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 275,873 ratings
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James and the Giant Peach
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4.04 avg rating — 509,393 ratings
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The Tale of Despereaux
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 211,451 ratings
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,344,480 ratings
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Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
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4.38 avg rating — 391,396 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 avg rating — 4,382,819 ratings
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 100,371 ratings
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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4.32 avg rating — 1,090,846 ratings
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Little Blue Truck
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4.50 avg rating — 20,535 ratings
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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4.20 avg rating — 303,596 ratings
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My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1)
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4.11 avg rating — 41,281 ratings
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The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 138,627 ratings
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 1,269,265 ratings
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 88,964 ratings
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 3,368,419 ratings
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Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
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4.15 avg rating — 207,766 ratings
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Dogs vs Bears
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Austin Davis (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 7,239 ratings
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Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
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4.21 avg rating — 283,215 ratings
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 119,812 ratings
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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4.12 avg rating — 435,707 ratings
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
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3.97 avg rating — 76,358 ratings
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The Secret Garden
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4.17 avg rating — 1,274,328 ratings
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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4.16 avg rating — 217,792 ratings
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
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4.35 avg rating — 1,491,323 ratings
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 141,988 ratings
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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The Day the Crayons Quit
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4.42 avg rating — 58,922 ratings
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
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4.06 avg rating — 601,718 ratings
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Joey and His Friend Water
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Ellen J. Lewinberg (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 5,493 ratings
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Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
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Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 422,415 ratings
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The Most Magnificent Thing (Most Magnificent, 1)
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Ashley Spires (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 8,708 ratings
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The Going To Bed Book
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4.25 avg rating — 30,433 ratings
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The Invisible Boy
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Trudy Ludwig (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 7,449 ratings
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The Runaway Bunny
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4.09 avg rating — 86,591 ratings
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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4.28 avg rating — 698,801 ratings
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The Dot
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4.26 avg rating — 34,695 ratings
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The Bad Seed (The Food Group #1)
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4.33 avg rating — 38,928 ratings
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Creepy Carrots!
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4.22 avg rating — 18,275 ratings
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A Light in the Attic
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4.36 avg rating — 472,712 ratings
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Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1)
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3.89 avg rating — 70,741 ratings
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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
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3.88 avg rating — 2,717 ratings
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Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Box Set (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #1,2,3,4)
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4.41 avg rating — 1,356 ratings
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The Velveteen Rabbit
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4.31 avg rating — 270,351 ratings
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Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2)
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4.08 avg rating — 67,404 ratings
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Little Owl's Night
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Divya Srinivasan (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 4,455 ratings
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Horton Hears a Who!
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4.22 avg rating — 113,294 ratings
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The Witches
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4.18 avg rating — 422,976 ratings
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A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 86,024 ratings
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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3.88 avg rating — 347,240 ratings
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The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be
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4.25 avg rating — 2,857 ratings
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Stuart Little
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3.89 avg rating — 131,341 ratings
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Real Friends (Real Friends #1)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 44,667 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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4.57 avg rating — 4,109,685 ratings
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
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4.08 avg rating — 145,338 ratings
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The Not-So-Friendly Friend: How To Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships
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Christina Furnival (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 1,111 ratings
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Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 98,365 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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4.43 avg rating — 4,394,929 ratings
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Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework
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4.54 avg rating — 4,547 ratings
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
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4.20 avg rating — 95,838 ratings
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Eraser
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Anna Kang (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 14,644 ratings
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Frindle
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3.85 avg rating — 124,235 ratings
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Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
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3.84 avg rating — 89,831 ratings
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There's A Bear On My Chair
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4.19 avg rating — 2,489 ratings
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 2,414,726 ratings
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
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3.91 avg rating — 385,199 ratings
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
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4.17 avg rating — 184,300 ratings
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Peter Pan
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4.03 avg rating — 370,609 ratings
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Treasure Island
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3.85 avg rating — 532,773 ratings
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Tuck Everlasting
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3.91 avg rating — 291,714 ratings
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The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 66,832 ratings
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Stuck (Click #7)
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Kayla Miller (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 850 ratings
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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4.22 avg rating — 188,632 ratings
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Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins, #1)
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Francine Pascal (Creator)
3.91 avg rating — 9,294 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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4.58 avg rating — 4,730,496 ratings
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The Little Prince
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4.33 avg rating — 2,408,169 ratings
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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3.83 avg rating — 1,325,283 ratings
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Harriet the Spy
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3.95 avg rating — 100,496 ratings
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The Rainbow Fish
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4.21 avg rating — 161,885 ratings
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
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Coraline
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 767,282 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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4.62 avg rating — 4,042,994 ratings
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The Princess Bride
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4.27 avg rating — 940,698 ratings
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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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3.92 avg rating — 1,004,397 ratings
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The Trumpet of the Swan
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4.11 avg rating — 81,508 ratings
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The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 296,493 ratings
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Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)
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3.95 avg rating — 38,212 ratings
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The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)
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4.25 avg rating — 66,958 ratings
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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
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4.25 avg rating — 13,985 ratings
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Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 139,685 ratings
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Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)
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4.04 avg rating — 121,334 ratings
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 559,857 ratings
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Dec 14, 2009 06:43PM
WHat a great list! I have read many of these in Elementary school and loved all of them!!!
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I was trying to think of books I could buy my niece for her upcoming fifth birthday - this list was a great place to start.
Great list to remember for Sarah and Mark.
I was looking for a new chapter book for my class as a read-aloud (we just finished #7), and I found this list - it's great! I'm having them vote on their favourite from the top 10 tomorrow!
a realy good book is dear mr. henshaw by beverly cleary it's about a boy named leigh botts and he has a s.a on a good book so he doe's mr. henshaw.
oh poo i came to this place to find dork diaries do they have it
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