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Essential fiction books that should be in every Primary School library.
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The Six Macs and the Purple Orb
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David J. Dawkins (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 31 ratings
score: 398,
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Where the Wild Things Are
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4.25 avg rating — 1,049,207 ratings
score: 386,
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The Secret Garden
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4.17 avg rating — 1,275,161 ratings
score: 382,
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Each Peach Pear Plum
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4.23 avg rating — 18,641 ratings
score: 379,
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The Six Macs and the Slime Monster from Loch Ness
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David J. Dawkins (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 297,
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3 people voted
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The Six Macs and the Bell of Souls
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 296,
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Charlotte’s Web
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4.21 avg rating — 2,012,740 ratings
score: 294,
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3 people voted
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The Polar Express
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4.32 avg rating — 247,029 ratings
score: 290,
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3 people voted
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 avg rating — 4,385,542 ratings
score: 286,
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3 people voted
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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4.47 avg rating — 11,182,585 ratings
score: 285,
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 503,253 ratings
score: 283,
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3 people voted
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The Giving Tree
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4.38 avg rating — 1,219,068 ratings
score: 271,
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3 people voted
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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4.20 avg rating — 4,115,621 ratings
score: 267,
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3 people voted
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
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4.58 avg rating — 1,017,678 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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Fantastic Mr Fox
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4.08 avg rating — 145,435 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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4.50 avg rating — 1,099,048 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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The Velveteen Rabbit
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4.31 avg rating — 270,451 ratings
score: 184,
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2 people voted
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Lord of the Flies
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3.70 avg rating — 3,146,179 ratings
score: 182,
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2 people voted
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The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3)
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4.50 avg rating — 232,737 ratings
score: 180,
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2 people voted
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Stardust
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 478,006 ratings
score: 179,
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2 people voted
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
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Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,915,590 ratings
score: 179,
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2 people voted
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Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
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Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 485,024 ratings
score: 177,
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2 people voted
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Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
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Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 409,399 ratings
score: 175,
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2 people voted
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Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4)
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Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 306,037 ratings
score: 173,
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2 people voted
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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3.89 avg rating — 1,579,660 ratings
score: 169,
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2 people voted
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Storm Boy
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4.03 avg rating — 3,343 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Blachart
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Christina Engela (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Hundred Dresses
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4.11 avg rating — 41,730 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Hetty Feather (Hetty Feather, #1)
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4.23 avg rating — 9,632 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Fog a Dox
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3.93 avg rating — 225 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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The Lord of the Rings
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4.54 avg rating — 721,778 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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Pax (Pax, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 63,398 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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4.40 avg rating — 3,086,003 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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The Silver Donkey: A Novel for Children
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3.80 avg rating — 2,072 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 119,880 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Kaspar
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4.17 avg rating — 4,492 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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The Shark Caller
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Dianne Wolfer (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 111 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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A Little Princess
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4.23 avg rating — 321,945 ratings
score: 90,
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1 person voted
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The Turnkey
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Allison Rushby (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 307 ratings
score: 90,
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1 person voted
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Born to Run
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4.17 avg rating — 7,684 ratings
score: 89,
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1 person voted
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The Secret of Hunter's Keep
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3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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The Fox and the Ghost King
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3.86 avg rating — 694 ratings
score: 87,
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1 person voted
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
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Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
4.05 avg rating — 7,571 ratings
score: 86,
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1 person voted
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The Midnight Fox (Puffin Books)
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3.73 avg rating — 1,359 ratings
score: 85,
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1 person voted
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Coraline
by
Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 767,975 ratings
score: 84,
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1 person voted
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Five Children on the Western Front
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3.96 avg rating — 1,475 ratings
score: 84,
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1 person voted
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Witch Child (Witch Child, #1)
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Celia Rees (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 19,808 ratings
score: 83,
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1 person voted
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Our Jacko
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4.18 avg rating — 126 ratings
score: 83,
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1 person voted
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The Best Christmas Present in the World
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4.31 avg rating — 572 ratings
score: 82,
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1 person voted
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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John Boyne (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 947,122 ratings
score: 75,
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1 person voted
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Beastly (Beastly, #1)
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Alex Flinn (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 178,323 ratings
score: 74,
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1 person voted
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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 147,877 ratings
score: 73,
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1 person voted
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Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings, #1)
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Jackson Pearce (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 20,510 ratings
score: 72,
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1 person voted
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53 books ·
12 voters ·
list created October 22nd, 2013
by Kim Gammage (votes) .
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