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This is a list of the best chapter books to read out loud to your kids, or anyone.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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4.47 avg rating — 11,225,139 ratings
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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4.28 avg rating — 701,083 ratings
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Charlotte’s Web
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4.21 avg rating — 2,019,247 ratings
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Matilda
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4.33 avg rating — 1,092,182 ratings
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The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 25,659 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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4.58 avg rating — 4,755,329 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 avg rating — 4,399,745 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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4.43 avg rating — 4,416,681 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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4.57 avg rating — 4,129,265 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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4.62 avg rating — 4,058,523 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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4.58 avg rating — 3,609,107 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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4.50 avg rating — 3,741,802 ratings
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 921,635 ratings
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Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
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4.21 avg rating — 283,782 ratings
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Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
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4.15 avg rating — 208,138 ratings
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James and the Giant Peach
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4.04 avg rating — 511,009 ratings
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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4.32 avg rating — 1,096,464 ratings
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The BFG
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4.23 avg rating — 521,481 ratings
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The Secret Garden
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4.17 avg rating — 1,279,295 ratings
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
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4.06 avg rating — 603,501 ratings
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Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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4.36 avg rating — 1,181,951 ratings
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,348,782 ratings
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The Tale of Despereaux
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 212,004 ratings
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Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
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4.38 avg rating — 392,309 ratings
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 2,423,159 ratings
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Peter Pan
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4.03 avg rating — 371,682 ratings
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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4.13 avg rating — 436,922 ratings
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A Christmas Carol
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4.09 avg rating — 905,037 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 — 3,381,977 ratings
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Le Petit Prince
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4.33 avg rating — 2,422,687 ratings
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 1,271,840 ratings
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
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4.23 avg rating — 256,938 ratings
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
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Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 564,679 ratings
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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3.92 avg rating — 1,007,719 ratings
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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3.83 avg rating — 1,329,592 ratings
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Coraline
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 772,082 ratings
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The Wind in the Willows
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4.02 avg rating — 237,995 ratings
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Stuart Little
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3.89 avg rating — 131,651 ratings
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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4.20 avg rating — 304,328 ratings
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Bridge to Terabithia
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4.06 avg rating — 584,749 ratings
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 429,822 ratings
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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4.09 avg rating — 502,521 ratings
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)
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3.67 avg rating — 119,291 ratings
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Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
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Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 422,820 ratings
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The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 131,796 ratings
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Treasure Island
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3.85 avg rating — 534,683 ratings
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Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
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4.04 avg rating — 210,192 ratings
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My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1)
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4.11 avg rating — 41,393 ratings
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Fantastic Mr Fox
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4.08 avg rating — 145,933 ratings
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The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 2,837,953 ratings
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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3.88 avg rating — 347,904 ratings
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The Giving Tree
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4.38 avg rating — 1,222,361 ratings
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The Princess Bride
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4.27 avg rating — 942,317 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 — 142,147 ratings
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 120,294 ratings
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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4.16 avg rating — 218,092 ratings
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)
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4.11 avg rating — 73,103 ratings
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The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 138,871 ratings
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The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1)
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4.03 avg rating — 100,684 ratings
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 444,872 ratings
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 276,651 ratings
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Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 127,935 ratings
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Black Beauty
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 296,226 ratings
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Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2)
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4.23 avg rating — 222,318 ratings
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Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1)
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4.03 avg rating — 103,532 ratings
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
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4.17 avg rating — 184,542 ratings
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The Call of the Wild
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3.91 avg rating — 466,693 ratings
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 929,713 ratings
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The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 297,161 ratings
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Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
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Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 93,941 ratings
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
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4.30 avg rating — 323,268 ratings
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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 440,946 ratings
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Old Yeller
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4.11 avg rating — 103,041 ratings
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Of Mice and Men
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3.89 avg rating — 2,790,415 ratings
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The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11)
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4.08 avg rating — 9,820 ratings
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Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)
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Jonathan Auxier (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 12,435 ratings
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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4.34 avg rating — 542,838 ratings
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A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 86,191 ratings
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 560,340 ratings
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George's Marvellous Medicine
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4.02 avg rating — 98,730 ratings
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The Complete Tales
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4.36 avg rating — 65,837 ratings
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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4)
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4.21 avg rating — 17,167 ratings
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Oliver Twist
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3.88 avg rating — 423,724 ratings
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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2)
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3.96 avg rating — 8,927 ratings
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Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2)
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4.08 avg rating — 67,469 ratings
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Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1)
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
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A Little Princess
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4.23 avg rating — 322,385 ratings
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The Witches
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4.18 avg rating — 424,429 ratings
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The Tale of Two Bad Mice (World of Beatrix Potter, #5)
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4.16 avg rating — 8,728 ratings
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Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
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Brandon Mull (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 176,477 ratings
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Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 139,971 ratings
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Superfudge (Fudge, #3)
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 65,700 ratings
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Igraine the Brave
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 9,304 ratings
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Ramona the Brave (Ramona, #3)
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4.12 avg rating — 57,973 ratings
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The Three Privileges
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A.V. Davina (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 94 ratings
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Best Chef in Town: A Children's Book Cooking Adventure about Teamwork and Fair Play
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Lori Rotter (Goodreads Author)
4.94 avg rating — 48 ratings
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
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Trenton Lee Stewart (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 173,555 ratings
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
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The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1)
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I question the listing of the Beatrice Potter books; while they are delightful to read aloud, they are not chapter books. In fact, after I saw them, I started adding other picture books, and then saw the title of the list and had to go back and remove those I had just added. But seriously, if B. Potter can be here, who's to say we can't throw in some Dr. Seuss, even a little Good Night Moon?
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Donna, I also saw Beatrice Potter's books and made the humm sound. Not sure of the angel that was used to selected those books but I agree with you on this one.
Donna Good Night Moon is on the list and some Dr Seuss
Roz wrote: "Donna Good Night Moon is on the list and some Dr Seuss"Thank you; and yet, the list's description specifies chapter books. It's kind of messed up.
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