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Books Every Child Should Read Before High School

These are the top children's books ever written. Every child should have read these before Highschool. How many have you read?
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
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Good Night, Mr. Tom
Good Night, Mr. Tom
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Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
Roald Dahl
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The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson
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The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael Rosen
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Dogger (Shirley Hughes)
Dogger
Shirley Hughes
10
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
11
Stig of the Dump
Stig of the Dump
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Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
13
The Iron Man
The Iron Man
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Flat Stanley (Jeff Brown)
Flat Stanley
Jeff Brown
15
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
A. A. Milne
16
Funnybones (Janet and Allen Ahlberg)
Funnybones
Janet and Allen Ahlberg
17
Owl Babies (Martin Waddell)
Owl Babies
Martin Waddell
18
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss
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War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse
Michael Morpurgo
21
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm
22
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
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Peace at Last
Peace at Last
24
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
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Hairy MacLary From Donaldson's Dairy (Lynley Dodd)
Hairy MacLary From Donaldson's Dairy
Lynley Dodd
26
Not Now, Bernard (David McKee)
Not Now, Bernard
David McKee
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
28
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
Roald Dahl
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I Am David (Anne Holm)
I Am David
Anne Holm
30
The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)
The Highwayman
Alfred Noyes
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Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear
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Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
33
Esio Trot (Roald Dahl)
Esio Trot
Roald Dahl
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Five Children and It (E. Nesbit)
Five Children and It
E. Nesbit
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Clockwork
Clockwork
36
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
37
The Far Away Tree Collection (Enid Blighton)
The Far Away Tree Collection
Enid Blighton
38
Farmer Duck (Martin Waddell)
Farmer Duck
Martin Waddell
39
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
Arthur Ransome
40
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword
Ian Serraillier
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