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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
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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
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Stig of the Dump
Stig of the Dump
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Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
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The Iron Man
The Iron Man
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Flat Stanley (Jeff Brown)
Flat Stanley
Jeff Brown
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Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
A. A. Milne
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Funnybones (Janet and Allen Ahlberg)
Funnybones
Janet and Allen Ahlberg
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Owl Babies (Martin Waddell)
Owl Babies
Martin Waddell
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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
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Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
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Peace at Last
Peace at Last
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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
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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
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The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
Roald Dahl
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I Am David (Anne Holm)
I Am David
Anne Holm
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The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)
The Highwayman
Alfred Noyes
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Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear
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Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
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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
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The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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The Far Away Tree Collection (Enid Blighton)
The Far Away Tree Collection
Enid Blighton
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Farmer Duck (Martin Waddell)
Farmer Duck
Martin Waddell
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Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
Arthur Ransome
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The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword
Ian Serraillier
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