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Childrens must-reads for the discerning adult
His Dark Materials Boxed set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"His Dark Materials Boxed set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Buy new: £15.24 / Used from: £10.95
Easily one of the smartest trilogies I've ever read.
The ForeshadowingThe Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.01
This book is brilliant. If you like it, keep reading Marcus Sedgwick, his other books are remarkable as well.
How I Live NowHow I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Buy new: £4.69 / Used from: £0.01
Dark, intelligent, haunting. Meg Rosoff's other books are fine, too, but this one stands out by miles.
Tales of Terror from the Black ShipTales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley
Buy new: £7.14 / Used from: £1.25
The way the individual stories sit within the overall story of the two children listening to these tales is great. And they are good ghost stories, too.
The Never-ending Story (Puffin Books)The Never-ending Story (Puffin Books) by Michael Ende
Buy new: £5.21 / Used from: £0.01
A book for all book lovers. There are too many thought-provoking scenes in this book to even begin listing them!
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking)The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking) by Patrick Ness
Buy new: £4.27 / Used from: £1.49
What a challenging and innovative world! Beware that this book ends in the middle of the story but it's still well worth it. Book 2 not so much in my opinion.