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Books that give me butterflies
The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F Scott Fitzgerald
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Haunting - an amazing social comment on the 'American Dream'.
The Complete Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia)The Complete Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis
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A didactic, emotive fantasy. I can't begin to explain why I love these books.
Tom's Midnight Garden (Puffin Books)Tom's Midnight Garden (Puffin Books) by Philippa Pearce
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Beautiful escapism through time - when two children 'appear' to each other when they need someone most..
To Kill a Mocking BirdTo Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
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A book which covers so many important issues,race, honesty, understanding, love, hate, innocence and experience
Wuthering Heights (Everyman's Library classics)Wuthering Heights (Everyman's Library classics) by Emily Bronte
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An intense, tragic story of love set in the heart of the Yorkshire moors
Charlotte Sometimes (Yearling Classics)Charlotte Sometimes (Yearling Classics) by Penelope Farmer
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A beautiful and touching journey back and forth in time.
The Thief LordThe Thief Lord by Cornelia Caroline Funke
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A magical description of Venice through the eyes of children
His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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Where to start? this book has so much to say - an adventure through many worlds and a clever comment on religion / life
Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies by William Golding
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Another incredible commentary on human behaviour, a war between structure and chaos played out through children.
Color PurpleColor Purple by Alice Walker
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A truly moving description of a young black girl growing up and becoming a strong woman.
BentBent by Martin Sherman
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A heart breaking play telling the story of near impossible love between two men during the Holocaust
Little King DecemberLittle King December by Axel Hacke
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A wonderful philosophical illustrated childrens book
Dogger (Red Fox giant picture book)Dogger (Red Fox giant picture book) by Shirley Hughes
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The first book I remember being read - a tale of being lost!
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are DeadRosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard
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A play telling the story of two characters from Hamlet, a philosophical comedy