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Truly Great Childrens Books
SabrielSabriel by Garth Nix
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.01
A fluid and exciting book.
How I Live NowHow I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
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Beautifully written and interestingly told - a modern masterpiece
The Lord of the Rings: AND The Hobbit (Collins Modern Classics)The Lord of the Rings: AND The Hobbit (Collins Modern Classics) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Hugely criticised, but in my view, one of the greatest books ever written - When it comes to detail and description, you can't beat Tolkein
Noughts and CrossesNoughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
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Just so honest and true - it's racism reversed in a story so life like, it really makes you worry
Caught in the CrossfireCaught in the Crossfire by Alan Gibbons
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Another one about racsim - It's so interesting and painfully honest, that I think it is a must read for anyone who hates racism
South by South East (Diamond Brothers Story)South by South East (Diamond Brothers Story) by Anthony Horowitz
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Before they were famous - This book was written ages ago, and it is just hilarious
Junk (Puffin Teenage Fiction)Junk (Puffin Teenage Fiction) by Julia Eccleshare
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Put me off smack for life! Just a plainly brilliant book.
Go Not Gently (A Sal Kilkenny mystery)Go Not Gently (A Sal Kilkenny mystery) by Cath Staincliffe
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Exciting and really, really clever. The mystery is solved on the very last line, but you wouldn't get it unless you had read the rest of the book.
Two Weeks with the QueenTwo Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman
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Side splittingly funny - I love it!
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Buy new: £4.30 / Used from: £1.94
30,000,000 copies sold - that has to be a good sign. It's not just the way it is so moving and honest, but the way all the characters are brought to life in such grave detail
Private PeacefulPrivate Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
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Although the ending is not quite what you might expect, it is still so sad and so truthful, that I was moved to tears.