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best books teachers read to us at primary+secondry school
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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we read this in english during year 11, i managed to write a 13 page essay on it! funny but at times a real tear jerker!
Of Mice and Men (Pocket Penguin Classics)Of Mice and Men (Pocket Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck
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i think i loved reading this becasue it has the most lovable character in! set during the american depression and seems to be another funny one but again, at times, a real tear jerker!
Blood Brothers (Methuen Modern Play) (Modern Classics)Blood Brothers (Methuen Modern Play) (Modern Classics) by Willy Russell
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we read this in drama, its great, i loved it (apart from we had to read it, like 10 times!) it shows the difference between society classes, basically rich vs poor
The Crucible [1997] [DVD]The Crucible [1997] [DVD]
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i love the book...and the movie, its great, it shows how people can jump on the bandwagan and become sheep - based on a true story
Macbeth [DVD] [1971]Macbeth [DVD] [1971]
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ahh good old shakespeare, a happy man. this is all blood and guts, with a few ghosts, i bet you were waiting for a shakespeare book to come in this list. surprisingly i really like this one.
Romeo and Juliet (Penguin Popular Classics)Romeo and Juliet (Penguin Popular Classics) by William Shakespeare
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im not one for lovey duvy stories, but i like this one, plus we got to watch the movie. bonus.
Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
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another social class one, it shows how people change once they have money, i love charles dickens, he has good morals, hes a decent writer.
A Doll's House (Methuen Student Editions)A Doll's House (Methuen Student Editions) by Henrik Ibsen
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this is great if you like your 'women power' books. well actually its a kind of sad ending (well i think it is) but its a good read.
Carrie's War (Puffin Books)Carrie's War (Puffin Books) by Nina Bawden
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we read this when i was 11 and still at primary school and i still love reading it now, its fantastic, i love it, great for all ages!
HolesHoles by Louis Sachar
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again read at primary school and still love it! our teacher used to do the texas accent which i loved, the books better than the film!
Goodnight Mister Tom (Puffin Modern Classics)Goodnight Mister Tom (Puffin Modern Classics) by Michelle Magorian
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a must read, about a little boy who gets evacuated during world war one to a man who at first is kinda mean but learns to love the boy and...its just really sweet.
Tom's Midnight GardenTom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
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i love this book, i can read it a million times and not get bored, it you like twists read this book, the ending is really surprising
The Butterfly LionThe Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
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our primary school teacher was a micheal morpurgo fan, but i dont blame her, this book is one of my favourites, its about a little boy and a special friendship he shares with a small lion cub.
Charlotte's WebCharlotte's Web by E.B. White
Buy new: £4.46 / Used from: £0.01
for some reason makes you love spiders and pigs
Stig of the Dump (Puffin Modern Classics)Stig of the Dump (Puffin Modern Classics) by Clive King
Buy new: £4.73 / Used from: £0.01
ah little stig, hes great, this books sweet, i want a caveman,
The Railway Children (Penguin Popular Classics)The Railway Children (Penguin Popular Classics) by E. Nesbit
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it seems schools like war stories, its lucky they choose good ones, this a a big page turner, you'll start reading and it'll be difficult to put the book down
The Secret Garden (Wordsworth's Children's Classics)The Secret Garden (Wordsworth's Children's Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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this book is fantastic, you'll lov eit - thats if you like books about friendship, magic, gardens and adventure.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Puffin Fiction)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Puffin Fiction) by Roald Dahl
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our primary school teachers read us most of the roald dahl but but this one was always my favourite, its a classic, it you only have one of dahls books to read, make it this one,
The BFGThe BFG by Roald Dahl
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my second fave dahl book, it shows size don't matter, which is always good.
Please Mrs. Butler: Verses (Puffin Books)Please Mrs. Butler: Verses (Puffin Books) by Allan Ahlberg
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full of funny school poems that brings back primary school memories, if your a child at heart get this book, its fab!
"The Day I Fell Down the Toilet and Other Poems"The Day I Fell Down the Toilet and Other Poems by Steve Turner
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....and heres another poem book, these ones are great, really good if you have younger brothers or sisters that you babysit.
Heard it in the Playground (Puffin Books)Heard it in the Playground (Puffin Books) by Allan Ahlberg
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and another one, our teachers loved there poem books, i love these poems and i still find myself smiling when i read this book.
Dad, You're Not FunnyDad, You're Not Funny by Steve Turner
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yet another poem book, i got my dad to buy me this one when i left primary school and i used to read it in the car when going on holiday, so its great if you get bored easily (and a geek like me)