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100 Fiction Books All Children Should Read – According to Teachers

100 fiction books all children should read before leaving secondary school – according to teachers. Which have you read so far?
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
3
George Orwell
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
4
William Golding
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
5
John Steinbeck
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
6
J.K. Rowling
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
7
Charles Dickens
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
8
J.D. Salinger
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
9
Charles Dickens
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
10
Jane Austen
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
11
Mark Haddon
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
12
John Boyne
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
13
Charlotte Bronte
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
14
Aldous Huxley
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
15
Emily Brontë
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
16
Mary Shelley
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
17
Sebastian Faulks
A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestrel for a Knave
18
Barry Hines
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
19
J.R.R. Tolkien
Danny Champion of the World
Danny Champion of the World
20
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
21
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
22
Markus Zusak
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
23
Khaled Hosseini
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
24
Anthony Burgess
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
25
E.M. Forster
Private Peaceful (Michael Morpurgo)
Private Peaceful
26
Michael Morpurgo
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
27
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
28
Patrick Ness
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
29
Mark Twain
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
30
Louis Sachar
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
31
Joseph Heller
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
32
Malorie Blackman
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
33
Robert Louis Stevenson
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse
34
Michael Morpurgo
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
35
Ian McEwan
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
36
Suzanne Collins
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
37
Philip Pullman
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
38
Bram Stoker
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
39
Ray Bradbury
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
40
E.M. Forster
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