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100 Fiction Books to Read Before Leaving Primary School

100 Fiction Books to Read Before Leaving Primary School, as chosen by primary school teachers (compiled by the Times Educational Supplement).
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1
Roald Dahl
Goodnight Mister Tom
Goodnight Mister Tom
2
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
3
Lewis Carroll
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
4
Roald Dahl
The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo
5
Julia Donaldson
Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
6
C.S. Lewis
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
7
Eric Carle
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
8
Michael Rosen
Dogger (Shirley Hughes)
Dogger
9
Shirley Hughes
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
10
Maurice Sendak
Stig of the Dump
Stig of the Dump
11
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
12
Anna Sewell
The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights (Ted Hughes)
The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights
13
Ted Hughes
Flat Stanley (Jeff Brown)
Flat Stanley
14
Jeff Brown
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
15
A. A. Milne
Funnybones (Janet and Allen Ahlberg)
Funnybones
16
Janet and Allen Ahlberg
Owl Babies (Martin Waddell)
Owl Babies
17
Martin Waddell
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
18
J.R.R. Tolkien
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
19
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse
20
Michael Morpurgo
Grimms' Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm/Geo. Cruickshank(Illus))
Grimms' Fairy Tales
21
Brothers Grimm/Geo. Cruickshank(Illus)
Tiger Who Came to Tea (Judith Kerr)
Tiger Who Came to Tea
22
Judith Kerr
Peace at Last (Jill Murphy)
Peace at Last
23
Jill Murphy
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
24
Eoin Colfer
Hairy MacLary From Donaldson's Dairy (Lynley Dodd)
Hairy MacLary From Donaldson's Dairy
25
Lynley Dodd
Not Now, Bernard (David McKee)
Not Now, Bernard
26
David McKee
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
27
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
28
Roald Dahl
I Am David (Anne Holm)
I Am David
29
Anne Holm
The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes)
The Highwayman
30
Alfred Noyes
Paddington (Michael Bond)
Paddington
31
Michael Bond
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
32
Esio Trot (Roald Dahl)
Esio Trot
33
Roald Dahl
Five Children and It (E. Nesbit)
Five Children and It
34
E. Nesbit
Clockwork
Clockwork
35
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
36
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Magic Faraway Tree
37
Enid Blyton
Farmer Duck (Martin Waddell)
Farmer Duck
38
Martin Waddell
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
39
Arthur Ransome
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword
40
Ian Serraillier
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