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Brilliant Books That Shaped a Childhood

this is a list of all the books ( that I can remember) that I loved when growing up these books made me want to be like the characters in them, clever and brave having amazing adventures I wonder if they had the same effect on you.
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Journey to the River Sea (Eva Ibbotson)
Journey to the River Sea
1
Eva Ibbotson
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
2
Arthur Ransome
The Butterfly Lion (Michael Morpurgo)
The Butterfly Lion
3
Michael Morpurgo
The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Magic Faraway Tree
4
Enid Blyton
Famous Five: Five Go to Smuggler's Top (Enid Blyton)
Famous Five: Five Go to Smuggler's Top
5
Enid Blyton
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
6
Joan Aiken
The Princess and the Foal (Stacy Gregg)
The Princess and the Foal
7
Stacy Gregg
Animal Ark Lamb in the Laundry (Lucy Daniels)
Animal Ark Lamb in the Laundry
8
Lucy Daniels
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse (Chris Riddell)
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse
9
Chris Riddell
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
10
C.S. Lewis
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
11
Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
12
Roald Dahl
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
13
Lewis Carroll
Listen to the Moon (Michael Morpurgo)
Listen to the Moon
14
Michael Morpurgo
Goodnight Mister Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mister Tom
15
Michelle Magorian
Kensuke's Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo)
Kensuke's Kingdom
16
Michael Morpurgo
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
17
L.M. Montgomery
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
18
Johanna Spyri
Grandpa Chatterji (Jamila Gavin)
Grandpa Chatterji
19
Jamila Gavin
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
20
Rudyard Kipling
Hetty Feather Series (Jacqueline Wilson)
Hetty Feather Series
21
Jacqueline Wilson
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Julia Golding)
The Diamond of Drury Lane
22
Julia Golding
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
23
Roald Dahl
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
24
Anna Sewell
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
25
Cornelia Funke
The Secret Seven Series (Enid Blyton)
The Secret Seven Series
26
Enid Blyton
The Adventurous Four (Enid Blyton)
The Adventurous Four
27
Enid Blyton
Swallowdale (Arthur Ransome)
Swallowdale
28
Arthur Ransome
The Little White Horse
The Little White Horse
29
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
30
Astrid Lindgren
Clover Moon (Jacqueline Wilson)
Clover Moon
31
Jacqueline Wilson
The Thunderbolt Pony (Stacy Gregg)
The Thunderbolt Pony
32
Stacy Gregg
Awful Auntie (David Walliams)
Awful Auntie
33
David Walliams
The Castle of Adventure (Enid Blyton)
The Castle of Adventure
34
Enid Blyton
The Sea of Adventure (Enid Blyton)
The Sea of Adventure
35
Enid Blyton
Adventure Series: The Valley of Adventure (Enid Blyton)
Adventure Series: The Valley of Adventure
36
Enid Blyton
The Island of Adventure
The Island of Adventure
37
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
38
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce)
Tom's Midnight Garden
39
Philippa Pearce
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
40
Neil Gaiman
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