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Children's Books Aren't Just for Kids - Page 2

Just because a book is listed as "children's literature" doesn't mean adults cannot enjoy it. Many of these books I read as an adult. I have shared many of these with my students and my own children. The love of a story is something all people should experience. Read the books, who cares what genre it is labeled. This is just the ones I could think of off the top of my head.
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The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
41
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
42
Roald Dahl
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Roald Dahl)
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
43
Roald Dahl
Boy (Roald Dahl)
Boy
44
Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
45
Roald Dahl
The Door in the Wall (Marguerite De Angeli)
The Door in the Wall
46
Marguerite De Angeli
Out of My Mind (Sharon M. Draper)
Out of My Mind
47
Sharon M. Draper
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
48
Jeanne Duprau
Mandy (Julie Andrews Edwards)
Mandy
49
Julie Andrews Edwards
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
50
Mockingbird (Kathryn Erskine)
Mockingbird
51
Kathryn Erskine
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
52
The Sea of Trolls
The Sea of Trolls
53
The Land of the Silver Apples (Nancy Farmer)
The Land of the Silver Apples
54
Nancy Farmer
The Skin Im In
The Skin Im In
55
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
56
Cornelia Funke
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
57
Jean Craighead George
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
58
Kenneth Grahame
The Reluctant Dragon (Kenneth Grahame)
The Reluctant Dragon
59
Kenneth Grahame
Refugee (Alan Gratz)
Refugee
60
Alan Gratz
The Lie Tree (Frances Hardinge)
The Lie Tree
61
Frances Hardinge
Handbook for Dragon Slayers (Merrie Haskell)
Handbook for Dragon Slayers
62
Merrie Haskell
The Black Book of Secrets
The Black Book of Secrets
63
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
64
S.E. Hinton
That Was Then, This Is Now (S.E. Hinton)
That Was Then, This Is Now
65
S.E. Hinton
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
66
Brian Jacques
Martin the Warrior (Jacques, Brian)
Martin the Warrior
67
Jacques, Brian
Mattimeo: A Tale From Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Mattimeo: A Tale From Redwall
68
Brian Jacques
Mossflower (Brian Jacques)
Mossflower
69
Brian Jacques
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
70
Norton Juster
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Reader's Edition (William Kamkwamba)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Reader's Edition
71
William Kamkwamba
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Jacqueline Kelly)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
72
Jacqueline Kelly
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
73
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Tombs of Atuan (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Tombs of Atuan
74
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Farthest Shore (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Farthest Shore
75
Ursula K. Le Guin
Tehanu (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Tehanu
76
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Other Wind (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Other Wind
77
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
78
Madeleine L'engle
A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wind in the Door
79
Madeleine L'engle
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'engle)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
80
Madeleine L'engle
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