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The 88 Best-Ever Children's Books, as Chosen by Readers - Page 2

"From the fantastical gobblefunk of Roald Dahl to Malorie Blackman's game-changing dystopias, we asked you to share the stories that inspired your love of reading as a child."
Note: Though the original title says "100 must-read children's books" there were only 88 listed (for example nr.18 was missing).
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M.Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
41
L.M.Montgomery
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
42
Lewis Carroll
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
43
Louisa May Alcott
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
44
Madeleine L'engle
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
45
Malorie Blackman
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
46
Mark Twain
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
47
Markus Zusak
The Complete Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Complete Borrowers
48
Mary Norton
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
49
Maurice Sendak
Paddington: Please Look After This Bear and Other Stories (Michael Bond)
Paddington: Please Look After This Bear and Other Stories
50
Michael Bond
Goodnight Mister Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mister Tom
51
Michelle Magorian
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
52
Noel Streatfeild
The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Oscar Wilde)
The Happy Prince and Other Stories
53
Oscar Wilde
The Selfish Giant (Oscar Wilde)
The Selfish Giant
54
Oscar Wilde
Danny the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny the Champion of the World
55
Roald Dahl
Boy & Going Solo (Roald Dahl)
Boy & Going Solo
56
Roald Dahl
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
57
Philip Pullman
Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce)
Tom's Midnight Garden
58
Philippa Pearce
Zagazoo (Quentin Blake)
Zagazoo
59
Quentin Blake
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
60
Roald Dahl
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
61
Richard Adams
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
62
Rick Riordan
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
63
Roald Dahl
Charlotte Sometimes (Penelope Farmer)
Charlotte Sometimes
64
Penelope Farmer
George's Marvelous Medicine (Roald Dahl)
George's Marvelous Medicine
65
Roald Dahl
Wonder (R.J. Palacio)
Wonder
66
R.J. Palacio
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
67
Roald Dahl
Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C.O'Brien)
Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
68
Robert C.O'Brien
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
69
Robert Louis Stevenson
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
70
Roald Dahl
Brother Dusty-Feet (Rosemary Sutcliff)
Brother Dusty-Feet
71
Rosemary Sutcliff
Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
Just So Stories
72
Rudyard Kipling
The Eagle of the Ninth (Rosemary Sutcliff)
The Eagle of the Ninth
73
Rosemary Sutcliff
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
74
Roald Dahl
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Salman Rushdie)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
75
Salman Rushdie
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
76
Shel Silverstein
My Naughty Little Sister (Dorothy Edwards)
My Naughty Little Sister
77
Dorothy Edwards
What Katy Did (Susan Coolidge)
What Katy Did
78
Susan Coolidge
Nation (Terry Pratchett)
Nation
79
Terry Pratchett
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
80
Ursula Le Guin
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