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Coraline

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"I would have enjoyed this when I was 10, though only just!"
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The Golden Compass (His Dar...

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4.03 avg rating — 1,629,884 ratings
"A very believable child hero, naughty but resourceful, and a girl to boot!"
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Five Children and It (The P...

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3.85 avg rating — 28,457 ratings
"Nesbit appeals to the independent middle-class reader in me."
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Watership Down (Watership D...

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4.09 avg rating — 509,564 ratings
"I took my son to see the animated film and he still remembers a lot about it."
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Howl's Moving Castle (Howl'...

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4.28 avg rating — 458,005 ratings
"I have a grandson under 10 who would really enjoy this."
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The Railway Children

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4.03 avg rating — 64,593 ratings
"Gives modern kids a bit of historical perspective."
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The Lives of Christopher Ch...

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4.24 avg rating — 24,160 ratings
"Magic and a spot of menace: as good as the first couple of Harry Potter books."
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The Weirdstone of Brisingam...

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3.92 avg rating — 8,892 ratings
"Slow to get into for youngsters, but worth reading to them."
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The Moon of Gomrath (Tales ...

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"Sequel to Weirdstone, helps to complete it."
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Charmed Life (Chrestomanci,...

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3.97 avg rating — 36,169 ratings
"Would appeal to the Harry Potter generation."
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Asterix the Gaul (Asterix, #1)

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4.18 avg rating — 34,260 ratings
"Comics are one way to encourage youngsters to read, and this is one of the best."
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House of Many Ways (Howl's ...

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4.05 avg rating — 51,252 ratings
"One of the sequels to Howl's Moving Castle, and almost as good."
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