1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

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PitcherBooks: Multiple award winner. JF, YA, All Ages. Humorous tale of a brave girl genius with neglectful parents sent to a school - terrible in every way - except for her one wonderful teacher, Ms. Honey, and her poor put-upon classmates :-) Trials and tribulations abound but she overcomes all to a happy and satisfying end. The movie is well-done also.
sturlington: Terrific book!
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Award-Winner. 1. It's a well-written, interesting and altogether compelling piece of historical fiction. 2. You can't live in America without reading it at least once. 3. If you love the movie (who didn't?), the book is even better. 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner. "Deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to Lee being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007. Lee has also been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees..." per Wikipedia.
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aulsmith: Read as an adult and hated it.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Multiple award winner. The 1998 book that started it all, first of the 7-book series. Harry Potter learns he's to be a student wizard at Hogwarts and so escape his awful Muggle relatives. Despite the dire predicaments his new status brings him, he is buoyed up with new friends and a wizard mentor. If you read one, you'll end up reading them all ... aulsmith: You have this listed as recommended book #67. Perhaps you might wish to delete if from your list if you hate it?
: Has hidden messages of racism, antisemitism, segregation, etc.
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1950 BritLit kid fantasy adventure classic. Equally appealing to both boys & girls. The first and best of the seven book Narnia series. ... Of course, if you or your particular kid doesn't like it, give it a thumbs down. "sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him." Which makes me discount most of sturlington's ratings and comments as limited and anecdotal.
sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him.
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PitcherBooks : Not his best book. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
: Creepy
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1990 Multiple Award-Winner. Spinelli is an excellent writer... A beautifully written poem of a book, an elegant parable, a wondrous fable...An innocent yet wise boy hero who makes the world a better place just for having passed through... One of the best books I've read in the past 10 years! Inspires and gives one hope not just for this generation but for oneself! A 20th century classic.
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PitcherBooks : Levine does fun PopLit but I don't consider any of her works must-reads. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
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PitcherBooks : What Katie said... "Originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation." per wiki. So maybe just for YA & older.
sturlington : For teens, not for children.
katie4098 : This is definitely not for children (12 and under).
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katie4098 : I would definitely put this on a list of 1001 *Young Adult* Books.
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PitcherBooks : Fun PopLit for YA but far from a must-read classic.
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PitcherBooks : Fun PopLit for YA but far from a must-read classic.
: I'm certain people who don't read the series-- and especially this 3rd book-- in childhood can get through life just as well as its child readers do.
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PitcherBooks : Fun PopLit for YA but far from a must-read classic.
sturlington : I would never forbid my child from reading anything but I'd have to bite my tongue if he wanted to read something by Stephenie Meyer. Fortunately, I'm pretty sure he won't.