 | The BFG by Roald Dahl
Buy used from: $0.01 never heard of Roald Dahl? shame on you! read 'em all!
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 | The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Complete and Unabridged (Puffin Classics) by E. Nesbit
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 the psammead trilogy beginning with "five children and it" is also a great, though I prefer the Bastables
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 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition (Books of Wonder) by L. Frank Baum
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $13.46 the 14 original Oz books by Baum are all classics; if you're not a childhood Oz fan chances are you won't enjoy the others so much...
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 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Full-Color Collector's Edition) by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 all the Narnia books are incredibly well-written, with religious overtones that never get in the way of the story
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 | The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 exciting and humorous adventure story, with lovely drawings
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 | The Book of Three (Prydain Chronicles) by Lloyd Alexander
Buy used from: $0.01 a fantasy epic for younger readers, but probably better than most adult fantasy!
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 | Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $0.01 vivid and detailed portrait of an American pioneer family; interesting and never boring; good illustrations
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 | The Jungle Book (Tor Classics) by Rudyard Kipling
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.01 though famous mostly for the Mowgli stories, others such as "The White Seal" and "Rikki-tikki-tavi" are also gems
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 | The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 quaint, somewhat dated, but still an enchanting and classic series
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 | Peter Pan: The Original Story by J. M. Barrie
Buy used from: $1.43 seen the movie? this haunting and impressively literary book is the real thing!
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 | Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery) by E. B. White
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 beautiful, sad but very accessible story of friendship, loss and reunion
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 | The Secret Garden (HarperClassics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 heartwarming story; i also recommend "A Little Princess"
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 | Treasure Island (Signet Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Buy used from: $0.01 swashbuckling adventure with the most memorable pirate in literature
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 | The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 story of the friendship and loyalty between Rat, Mole, Toad, Otter and Badger in a beautiful pastoral setting
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 | The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Buy used from: $0.01 another appealing story of friendship between furry animals
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 | Mary Poppins (Odyssey Classics) by Dr. P. L. Travers
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.01 classic story of the famous English nanny; quality of the series is even, though somewhat repetitive
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 | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Aladdin Fantasy) by Robert C. O'Brien
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 compact and tense storyline, sad, ambiguous, but in my mind perfect ending; sequels by a different author not so good
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 | The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $0.01 hilarious series relating the escapades of the "money-loving" Great Brain by his younger brother; series gets a bit repetitive...
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 | The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 probably the best "Indian" book I've read ; try also "The Indian in the Cupboard" by Lynne Reid Banks
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