Classic and great reads for 8-11 year olds

This list is just a jumping-off point, a place to start exploring the world of books. Where to begin? How to choose? We hope that this list will help you dive in and develop your own taste and own likes and dislikes.

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE C.S. Lewis

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Kenneth Grahame

HEIDI Johanna Spyri

PETER PAN James M. Barrie

CHARLOTTE`S WEB E.B. White

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER`S STONE J.K. Rowling

WINNIE-THE-POOH A.A. Milne

PURE DEAD MAGIC Debi Gliori

CHARMED LIFE Diana Wynne Jones

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Roald Dahl

MATILDA Roald Dahl

THE MAGIC FINGER Roald Dahl

MADAME DOUBTFIRE Anne Fine

THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD Lynne Reid Banks

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Roald Dahl

GEORGE`S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE Roald Dahl

GOOSEBUMPS R.L. Stine

THE BORROWERS Mary Norton

THE WORST WITCH Jill Murphy

THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE Enid Blyton

MARY POPPINS P.L Travers

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ L. Frank Baum

PIPPI LONGSTOCKING Astrid Lindgren

STUART LITTLE E.B. White

TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING Judy Blume

THE RELUCTANT DRAGON Kenneth Grahame

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES L.M. Montgomery

REDWALL Brian Jacques

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Narinder Dhami

BILLY ELLIOT Melvin Burgess

THE LOTTIE PROJECT Jacqueline Wilson

THE LITTLE PRINCE Antoine de Saint-Exupery

THE HOBBIT J.R.R. Tolkien

LITTLE WOMEN Louisa May Alcott

THE BAD BEGINNING (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) Lemony Snicket

I, HOUDINI Lynne Reid Banks

FIVE CHILDREN AND IT E. Nesbit

THE PHANTOM TOLL BOOTH Norton Juster

THE SECRET GARDEN Frances Hodgson Burnett

ALICE`S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Lewis Carroll

THE SUITCASE KID Jacqueline Wilson

THE STORY OF TRACEY BEAKER Jacqueline Wilson