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41) Little women
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Times are hard for the March sisters. Their father's away at war and the family is short of money, but these girls don't dwell on matters and always look on the bright side. Whether it's performing a play or getting on with their chores, they can find the fun in any situation. But what fate holds in store, only time will tell.
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Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success will be beset with disappointment.
43) Oliver Twist
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The miserable and hungry orphan Oliver Twist is forced to flee his wretched life at the workhouse and ends up alone in London. Innocent and vulnerable, young Oliver enters the terrifying street world of the poor and desperate and soon falls into the clutches of criminal mastermind Fagin and his gang of youthful pickpockets.
45) Fantastic Mr Fox
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Boggis, Bunce and Bean are just about the nastiest three farmers you could ever wish to meet. They hate Mr Fox and are determined to get him, and plan to catch him by whatever means necessary.
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When Charles goes searching through a wrinkle in time for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as it. The book describes how Charles, his sister Meg and his friend Calvin find and free his father.
49) Charlotte's web
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The unforgettable story of a little girl called Fern who loves a little pig called Wilbur. It tells how Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful grey spider, saves Wilbur from the usual fate of nice fat pigs, with a wonderfully clever plan - a plan so original that no one else could possibly have thought of it!
50) The borrowers
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The Borrowers have lived in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They owned nothing, borrowed everything, and thought human beings were invented just for their use. Until one of the Borrowers made friends with a human.
51) Mr Majeika
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Puffin
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'I really am quite useless as a wizard', says Mr Majeika. But Class Three thinks Mr Majeika is an excellent wizard, particularly when his spells go wrong.
52) The outsiders
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The Socs' idea of having a good time is beating up greasers like Ponyboy, the rough, tough, long-haired kids from the other side of town. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his friends - until the night someone goes too far. Originally published: New York: Viking, 1967; London: Gollancz, 1970
53) Goggle-eyes
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Puffin
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English
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Kitty Killin is not only a good story-teller, but also the world's greatest expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwanted boyfriends. Particularly when there's a danger they might turn into new and unwanted stepfathers!
54) Carrie's war
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Evacuated from London to Wales during the Second World War, Carrie and her brother are sent to live with the very strict Mr Evans. But in trying to heal the breach between Mr Evans and his sister, Carrie does the worst thing she ever did in her life.
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Puffin
Pub. Date
1995
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English
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The Mississippi of the 1930s was a hard place for a black child to grow up in, but still Cassie didn't see why farming his own land meant so much to her father. Then, when the night riders were carrying hatred among her people, she learned when it was worth fighting for a principle.
57) The werepuppy
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Puffin
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A werewolf video leaves Micky terrified of dogs. His mum decides that the answer to his problem is to get Micky a puppy of his own. To everyone's surprise - including Micky's - he chooses a werepuppy. But Wolfie turns out to be a very special pet.
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Puffin
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2008
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English
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Gobbolino's mother was a witch's cat, so naturally little Gobbolino was expected to be one as well. But who ever heard of a witch's cat with blue eyes and one white paw, who preferred sitting by the fire rather than on the end of a broomstick?
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Puffin
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2011
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Time is running out Mrs Frisby. She must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son is so ill she is convinced he won't survive the move. Help comes in the unexpected form of some super-intelligent rats.
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