Dr Enoch's Hundred Great  Books for Children: Part 4

A Listmania! list by Dr Enoch "Dr Enoch" (Leeds, UK)
 
Earthfasts (Puffin Books)
1.  Earthfasts (Puffin Books) by William Mayne
The list author says:
  "This is a wonderful, sinister, entrancing book. The next two are also great but this is the best"
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Stardust
2.  Stardust by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Excellent - and the film's great too!"
£4.19   Used & New from: £1.38
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Only You Can Save Mankind (Johnny Maxwell)
3.  Only You Can Save Mankind (Johnny Maxwell) by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "Once I discovered TP I read all of them, always regarding them as something of a guilty pleasure. This book is unusual and poignant"
£4.19   Used & New from: £0.01
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Smoky-house
4.  Smoky-house by Elizabeth Goudge
The list author says:
  "Dated and sentimental - but I LOVED it! Not as good as Henrietta's House which stands up very well to rereading but poetic nonetheless - with smugglers!"
Used & New from: £2.40
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Enter the Saint (Hodder Yellow Jacket)
5.  Enter the Saint (Hodder Yellow Jacket) by Leslie Charteris
The list author says:
  "My granny had a shelf of these on her farm in N.Ireland and I loved them. Dated yes but better than Bond"
Used & New from: £1.28
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Dangerous Spaces (Puffin Books)
6.  Dangerous Spaces (Puffin Books) by Margaret Mahy
The list author says:
  "Brilliant ghost story - very well worth reading"
Used & New from: £0.01

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Which Witch
7.  Which Witch by Eva Ibbotson
The list author says:
  "Excellent. In fact I just bought it on audio for my partner"
£4.01   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Essential Modern Classics - Charmed Life
8.  Essential Modern Classics - Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
The list author says:
  "Sorry did I mention how great DWJ is?"
£3.62   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

The Magicians
9.  The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The list author says:
  "For young adults and up. Clever postmodern, knowingly referential - weaves fantasy themes into modern story"
£5.19   Used & New from: £0.01
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)

Motherless Brooklyn
10.  Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
The list author says:
  "The best detective story about a thug with Tourettes ever written! Seriously read it!"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

The Riddle-master of Hed (Orbit Books)
11.  The Riddle-master of Hed (Orbit Books) by Patricia A. McKillip
The list author says:
  "Terrible covers. Great fantasy"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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The Wizard of Oz (Puffin Classics)
12.  The Wizard of Oz (Puffin Classics) by L. Frank Baum
The list author says:
  "Great book - as are the sequels"
£3.87   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

The Magic Faraway Tree
13.  The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid illustrated by Lesley Smith Blyton
The list author says:
  "Again - make sure you avoid the updated meddled-with version!"
Used & New from: £19.99
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Greenmantle (Pocket Penguin Classics)
14.  Greenmantle (Pocket Penguin Classics) by John Buchan
The list author says:
  "Derring-do, read after 39 steps"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

The Daughter Of Time
15.  The Daughter Of Time by Josephine Tey
The list author says:
  "This is one that although I never reread it has stayed with me for decades"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.83
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

Lud-In-The-Mist
16.  Lud-In-The-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
The list author says:
  "High-quality fantasy"
£5.99   Used & New from: £3.27
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Magic for Beginners
17.  Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
The list author says:
  "Kelly Link's a genius."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Sound Mind
18.  Sound Mind by Tricia Sullivan
The list author says:
  "Superb, mind-bending sci-fi"
£7.19   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Lord Of Light (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
19.  Lord Of Light (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Roger Zelazny
The list author says:
  "Brilliant - then opens up the way to lots of his others eg Princes of Amber"
£5.99   Used & New from: £2.68
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Rediscovery of Man (S.F. Masterworks)
20.  The Rediscovery of Man (S.F. Masterworks) by Cordwainer Smith
The list author says:
  "Pretty much unlike anything else. The author also wrote a tome on psychological warfare that is still in use"
£7.09   Used & New from: £0.93
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
21.  Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Great introduction to comics"
£9.74   Used & New from: £6.25
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Little House on the Prairie
22.  Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The list author says:
  "This was another one of those series that accompanied me throughout childhood - I can still recall whole passages. Unmissable"
£4.19   Used & New from: £0.97
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

The Saga of Asgard: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales
23.  The Saga of Asgard: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales by Illus. Brian Wildsmith. Roger Lancelyn Green
The list author says:
  "The Norse trumped the Greek every time!"
Used & New from: £2.99

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Divided Kingdom
24.  Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thomson
The list author says:
  "Strange and haunting"
£6.59   Used & New from: £0.01
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics)
25.  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain
The list author says:
  "What a great classic - indictment of slavery and fantastic adventure"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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