Great reads for 10 and 11 year olds

A Listmania! list by April Wallis "scary_aunty" (Kent)
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Skellig
1.  Skellig by David Almond
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  "Deep and thoughtful book - needs discussion - difficult subject matter - about a younger sibling who is ill in hospital."
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The Borrowers (Puffin Modern Classics)
2.  The Borrowers (Puffin Modern Classics) by Judith Elkin
The list author says:
  "A children's past classic about wee people who live in your house and borrow things like one half  of your favourite socks - a challenging read because of the vocabulary."
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The Hobbit
3.  The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "The classic dragons and wizards tale - read the book & enjoy before the film comes out."
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Holes
4.  Holes by Louis Sachar
The list author says:
  "Ironically funny - told in 2 different time periods - set in US  - much better than the film."
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Cosmic
5.  Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The list author says:
  "A what if story - about kids ending up in space - whoops! - very funny."
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Stig of the Dump (Puffin Books)
6.  Stig of the Dump (Puffin Books) by Clive King
The list author says:
  "A caveboy found living in a dump by children - set in the chalk pits of kent - a bit like Catweezle."
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Flour Babies
7.  Flour Babies by Anne Fine
The list author says:
  "About an experiment in parental responsibilty, where would you stuff your flour baby while you played football and would you even want to be seen with it? Very funny."
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The Demon Headmaster
8.  The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross
The list author says:
  "Superficially a sci-fi story about kids in a school run by the Demon Headmaster. But also questions & makes you think about what schools are really for."
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Short!: A Book of Very Short Stories
9.  Short!: A Book of Very Short Stories by Kevin Crossley-Holland
The list author says:
  "A fantastic book for kids who have no reading stamina whatsoever."
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The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler
10.  The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler by Gene Kemp
The list author says:
  "Another young persons classic - about transfering to big school - naughty escapades & friendship."
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Bootleg
11.  Bootleg by Alex Shearer
The list author says:
  "The country is being run by the "good for you party" & they are coming to check your lunchboxes for chocolate!"
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The Bromeliad (Truckers Omnibus Edition): Truckers, Diggers, Wings
12.  The Bromeliad (Truckers Omnibus Edition): Truckers, Diggers, Wings by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "Excellent read for young people interested in Pratchett, about the little people."
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Johnny and the Bomb (Johnny Maxwell)
13.  Johnny and the Bomb (Johnny Maxwell) by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "Learn all about the trouser legs of time - the best of the Johnny series."
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The Suitcase Kid
14.  The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson
The list author says:
  "About parental separation & a child coming to terms with it - sensitive observation but always mixed well with humour too."
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Framed
15.  Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The list author says:
  "Inspiring - about a remote Welsh village harbouring works of art; & misunderstandings with hilarious consequences. (Brief reference to lingerie catalogues)."
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Artemis Fowl
16.  Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The list author says:
  "A younger more evil version of James Bond, including gadgets - dwarfs that fart mud & fairies with the technology to make themselves invisible - fab."
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The Wish List
17.  The Wish List by Eoin Colfer
The list author says:
  "What happens if you bungle a burglary & end up having to pay the price in the afterlife? Sounds like a morbid obsession - but is actually both funny & touching."
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Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant - book 1)
18.  Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant - book 1) by Derek Landy
The list author says:
  "A great cool looking gothi sort of book that older boys like to be seen reading - about a skeletal detective fighting all evil."
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Hoot
19.  Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
The list author says:
  "Set in US - about frienedship & trying to save a tiny wild owl from developers - very funny - bit slow to start."
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The Saga of Erik the Viking (Puffin Books)
20.  The Saga of Erik the Viking (Puffin Books) by Terry Jones
The list author says:
  "Viking type saga, falling off the edge of the world, monsters etc  - great."
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The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase (The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence)
21.  The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase (The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence) by Joan Aiken
The list author says:
  "Challenging read because of vocabulary - set in an alternative reality of the present - where wolves still stalk."
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The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
22.  The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively
The list author says:
  "The hauntings of troublesome ghost Thomas Kempe - who appears to have been a magician in the past - challenging content."
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Goodnight Mister Tom
23.  Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
The list author says:
  "Needs discussion - an old man looking after an evacuee discovers that the boy in his care has been brutally beaten - more positive than it sounds."
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The Fib (PB)
24.  The Fib (PB) by George Layton
The list author says:
  "Short story collection about growing up in the North - what's the biggest fib you ever told & did it involve Bobby Charlton?"
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The Printer's Devil (Printers Devil Trilogy)
25.  The Printer's Devil (Printers Devil Trilogy) by Paul Bajoria
The list author says:
  "A mystery set in victorian austerity - good page turner."
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