100 Books Every Kid Should Read By Age 14
October 8, 2013 Leave a comment
100 Books Every Kid Should Read By Age 14
MICHAEL KELLEY OCT. 7, 2013, 11:08 AM 5,774 7
The British reading and writing charity Booktrust has released an “ultimate list” of the 100 children’s books every kid should read by the time he’s 14. It’s a pretty good breakdown of key reading material for anyone who is growing up. It also differs considerably from The New York Public Library’s new list of 100 greatest children’s books, which was released late last month and faced considerable controversy over “missing” titles. Here are the top 100 kids’ books, according to Booktrust:“Would You Rather?”
Ages 0 to 5
“The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters”
“Gorilla”
“Dear Zoo”
“I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato”
“Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy”
“The Elephant and the Bad Baby”
“The Enchanted Wood”
Ages 6 to 8
“The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook”
“That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown”
“The BFG”
“The True Story of the Three Little Pigs”
“Little House in the Big Woods”
“The Hobbit”
Ages 9 to 11
“The Wolves of Willoughby Chase”
“Skellig”
“Millions”
“Matilda”
“Once”
“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
“Truckers”
“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”
“Holes”
“The Hunger Games”
Ages 12-14
“Forever”
“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”
“Junk”
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time”
“The Knife of Never Letting Go”
“Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging”
“Revolver”
The New York Public Library’s list includes a few notable books not chose by Booktrust, including “Bridge to Terabithia“; “Curious George“; “Goodnight Moon“; “Jumanji“; and “A Wrinkle in Time.”