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The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
The chronicles of Narnia. I think anybody who knows me or follows me on tumblr will no doubt know that Im completly obsessed with all things narnia
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
The harry Potter Series. they leave so much details out in the movies not that I dont love the films but I prefer reading the books
Alice in wonderland and alice through the looking glass. Ive always wanted to fall down a rabbit hole and end up somewhere completly bizarre
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
The hunger Games trilogy beats twilight any day I love the fact that katniss is so so bad ass compared to most girls in books I think I finished the whole series in like 4 days I just couldnt put it down
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz #1) - L. Frank Baum
The wonderful wizard of Oz Differs a lot from the movie this was by far my favourite book during primary school I always wanted to make a scarecrow to haave in my garden
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The secret Garden. I love this book I havent read it in a long time but its one of those books that stay with you forever at least for me anyway
Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia. Quite possibly the saddest book Ive ever read but also another classic
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
The perks of being a wall flower. I read this last summer at first its one of those ones that spring up a suprise on you and leave you thinking man I did not see THAT coming
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring... - J.R.R. Tolkien
The lord of the rings. Its a mammoth of a book and there are a few times when I got lost reading it but none the less its pretty epic
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) ... - Rick Riordan
Percy jackson series. Im obsessed with greek mythology so I kinda love the idea that theres demi gods walking around way way different to the movie
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
Stardust . My sisters brought me this one for christmas a few years back and I only recently read it I love fantasy books and this one kinda has a feel of the older fairytales to it
Peter Pan (Puffin Classics) - J. Barrie
Peter Pan because who doesnt want to stay youg forever or live in neverland
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Complete and Unabridged... - Douglas Adams
The ultimate hitch hikers guide to the galaxy full of satiric humour and a bit fast paced for my liking not something Id usually have read but now something Id read again and again after having read it
One Day - David Nicholls_II
One day. Im a sucker for a bit of old fashioned romance so I really enjoyed readint this one but ince the ending drew near I was kinda wishing I hadnt I cry way way too easily
The Water Babies - Charles Kingsley
The water babies- another classic childrens book I kind of get mixed vibes though reading this one its slightly confused until you sit down and have a think about it
The Complete Illustrated Stories of Hans Christian Anderson... - Hans Christian Andersen
The complete stories of hans christian anderson. who doesnt love a fairytale every once in a while
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
David Copperfield- I read this one when I was 12 as part of a reading group I kinda love all of charles dickens work
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
The lovely Bones- probably not something Id usually enjot just because of the whole sad death theme of the book but I really enjoyed it
The Scarlett Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The scarlett letter kinda shows how far people have come in terms of what was right and wrong its shocking to think that these things actually used to happen
Romeo and Juliet (New Penguin Shakespeare) - William Shakespeare
Romeo and juliet For never was a story of more woe. Than this of Juliet and romeo