>>Hi everybody,
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>>Based on our discussion I produced the following list. Let's see, if we can add something to it.
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>>Books to read for 7 year old kid:
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>>Boxcar Children series.
>>Magic Tree House
>>The Hardy Boys
>>Junie B. books
>>A. A. Milne, "Winnie the Pooh"
>> Laura Ingals Wilder, "Little House in the Big Woods" (and subsequent books from the same series, about 8 or 9 in total)
>>Anything by Beverly Cleary.
>>The "Fudge" books by Judy Blume.
>>"The Plant that ate Dirty Socks."
>> Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Robert Heinlein
>>All the Adventures of TinTin series
>>Enid Blyton
>>Peter Rabbit
>>Jemima Puddleduck stories
>>The Little Prince
>>The Cronicles of Narnia
>>A Series of Unfortunate Events
>>Where The Wild Things Are
>>James and Giant Peach
>>Charlottes Web
>>The Slouch in the Couch
>>Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book
>>Road Dahl books
>>Lemony Snicket series
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>>For later:
>>• Samuel Clemens (alias Mark Twain), "Tom Sawyer", "Hucklebery Finn", "The Diary of Adam and Eve", and many more.
>>• J. K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Philosoper's Stone" (or "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", depending on the version), and subsequent books in the series.
>>• J. R. R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit", and its continuation, "The Lord of the Rings".
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>I already recommended Robert Louis Stevenson (Kidnaped, Treasure Island), but before I forget, get a copy of Watership Down. Great for kids or adults.

Not to forget, also by Blyton, the Wishing Chair books

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