Top 100 Children's books quiz

I don't know where this originated from, but I stole it from my friend and colleague The Floating Lush.

Top 100 children's books; bold the ones you've read.


100. The Egypt Game - Snyder (1967) C

99. The Indian in the Cupboard - Banks (1980)

98. Children of Green Knowe - Boston (1954)

97. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - DiCamillo (2006) I plan to read it.

96. The Witches - Dahl (1983)

95. Pippi Longstocking - Lindgren (1950) C

94. Swallows and Amazons - Ransome (1930)

93. Caddie Woodlawn - Brink (1935) C

92. Ella Enchanted - Levine (1997)

91. Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Sachar (1978)

90. Sarah, Plain and Tall - MacLachlan (1985)

89. Ramona and Her Father - Cleary (1977)

88. The High King - Alexander (1968) C

87. The View from Saturday - Konigsburg (1996)

86. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Rowling (1999)

85. On the Banks of Plum Creek - Wilder (1937) C

84. The Little White Horse - Goudge (1946)

83. The Thief - Turner (1997)

82. The Book of Three - Alexander (1964) C

81. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon - Lin (2009) Plan to read.

80. The Graveyard Book - Gaiman (2008)

79. All-of-a-Kind-Family - Taylor (1951) C

78. Johnny Tremain - Forbes (1943)

77. The City of Ember - DuPrau (2003)

76. Out of the Dust - Hesse (1997) Own it.

75. Love That Dog - Creech (2001)

74. The Borrowers - Norton (1953) C

73. My Side of the Mountain - George (1959)

72. My Father's Dragon - Gannett (1948)

71. The Bad Beginning - Snicket (1999)

70. Betsy-Tacy - Lovelace (1940) C

69. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart (2007)

68. Walk Two Moons - Creech (1994)

67. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher - Coville (1991)

66. Henry Huggins - Cleary (1950) C

65. Ballet Shoes - Stratfeild (1936) C

64. A Long Way from Chicago - Peck (1998)

63. Gone-Away Lake - Enright (1957) C

62. The Secret of the Old Clock - Keene (1959) C

61. Stargirl - Spinelli (2000)

60. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - Avi (1990)

59. Inkheart - Funke (2003)

58. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Aiken (1962) C

57. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Cleary (1981)

56. Number the Stars - Lowry (1989)

55. The Great Gilly Hopkins - Paterson (1978)

54. The BFG - Dahl (1982)

53. Wind in the Willows - Grahame (1908)

52. The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007)

51. The Saturdays - Enright (1941) C

50. Island of the Blue Dolphins - O'Dell (1960)

49. Frindle - Clements (1996)

48. The Penderwicks - Birdsall (2005)

47. Bud, Not Buddy - Curtis (1999)

46. Where the Red Fern Grows - Rawls (1961)

45. The Golden Compass - Pullman (1995)

44. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Blume (1972)

43. Ramona the Pest - Cleary (1968) C

42. Little House on the Prairie - Wilder (1935) C

41. The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Speare (1958) C

40. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Baum (1900) C

39. When You Reach Me - Stead (2009)

38. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Rowling (2003)

37. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Taylor (1976) C=teen

36. Are You there, God? It's Me, Margaret - Blume (1970) Just the "good" parts. :)

35. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Rowling (2000)

34. The Watson's Go to Birmingham 1963 - Curtis (1995)

33. James and the Giant Peach - Dahl (1961) C

32. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - O'Brian (1971) C

31. Half Magic - Eager (1954) C

30. Winnie-the-Pooh - Milne (1926) C

29. The Dark Is Rising - Cooper (1973)

28. A Little Princess - Burnett (1905) C

27. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass - Carroll (1865/72) C

26. Hatchet - Paulsen (1989)

25. Little Women - Alcott (1868/9) C

24. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Rowling (2007)

23. Little House in the Big Woods - Wilder (1932) C

22. The Tale of Despereaux - DiCamillo (2003) Own it.

21. The Lightening Thief - Riordan (2005)

20. Tuck Everlasting - Babbitt (1975)

19. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Dahl (1964) C

18. Matilda - Dahl (1988)

17. Maniac Magee - Spinelli (1990)

16. Harriet the Spy - Fitzhugh (1964) C

15. Because of Winn-Dixie - DiCamillo (2000)

14. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Rowling (1999)

13. Bridge to Terabithia - Paterson (1977)

12. The Hobbit - Tolkien (1938) C=teen

11. The Westing Game - Raskin (1978) Just read half.

10. The Phantom Tollbooth - Juster (1961)

9. Anne of Green Gables - Montgomery (1908)

8. The Secret Garden - Burnett (1911) C

7. The Giver - Lowry (1993)

6. Holes - Sachar (1998)

5. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Koningsburg (1967) C

4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Lewis (1950) C

3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Rowling (1997)

2. A Wrinkle in Time - L'Engle (1962) C

1. Charlotte's Web - White (1952) C

I think that's 72/100 for me. C= read when I was actually a child.