Wildfell’s
favourite books
Wildfell’s
favourite books
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Like me, you have probably been a bit surprised – to an eyebrow
raising extent - by the books that didn’t make it to Wildfell’s 25
most popular book list.
So before you go volcanically cray cray, check out what came
26th-50th on the list of books borrowed, read, and loved by
Wildfell students in the last two years. And that may calm the
beast within…
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Wildfell’s
favourite books
27th
=28th
=32nd
=38th
Assassin by Grace Cavendish
Call me hope by Gretchen Olson
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Dream on Amber by Emma Shevah
Gangsta granny by David Walliams
Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Two weeks with the queen by Morris Gleitzman
Geek girl by Holly Smale
You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! by Andy Stanton & David
Tazzyman
The murderer’s ape by Jakob Wegelius
Being Miss Nobody by Tamsin Winter
The demon headmaster by Gillian Cross
=38th
=41st
=43rd
=46th
The tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Three times lucky by Sheila Turnage
The war that saved my life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Someday Angeline by Louis Sachar
Love that dog by Sharon Creech
Nicholas by René Goscinny & Jean-Jacques Sempe
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The field guide by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer
Magyk by Angie Sage
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Wildfell’s
favourite books
=49th
The fairy-tale detectives by Michael Buckley
Sadako and the thousand paper cranes by Eleanor Coerr
Journey to the river sea by Eva Ibbotson
From the mixed-up files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L.
Konigsburg
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Assassin
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By Grace Cavendish F CAV
Lady Grace is Queen Elizabeth’s favourite Maid of Honour. But
the Queen wants Grace to be married. When one of her suitors is
found dead after the ball at which Grace should have picked her
favourite suitor, suspicion falls on Lord Robert. But Grace has
noticed that Sir Charles has been acting strangely – and that there
is something odd about the body. With her friends Ellie the maid
and Masou the acrobat, Lady Grace sets out to discover what really
went on that night.
First book in the
Lady Grace mysteries series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Call me hope
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By Gretchen Olson F OLS
Hope is an 11-year-old girl struggling to live under the
pressures of her verbally abusive mother. But instead of running
away, precocious Hope chooses resilience instead, and creates
survival strategies for herself. With these strategies: a support
team that includes the employees of a used clothing store, the
smartest kid in the sixth grade, and her older brother; and with
the comfort from reading Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl,
Hope is finally able to confront her mother about her hurtful words
and help her begin to change
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favourite books
Wonder
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By R.J. Palacio F PAL
Auggie wants to be an ordinary 10-year-old. He feels ordinary on
the inside. But ordinary kids do not make other ordinary kids run
away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at
wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie
has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the
first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading
it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new
classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?
First book in the
Wonder series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Dream on Amber
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By Emma Shevah F SHE
As a half-Japanese, half-Italian girl with a ridiculous name
(Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto), Amber is not feeling very
optimistic about making friends at her new school.
But the hardest thing about being Amber is that a part of her is
missing - her dad. He left when she was little and he isn't coming
back. Not for her first day of middle school and not for her little
sister's birthday. So Amber will have to dream up a way for the
Miyamoto sisters to make it on their own...
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Gangsta granny
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By David Walliams F WAL
Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his
grandma's house. She's the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to
do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup.
But there are two things Ben doesn't know about his grandma:
1) She was once an international jewel thief.
2) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the crown
jewels, and now she needs Ben's help...
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Are you there, God?
It’s me, Margaret
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By Judy Blume F BLU
Life isn't easy for Margaret. She's moved away from her
childhood home, she's starting a new school, finding new friends -
and she's convinced she's not normal. For a start she hasn't got a
clue whether she wants to be Jewish like her father or Christian
like her mother. Everyone else seems really sure of who they are.
And, worst of all, she's a 'late developer'.
It's too embarrassing to talk to her parents about these things.
So she talks to God instead - and waits for an answer…
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Two weeks with the queen
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By Morris Gleitzman F GLE
Colin Mudford is on a quest. His brother Luke has cancer and the
doctors in Australia don't seem to be able to cure him.
Sent to London to stay with relatives, Colin is desperate to do
something to help Luke. He wants to find the best the doctor in the
world. Where better to start than by going to the top? Colin is
determined to ask the Queen for her advice.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Geek girl
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By Holly Smale F SMA
Harriet Manners knows many scientific facts. But she doesn't
know why nobody at school seems to like her. So when Harriet is
spotted by a top model agent, she grabs the chance to reinvent
herself. Even if it means stealing her best friend's dream,
incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly
humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick.
Even if it means lying to the people she loves.
As her old life starts to fall apart, will Harriet be able to
transform herself before she ruins everything?
First book in the
Geek girl series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
You’re a bad man, Mr Gum!
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By Andy Stanton &
David Tazzyman F STA
Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and
corn on the cob. He also hates the angry fairy who lives in his
bathtub. She’s angry (and violent) if the garden isn’t kept neat
and tidy, which it usually was until the daily visits of Jake the
dog, whose ‘enthusiastic’ gardening literally destroys the
peace.
Mr Gum decides that Jake has to be persuaded never to dig up the
garden again – permanently!
First book in the
Mr Gum series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
The murderer’s ape
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By Jakob Wegelius F WEG
Sally Jones is not only a loyal friend, she's an extraordinary
individual. This unique gorilla moves among humans without speaking
but understanding everything. She and the Chief are devoted
comrades who operate a cargo boat. A job they are offered pays big
bucks, but the deal ends badly, and the Chief is falsely convicted
of murder. For Sally, this is the start of a harrowing quest for
survival and to clear the Chief's name. Powerful forces are working
against her, and they will do anything to protect their
secrets.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Being Miss Nobody
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By Tamsin Winter F WIN
Rosalind hates her new secondary school. She's the weird girl
who doesn't talk - the “mute-ant”. And it's easy to pick on someone
who can't fight back.
So Rosalind starts a blog - Miss Nobody; a place to speak up, a
place where she has a voice. But there is a problem - is Miss
Nobody becoming a bully herself?
Wildfell’s
favourite books
The demon headmaster
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By Gillian Cross F CRO
When Dinah is fostered by the Hunters, she thinks her biggest
problem will be fitting in with her foster-brothers, Lloyd and
Harvey. However, once she starts at her new school it's clear that
there's more to worry about. All the children, apart from a handful
including Lloyd and Harvey, are too well-behaved - robotic almost -
and oddly keen to please the creepy headmaster.
When their investigations reveal the headmaster’s wicked plan,
they must hurry, as there is much more at risk than just their
school.
First book in the
Demon headmaster series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
The tail of Emily Windsnap
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By Liz Kessler F KES
Emily Windsnap lives on a boat, but her mother has always been
oddly anxious to keep her out of the water. It is only when Emily
has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers why: as
soon as she gets into the water, she grows a tail! Soon Emily
discovers a glorious underwater world of fishes, coral, shipwrecks
and mermaids, and, best of all, she finds a best friend!
With mermaid Shona Silkfin by her side, Emily uncovers a
surprising family secret and embarks on a quest to reunite her mum
and dad.
First book in the
Emily Windsnap series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Three times lucky
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By Shelia Turnage F TUR
Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town
where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred.
Orphaned at birth, she's found a home with the Colonel--a cafe
owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous
cafe hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of
her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town
asking about a murder, Mo sets out to uncover the truth in hope of
saving the only family she has ever known.
First book in the
Mo and Dale mysteries series.
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favourite books
The war that saved my life
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By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley F BRA
9-year-old Ada has never left her one-room flat. Her mother is
too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when
her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the
war, Ada doesn't waste a minute - she sneaks out to join him. As
Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for
German spies, she begins to trust Miss Susan Smith, the woman who
is forced to take in the two children. Life is much better here,
but will Ada and her brother be able to avoid falling back into the
hands of their cruel mother?
First book in the
War series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Someday Angeline
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By Louis Sachar F SAC
Nobody understands why Angeline is so intelligent. But being
smart is causing Angeline nothing but trouble. The mean kids in
school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and
even her own father doesn't know what to do with an 8-year-old girl
who seems to be a genius. Angeline doesn't want to be either a
genius or a freak. She just wants the chance to be herself and be
happy. But it's only when she makes friends with a boy the kids
call Goon and the teacher they call Mr Bone that Angeline gets that
chance.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Love that dog
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By Sharon Creech F CRE
Jack has a lot to deal with. For a start, he hates poetry. And
his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, will not stop giving her class
poetry assignments - and Jack can't avoid them.
But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more
he learns that he does have something to say. And that is going to
help him deal with what is really troubling Jack – how do you cope
when your most treasured friend is run over and killed by a
car?
First book in the
Love that dog series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Nicholas
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By René Goscinny &
Jean-Jacques Sempe F GOS
Nicholas is a charming and endearing primary school boy. He
loves his parents, and wants to be an upstanding and model French
citizen.
But despite trying to be good, Nicholas and his friends always
seem to end up in some sort of mischief. In the school room, at
home and in the playground, their enthusiasm often takes over and
the results are usually calamitous - especially for their teachers
and parents.
First book in the
Nicholas series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Anne of Green Gables
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By L.M. Montgomery F MON
Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise. They are
waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables -
but a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead.
Feisty and full of spirit, Anne Shirley charms her way into the
Cuthberts' affection with her vivid imagination and constant
chatter. It's not long before Anne finds herself in trouble, but
soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to imagine life
without 'their' Anne.
First book in the
Anne of Green Gables series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
The field guide
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By Tony DiTerlizzi &
Holly Black F DIT
After finding a mysterious, handmade field guide in the attic of
the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into, Jared; his twin
brother, Simon; and their older sister, Mallory, discover that
there's a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to
our own - the world of faerie.
The Grace children want to share their story, but the faeries
will do everything possible to stop them...
First book in the
Spiderwick Chronicles series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Charlotte Sometimes
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By Penelope Farmer F FAR
Charlotte Makepeace's first day at boarding school is a
bewildering blur of unfamiliar faces, timetables, rules and lists.
All the other girls know the routine - and each other. No one
invites her into their exclusive circles of whispers and
giggles.
But on her very first night something mysterious starts to
happen. She wakes up in the same bed, in the same dormitory, in the
same school, but something has changed. Somehow Charlotte has
slipped forty years back in time...
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favourite books
Magyk
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By Angie Sage F SAG
On the same night that he discovers his seventh son is
pronounced dead by the midwife, the baby's father, Silas Heap,
comes across an abandoned child in the snow - a newborn girl with
violet eyes. Who is this mysterious baby girl, and why has the
chief wizard told him that he must protect her at all costs?
After ten happy years being hidden from danger, her true
identity is suddenly exposed, and the forces of evil will stop at
nothing until they have her.
First book in the
Septimus Heap series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
The fairy-tale detectives
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By Michael Buckley F BUC
Orphaned sisters Sabrina and Daphne are sent to live with their
mysterious grandmother, Relda Grimm, who lives in a town in rural
New York State that experiences an extraordinary number of
unexplained and unusual crimes. As it turns out, the two girls are
the descendants of the Brothers Grimm, whose famous book of fairy
tales is actually a history book.
When a giant has been set loose to terrorise the community, the
sisters and Relda must find out who is really behind the trail of
destruction before it is too late.
First book in the
Sisters Grimm series.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Sadako and the
thousand paper cranes
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By Eleanor Coerr F COE
In Japan, 12-year-old Sadako is lively and athletic - the star
of her school's running team. One day, after experiencing dizzy
spells, she is diagnosed with leukemia – caused by the radiation
from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima ten years earlier.
Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper
cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one
thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy
again.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
Journey to the river sea
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By Eva Ibbotson F IBB
It is 1910 - Maia, orphaned at 13, travels from England to start
a new life with distant relatives who live hundreds of miles up the
Amazon river. Accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess,
who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey, Maia is
disappointed with her strange new family. Fortunately, she
befriends Finn, an English boy who lives with the local Indians and
shares her passion for the jungle. When Finn's past life catches up
with him, they are forced to flee, as they are chased far upriver
into the vast wilderness of Brazil.
Wildfell’s
favourite books
From the mixed-up files
of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
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By E.L. Konigsburg F KON
Claudia Kincaid runs away to live in the New York City
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Knowing that her younger brother,
Jamie, has money and thus can help her with her cash flow problem
she invites him along.
Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie, find themselves
caught up in the mystery of an angel statue. The statue is possibly
an early work of the Renaissance master Michelangelo, and therefore
worth millions. Is it? Or isn't it? Claudia is determined to find
out.