1. Harry Potter by J.K Rowling
Absolutely amazing. The world that Rowling creates is so real that I’m convinced my children will attend Hogwarts.
2. His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
The scope of these three books is humbling. They cover religion, parallel universes, magic, dark matter and essence of the human soul, all woven into a miraculous tale.
3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief shows us what it must have been like to live in Nazi Germany. It made me laugh and cry – quite a feat for a book narrated by Death.
Zusak’s use of metaphors is beautiful.
4. The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
No matter how many times I read this book I am always enthralled. It is eccentric and wonderful.
5. You’re a Bad Man Mr Gum by Andy Stanton
This is the funniest book I’ve read in a long time. Am I allowed to say its better than Dahl?
6. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
A story about a boy magician in London, that couldn’t be more different from Harry Potter. Bartimaeus’s tongue is razor sharp!
7. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Deliciously macabre. Being raised by ghosts in a graveyard was never going to be straightforward.
8. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl is impossible to put down… even at 1am in the morning. Children’s literature had been calling out for such a cool anti-hero.
9. Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley
I bought this book because of the wonderful front cover and was delighted by what I found inside. A series of terrifying short stories all linked together in a uniquely gruesome way.
10. Raven’s Gate by Anthony Horowitz
The best book Horowitz has written. I was truly shocked at some of the deaths.
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