Essential reading for every boy aged 11. Regardless of genre, format, length and how dull the cover looks, every one is a winner. Go on, you know you want to read them...
	The wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken (1962) First book in The wolves of Willoughby Chase series
	The war that saved my life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (2015) First book in the War series
	Fire, bed and bone by Henrietta Branford (1997)
	Over sea, under stone by Susan Cooper (1965) First book in The dark is rising series
	Lionboy by Zizou Corder (2003) First book in the Lionboy series
	Boy by Roald Dahl (1984) First book in his autobiographical series
	Two weeks with the queen by Morris Gleitzman (1989)
	Ugly by Robert Hoge (2015)
	I am David by Anne Holm (1963)
	Redwall by Brian Jacques (1986) First book in the Redwall series
	My life as an alphabet by Barry Jonsberg (2013)
	The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry (2008)
	Shadow by Michael Morpurgo (2010)
	War horse by Michael Morpurgo (1982) First book in the War horse series
	Journey to Jo'burg by Beverley Naidoo (1985) First book in the Journey to Jo'burg series
	Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo (2002) First book in the Children of the Red King series
	Island of the blue dolphins by Scott O'Dell (1960) First book in the Island of the blue dolphins series
	A long walk to water by Linda Sue Park (2010)
	Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (1989) First book in the Hatchet series
	A long way from Chicago by Richard Peck (1998) First book in the Grandma Dowdel series
	Percy Jackson and the lightning thief by Rick Riordan (2005) First book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
	Holes by Louis Sachar (1998) First book in the Holes series
	Magyk by Angie Sage (2005) First book in the Septimus Heap series
	The invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2007)
	The silver sword by Ian Serraillier (1956)
	The bad beginning by Lemony Snicket (1999) First book in the A series of unfortunate events series
	Roll of thunder, hear my cry by Mildred D. Taylor (1976) Second book in The Logan family saga series Can be read & loved without having read any previous books in this series
	Becoming Joe DiMaggio by Maria Testa (2002)
	Montmorency by Eleanor Updale (2003) First book in the Montmorency series