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Classic School Age Children Books

Below is a list of the classic books for elementary school age children.

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo
Age: 7+
Year: 2003
Pages: 272
Word count: 32,375
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
Age: 7+
Year: 1945
The Boxcar Children
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Age: 7+
Year: 1924
Ramona the Pest (Book 2)
by Beverly Cleary
Age: 7+
Year: 0
Beezus and Ramona (Book 1)
by Beverly Cleary
Age: 7+
Year: 0
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
Age: 7+
Year: 2006
Pages: 240
Word count: 17,050
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1)
by J.K. Rowling
Age: 8+
Year: 1997
Word count: 77,325
Sales (millions): 120
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
by J.K. Rowling
Age: 8+
Year: 1998
Word count: 84,799
Sales (millions): 60
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia Book 1)
by C. S. Lewis
Age: 8+
Year: 1950
Word count: 36,363
Sales (millions): 85
The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia Book 6)
by C. S. Lewis
Age: 8+
Year: 0
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
Age: 8+
Year: 2004
Pages: 544
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
Age: 8+
Year: 1961
Pages: 160
Word count: 23,843
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia Book 3)
by C. S. Lewis
Age: 8+
Year: 0
The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia Book 5)
by C. S. Lewis
Age: 8+
Year: 0
The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia Book 4)
by C. S. Lewis
Age: 8+
Year: 0
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Age: 8+
Year: 1843
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Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
Age: 8+
Year: 2002
Pages: 208
Word count: 30,715
The Last Battle (The Chronicles of Narnia Book 7)
by C. S. Lewis
Age: 8+
Year: 0
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
Age: 8+
Year: 1900
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
Age: 8+
Year: 1961
Pages: 255
Word count: 42,156
Sales (millions): 3

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Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
Vocabulary Size
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