Essential reading for every girl aged 10. 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 one and only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (2012)
	The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall (2005) First book in The Penderwicks series
	Cloud busting by Malorie Blackman (2004)
	Tales of a fourth grade nothing by Judy Blume (1972) First book in the Fudge series
	Utterly me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child (2002) First book in the Clarice Bean series
	Sadako and the thousand paper cranes by Eleanor Coerr (1977)
	The demon headmaster by Gillian Cross (1982) First book in The demon headmaster series
	Matilda by Roald Dahl (1988)
	Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (2000)
	War game by Michael Foreman (1989)
	The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner (1960) First book in the Alderley series
	Blabber mouth by Morris Gleitzman (1992) First book in the Rowena Batts series
	Penny Pollard's diary by Robin Klein (1983) First book in the Penny Pollard's diary series
	The lion, the witch and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (1950) First book in The chronicles of Narnia series
	Kensuke's kingdom by Michael Morpurgo (1999)
	A single shard by Linda Sue Park (2001)
	Esperanza rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan (2000)
	Friday Barnes girl detective by R.A. Spratt (2014) First book in the Friday Barnes series
	You're a bad man, Mr Gum! by Andy Stanton (2006) First book in the Mr Gum series
	Storm boy by Colin Thiele (1963)
	The murderer's ape by Jakob Wegelius (2014)
	Little house in the big woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1932) First book in the Little house series
	Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson (2003) First book in the Dragonkeeper series
	The story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (1991) First book in the Tracy Beaker series