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Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age 12. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses that sometimes exclude young-adult fiction, comic books, or other genres. Books specifically for children existed at least several hundred years ago.
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  • Gumshoe by Brenna Thummler
    Gumshoe

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  • Nadia Islam, on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar
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  • Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston
    Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)
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  • A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
    Best Reads of the Holiday Season
    5,476 books — 1,471 voters
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeViciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellHeretical Fishing by Haylock Jobson
    Books Every Human Being Should Read
    2,993 books — 2,012 voters

    The Legacy by Suzanne de MontignyThe Arbitrator by Max NowazBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeNatasha's Dream by Heather GreenisWhite Light Red Fire by Robert         Reid
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    Smile by Raina TelgemeierThe Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDrama by Raina Telgemeier
    Best Graphic Novels for Children
    1,452 books — 1,799 voters
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
    100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
    2,287 books — 2,273 voters


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