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100 Most Borrowed Books 2008/2009 100 MOST BORROWED BOOKS 2008/2009 LONDON ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year 1 9781842550717 Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion Children's 2006 football fiend by Tony Ross 2 9780747591054 Harry Potter and the J.K. Rowling Bloomsbury 2007 Deathly Hallows Publishing PLC 3 9780113413133 Life in the United Kingdom Home Office TSO 2007 : a journey to citizenship : th> 4 9781842550700 Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion Children's 2007 abominable snowman by Tony Ross 5 9780198384151 The real Floppy Roderick Hunt and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 6 9780198384182 Hungry Floppy Roderick Hunt and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 7 9780198384120 I can trick a tiger Cynthia Rider and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 8 9780198384199 Husky adventure Roderick Hunt and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 9 9780198384106 Dad's birthday Cynthia Rider, Alex Brychta Oxford University 2005 Press 10 9780198384083 Funny fish Cynthia Rider and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 11 9780198384090 Silly races Roderick Hunt and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 12 9780198384137 Floppy and the bone Cynthia Rider and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 13 9780198384168 The spaceship Roderick Hunt and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 14 9781842550687 Horrid Henry meets the Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion 2004 Queen by Tony Ross 15 9781416917052 Aliens love underpants! Claire Freedman and Ben Cort Simon & Schuster 2007 Childre> 16 9781842556726 Don't be horrid, Henry Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion Children's 2008 by Tony Ross 17 9780198384984 Super Dad Roderick Hunt + Alex Brychta Oxford University 2006 Press 18 9781842550670 Horrid Henry's underpants Francesca Simon: ill Tony Dolphin 2003 Ross 19 9780198384144 The old tree stump Roderick Hunt and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 20 9780198384113 Poor old Rabbit! Cynthia Rider and Alex Oxford University 2005 Brychta Press 21 9780747582977 A thousand splendid suns Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury 2007 22 9780198384991 Ouch! Roderick Hunt, Alex Brychta Oxford University 2006 Press 23 9781858810706 Horrid Henry and other Francesca Simon: + ill David Orion Children's 1995 stories Pace 24 9781842555460 Horrid Henry's Christmas Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion Children's 2006 cracker by Tony Ross 25 9780333710937 Gruffalo Julia Donaldson ; illustrated by Macmillan Children's 1999 Axel Scheffler 26 9781846430473 Looking good! Jess Stockham Child's Play 2006 27 9781405904148 In the night garden 2. BBC 2008 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year 28 9781858813714 Horrid Henry tricks the Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion 2004 tooth fairy by Tony Ross 29 9781405903929 Time to Wash Faces!: BBC Penguin Books Ltd 2007 Story 3 30 9781858818252 Horrid Henry's revenge Francesca Simon: ill Tony Dolphin 2001 Ross 31 9780141500539 But excuse me that is my Lauren Child Puffin 2005 book 32 9781842550663 Horrid Henry's stinkbomb Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion Children's 2003 by Tony Ross 33 9781858816500 Horrid Henry's haunted Francesca Simon: ill Tony Dolphin 1999 house Ross 34 9781858815725 Horrid Henry gets rich Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion 2005 quick by Tony Ross 35 9781858818269 Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon: ill Tony Dolphin 2002 bogey babysitter Ross 36 9781842550694 Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon ; illustrated Dolphin 2005 mega-mean time machine by Tony Ross 37 9781844138234 The appeal John Grisham Century 2008 38 9781858812922 Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon: ill Tony Dolphin 1996 secret club Ross 39 9780385610124 My sister Jodie Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated Doubleday 2008 by Nick Sharratt 40 9781842556634 Horrid Henry's jolliest joke Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion Children's 2008 book by Tony Ross 41 9780198385066 Picnic time Cynthia Rider, Alex Brychta Oxford University 2005 Press 42 9781858818245 Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon ; illustrated Orion 2004 mummy's curse by Tony Ross 43 9781405904131 In the night garden 1. BBC 2008 44 9781858813530 Horrid Henry's nits Francesca Simon: ill Tony Dolphin 2000 Ross 45 9780141323251 Lost! the hundred-mile-an- Jeremy Strong ; illustrated by Puffin 2008 hour dog Rowan Clifford 46 9780755330492 Judge and Jury James Patterson & Andrew Headline Publishing 2007 Gross Group 47 9781405903721 Ooh, Pretty Flower!: Story BBC Penguin Books Ltd 2007 2 48 9781841215655 Giraffes can't dance Giles Andreae ; illustrated by Orchard Books 2000 Guy Parker-Rees 49 9780140504200 Where's Spot? Eric Hill Puffin 1983 50 9780330448444 The house at Riverton Kate Morton Pan 2007 51 9780747582793 A thousand splendid suns Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury 2007 52 9781846860546 Cleo's colour book Stella Blackstone Barefoot Books 2007 53 9780198385073 Mum's new hat Roderick Hunt, Alex Brychta Oxford University 2005 Press 54 9780198385059 The snowman Cynthia Ryder, Alex Brychta Oxford University 2005 Press 55 9781405903752 All Aboard the Ninky Nonk: BBC Penguin Books Ltd 2007 Igglepiggle: Story 1 56 9781904233886 New moon Stephenie Meyer London : Atom 2007 57 9780752893686 No time for goodbye Linwood Barclay Orion 2008 58 9780434014651 Devil bones Kathy Reichs William Heinemann 2008 59 9781406305760 Silly Billy Anthony Browne Walker Books Ltd 2007 60 9780552547093 Sleepovers Jacqueline Wilson: ill Nick Young Corgi 2002 Sharratt 61 9780198384175 Looking after gran Roderick Hunt, Alex Brychta Oxford University 2005 Press 62 9781406312461 Penguin Polly Dunbar Walker 2008 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year 63 9781843623663 I Am Too Absolutely Small Lauren Child Hachette Children's 2004 for School Books 64 9781846165115 When a Monster is Born Sean Taylor & ill & Nick Hachette Children's 2007 Sharratt Books 65 9780340835500 Mercy Jodi Picoult Hodder & Stoughton 2007 Genera 66 9780440865797 Best friends Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated Corgi Yearling 2005 by Nick Sharratt 67 9781862301917 The Roman moo-stery Steve Cole ; illustrated by Red Fox 2007 Woody Fox 68 9781846166914 Charlie and Lola's Colours Lauren Child The Watts Publishing 2007 Grou 69 9781846465420 Little Red Riding Hood. + Emma Dodd Ladybird 2007 70 9780198385011 The hairy-scary monster Cynthia Rider ; [illustrations] Oxford University 2006 Alex Brychta Press 71 9780571242443 The private patient PD James Faber & Faber 2008 72 9781904550839 Peek-a-boo! : nursery illustrator, Annie Kubler Child's Play 2005 games 73 9781408700518 The front by Patricia Cornwell Little Brown 2008 74 9780333982242 The snail and the whale Julia Donaldson: ill Axel Macmillan Children's 2003 Scheffler 75 9781844225866 The wheels on the bus : illustrated by Kate Merritt Ladybird 2005 touch and sing playbook 76 9780552546539 Lizzie Zipmouth Jacqueline Wilson: ill Nick Young Corgi 2000 Sharratt 77 9780752881904 The woods Harlan Coben Orion 2008 78 9781846052545 Sail James Patterson Century 2008 79 9780141382043 My Very First Book of Eric Carle Penguin Books Ltd 2005 Shapes 80 9780198385035 The secret of the sands Cynthia Rider ; [illustrations] Oxford University 2006 Alex Brychta Press 81 9781846167614 Emergency! : touch-and- Margaret Mayo, Alex Ayliffe Orchard 2008 feel book 82 9781405903912 The Happy Waving Game: BBC Penguin Books Ltd 2007 Story 4 83 9781406310399 Snakehead Anthony Horowitz Walker Books 2008 84 9780747581086 Harry Potter and the half- JK Rowling Bloomsbury 2005 blood prince 85 9780752881638 The naming of the dead Ian Rankin Orion 2007 86 9781862302549 The sun-snatchers Steve Cole Red Fox 2008 87 9780099487975 Astrosaurs : day of the Steve Cole ; illustrated by Red Fox 2006 dino-droids Woody Fox 88 9780198385004 The monster hunt Cynthia Rider Oxford University 2006 Press 89 9780755323173 Cross James Patterson Headline Publishing 2007 Group 90 9780141382500 I'm really ever so not well characters created by Lauren Puffin 2007 Child ; text based on the script by> 91 9780747566533 The kite runner Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury 2004 92 9781843547204 The white tiger : Aravind Aravind Adiga Atlantic 2008 Adiga. 93 9780099432333 The pea and the princess Mini Grey Red Fox 2004 94 9780333984734 Davy Dinosaur: Counting Lara Jones Pan Macmillan 2007 95 9781841210780 I am not sleepy and I will Lauren Child Orchard 2002 not go to bed : featuring Charl>e 96 9780099487982 The terror-bird trap Stephen Cole ; illustrated by Red Fox 2006 Woody Fox ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year 97 9780340911419 One year with Kipper Mick Inkpen Hodder Children's 2007 98 9780340937228 The broken window Jeffery Deaver Hodder & Stoughton 2008 99 9781847150264 Supersonic Jonny Zucker ; illustrated by Stripes 2007 Ned Woodman 100 9780552774222 Random acts of heroic Danny Scheinmann Black Swan 2008 love 101 9780755330416 Step on a Crack James Patterson & Michael Headline Publishing 2008 Ledwidge Group The PLR Registrar is happy for the information in this release to be made widely accessible, but would appreciate PLR’s role in compiling it to be acknowledged in any use it is put to. 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