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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. 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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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