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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
The Black Stallion series - Walter Farley (these stories are very, very dated. There's stuff that you'll have to explain about life in the 40's and 50s, but if you have a horse-crazy kid these books are the way to go.)
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell
My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George
Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George
Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh (similar to, but entirely unlike the movie)
Follow my Leader - James Garfield
With the exception of Harry Potter, I am pretty much innocent of any information regarding children's books published after 1980 or so.
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