What is an awesome kid's story?

Question: What is an awesome kid's story!?
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Lordy, that's a loaded question!. I work in children's publishing, so I know lots, but it really depends on if you're a kid looking for a book or an adult looking for a book for a child, and if you're talking about current books or classic books!. Oh, and the age range would be helpful!. But here's a list of my current top-three:

Older Readers (adult and teens)
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Middle-Grade Readers
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke
Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge (sorry; had to add a fourth here!)
The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley (sorry again! had to add a FIFTH here!)

Picture Books
Flotsam by David Wiesner
Boogie Knights by Lisa Wheeler
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin (or her other book, Bounce)

"Classics"
Mr!. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
Mrs!. Piggly Wiggly series by Betty Macdonald
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon LordWww@QuestionHome@Com

Muzer,

Try 'The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon' By Stephen King!. It's about a 9 year old girl who gets lost in the woods while walking off the trail (she's with her brother and mother who are constantly bickering) to go to the bathroom!.

I think you'll like it!. She has only a radio to keep her company and, when the batteries run out, she makes believe her favorite baseball player is along with her!.

PJ MWww@QuestionHome@Com

the Gruffalo is pretty good (word of mouth)

my favorite growing up was Amelia Bedilia(spelling!?) I had all the books, they were addicting!Www@QuestionHome@Com

alice in wonderland!.!. seriously, the book is soo much better than the lil disney movie, altho i liked it too
through the looking glass: lewis carrollWww@QuestionHome@Com

try the unicorn chronicles by bruce coville!.i read it years ago and its one of those books that no matter how old u are its still a wonserful bookWww@QuestionHome@Com

The velvetine rabbit
=P awsome!Www@QuestionHome@Com

guess how much i love you! =DWww@QuestionHome@Com