Nearly 1600 children (10 to 13 years old)-participants in the 2013 Kids Lit Quiz in NZ, were surveyed to find their favourite authors, favourite books, and what they've been reading.
Their top 100 books, or series of books:
1. Harry Potter series -J.K. Rowling (read 1/7)
2. Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (read 2/3) (see my reviews #1, #2)
3. Percy Jackson series - Rick Riordan
4. Cherub series - Robert Muchamore
5. The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien (see my review)
6. Roald Dahl (all books) (see my reviews James and the Giant Peach, Magic Finger, Enormous Crocodile, and various other musings)
7. Lord of the Rings - J.R.R Tolkien
8. Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
9. Alex Rider series - Anthony Horowitz (see my review Stormbreaker)
10. Skulduggery Pleasant series - Derek Landy
11. Inheritance cycle - Christopher Paolini
12. Twilight series - Stephenie Meyer
13. Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney (read 1or 2)
14. A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket (read 1/13)
15. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer (read 1/8) (see my review)
16. Narnia Chronicles - C.S. Lewis (read 2/7)
17. Gone - Michael Grant
18. Tomorrow series - John Marsden (read 1/7)
19. Warriors series - Erin Hunter
20. Holes - Louis Sachar (see my review)
21. Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare
22. Rangers Apprentice - John Flanagan
23. Geronimo Stilton series - Geronimo Stilton (Elisabetta Dami) (read 1)
24. Divergent - Veronica Roth
25. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
26. 39 Clues - various authors
27. Maximum Ride - James Patterson
28. Henderson's Boys - Robert Muchamore
29. Once - Morris Gleitzman
30. Deltora Quest - Emily Rodda
31. Famous Five - Enid Blyton (read 21/21)
32. Wonder - R.J Palacio (see my review)
33. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
34. Discworld - Terry Pratchett
35. Lorien Legacies - Pittacus Lore
36. Pony Club Secrets - Stacy Gregg
37. Goosebumps - R.L Stine
38. Hetty Feather - Jacqueline Wilson
39. Running Wild - Michael Morpurgo
40. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
41. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen (see my review)
42. Little Women - Louise May Alcott
43. My Story series - various authors (see my reviews Marie Antoinette, Titanic)
44. The Magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton
45. Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene
46. War Horse - Michael Morpurgo (see my review)
47. How to Train Your Dragon - Cressida Cowell
48. Judy Moody - Megan McDonald
49. Tintin - Herge (see my reviews Land of Soviets, Blue Lotus)
50. Jacqueline Wilson (all books) (see my review- The Illustrated Mum)
51. Horrible Histories - Terry Deary (see my reviews- Gorgeous Georgians, London, France)
52. The Host - Stephenie Meyer
53. My Sister Jodie - Jacqueline Wilson
54. Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
55. Cookie - Jacqueline Wilson
56. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green (see my review)
57. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
58. Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve
59. Virals - Kathy Reichs
60. Chaos Walking - Patrick Ness
61. Dork Diaries - Rachel Renée Russell
62. Infernal Devices - Cassandra Clare
63. Alice in Wonderland - C.S Lewis
64. Brotherband Chronicles - John Flanagan
65. The Spook's Apprentice - Joseph Delaney
66. Avalon - Rachel Roberts
67. Avonlea Chronicles - L.M Montgomery
68. The Floods - Colin Thompson
69. Kane Chronicles - Rick Riordan
70. Nanny Piggins - R.A Spratt
71. Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman
72. Power of Five - Anthony Horowitz
73. Ruby Redfort - Lauren Child
74. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel - Michael Scott (read 5/6, see my reviews #1, #2)
75. Septimus Heap - Angie Sage
76. Shadow - Michael Morpurgo
77. Going Solo - Roald Dahl
78. Guardians of Ga'hoole - Kathryn Lasky
79. The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick (see my review)
80. Lola Rose - Jacqueline Wilson
81. Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey
82. Rondo - Emily Rodda
84. Secret Seven - Enid Blyton
85. Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (see my review)
86. Winnie the Pooh - A.A Milne
87. Deparment 19 series - Will Hill
88. An Elephant in the Garden - Michael Morpurgo
89. Just - Andy Griffiths
90. Lily Alone - Jacqueline Wilson
91. Matched Trilogy - Ally Condie
92. Redwall - Brian Jacques (see my review)
93. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett (see my review)
94. Wonderstruck - Brian Selznick
95. Asterix - René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
96. The Billionaire series - Richard Newsome
97. Conspiracy 365 - Gabrielle Lord
98. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
99. Hardy Boys - Franklin W. Dixon (see my review)
100. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
34/100, including incomplete series.
Holes- it's on every list! And always up near the top. I have to read it.
You can see the raw data of this list here.
What is really interesting, and rather sad, is the all but absence of New Zealand books from this list. I think the only two authors who are partly Kiwi are Richard Newsome and Stacy Gregg.
I can't find the list of favourite authors from this survey, but the stuff article pointed out that when the kids were asked to list their favourite authors- the top 5 were international- J.K Rowling, Suzanne Collins, Roald Dahl, Rick Riordan and Jacqueline Wilson- all big, big names and hardly surprising I suppose. Margaret Mahy was the top scoring NZ author, at 17th, with Des Hunt, Joy Cowley, Fleur Beale and Stacey Gregg further down the list.
September 2014 37/100
May 2016 40/100
4 comments:
Yes, you must read Holes. It takes place in Texas in the middle of the summer..
Also, I'm amazed you haven't read any of the Rick Riordan books. He is another Texas author. I've met him at least four times and he is a dynamo.
I didn't know that Holes was set in Texas! Or that Rick Riordian was from Texas.
pretty nice blog, following :)
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