A list of Whitcoulls Kids’ Top 50 Books of 2012-2013 compiled from thousands of votes was announced recently. The list is an eclectic mix of youth fiction and picture books that makes a useful reference for gift buying and for those parents wanting to encourage their children to read. You can also download the complete list in PDF format and use as a checklist. Whitcoulls Kids Top 50 Books List 2012-2013 In the number one position in 2012-2013 is The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, a trilogy featuring Katniss a strong young female main character in a dystopian world. The Hunger Games is also proving popular with adult readers which may help to explain its rise from number 5 on the 2011-2012 list to number one this year. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The second spot went to the much loved Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling while The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney was third. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by New Zealander writer Lynle
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