Here is the ultimate booklist to read before you're 14 chosen by experts. The list has been broken down into four age bands, with 25 titles in each band.
The best books for 9-11 years olds
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Skellig by David Almond
Carrie's War by Nina Bawden
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
Flour Babies by Anne Fine
Once by Morris Gleitzman
The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Stig of the Dump by Clive King
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Truckers by Terry Pratchett
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson