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Cry babies: children’s books that make you blub

It's embarrassingly easy for bedtime stories to get me weeping. How about you? Share your sorrows here

Zom-B Gladiator by Darren Shan – review

Daveybooks ''Becky Smith is no ordinary zombie, she is a special zombie!'

A Room Full Of Chocolate by Jane Elson – review

Sim: 'The narrative is jam-packed with all the key elements of a perfect story – extreme emotion, highly descriptive detail and humour'

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger – review

The Dormouse: 'The Catcher in the Rye is like nothing you will have read before'

Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson – review

Pheebz: 'This is a truly amazing book about so many different things: Anne Frank, the Holocaust, violence in the family, selfishness, friendship and loyalty'

Frenemies: Frankenstyle by Alexa Young – review

Pheebz: 'I think Frankenstyle is the best of the four books, but you'll have to read the whole series to find out if I'm right!'

Frenemies: Glamnesia by Alexa Young – review

Pheebz: 'I'm not really into fashion at all, but I still really enjoyed the book'

Frenemies: Faketastic by Alexa Young – review

Pheebz: 'If you love books about friendship and all the problems that can happen between best friends, you'll love this book'

My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak – review

XoXo, BOOK WORM_98: 'I really liked the book – it made me laugh and kept me hooked till the very end'

Witch Finder by Ruth Warburton – review

XoXo, BOOK WORM_98: 'I liked this book, but it was a bit predictable – if you've read enough of these types, you'll know exactly what happens next'

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – review

abundantly_dramaticT: 'Do yourself a favour and don't pick your favourite character up until that very last page'

Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson – review

AgentRedfort: 'It is a very enjoyable read and in some places very gripping'

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