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Fictional places in children's fiction - help me brighten up the library!

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Teladi · 30/11/2016 12:06

I'm volunteering in the school library and trying to put together a wall display.

I'm looking to do a signpost pointing to fictional destinations from children's books. My DD is only 5 and so I was hoping for help in finding some locations that would be relevant to the older readers!

I may not use all of these but so far I've thought of

Hogwarts
Middle Earth
Narnia
Farthing Wood
Neverland
Gruffalo Wood

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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Witchend · 30/11/2016 13:32

Brooklands's school (Alex Rider, at least I think that's right)
Crestomanci's castle (check spelling)
Kirren Island
Oz
Whole heap of places from Joan Aiken
Wildcat Island/Rio etc (Swallows and Amazon)
Witchend (Malcolm Saville)
Dew Drop Inn (Family from One end Street)

mininionsteve · 30/11/2016 13:57

One hundred acre wood
Neverland
Wonderland

Allalonenow · 30/11/2016 13:59

Treasure Island

AlwaysYes · 30/11/2016 13:59

Condicote (Box of Delights)
Hobbiton (The Hobbit)

Allalonenow · 30/11/2016 14:03

Elidor

Allalonenow · 30/11/2016 14:09

The island of Gont

RatOnnaStick · 30/11/2016 14:11

The Faraway Tree
Dinosaur Cove

mrsmortis · 30/11/2016 15:44

How old do you need to go?

Genovia (Princess Diaries)
Wild Cat Island (Swallows and Amazons)
Mistlethwaite Manor (The Secret Garden)
Belisaere (Sabriel)
Emelan (Circle of Magic)
Forks, Washington (Twighlight)
The Three Chimneys (The Railway Children)
The Dumping Ground (Tracey Beaker)

Teladi · 30/11/2016 19:20

It's a primary school so I imagine the oldest child will be 11. Sorry, should have said that!
Some great suggestions here, thank you!

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Leeds2 · 01/12/2016 11:54

32 Windsor Gardens (Paddington)
Malory Towers and St Clare's - Enid Blyton
Avonlea - Anne of Green Gables
One End Street - The Family From One End Street

BonusNewt · 01/12/2016 11:57

Camelot
Sherwood Forest

Sadik · 01/12/2016 18:58

Lowering the tone a little, but thinking about the books a lot of them will be reading:
Rainspell Island (where Kirsty and Rachel of the bloody Rainbow Magic books first met)
Avantia (Beast Quest)
Camp Half-Blood (Percy Jackson)

Teladi · 01/12/2016 19:59

Sadik - perfect!! Those books all go like hotcakes but haven't "experienced" them yet myself!

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BlueChampagne · 02/12/2016 21:58

Cackle's Academy (The Worst Witch)
Lord Goth's estate (Goth Girl)
Wonka's Chocolate factory

BlueChampagne · 02/12/2016 22:04

Sodor, for the younger readers?

beatricequimby · 02/12/2016 22:15

I really doubt many will have read Treasure Island, Family from One End St or the Anne books, sadly.
Sadik has good suggestions for popular books. Others might include
Hetty Feather
The Worst Witch
Pippi Longstocking
Mathilda
Alex Rider series
Lemony Snicket
Wimpy Kid
Clarice Bean

You could also do a display where staff pose with their favourite book.

beatricequimby · 02/12/2016 22:17

David Walliams is very popular too and Horrid Henry. You could do Henry's bedroom and Peter's bedroom or Henry's classroom.

Bloodybridget · 03/12/2016 11:17

Cromwell Road for Ballet Shoes? Maybe rather obscure. Moominland? Green Knowe?

ViewBasket · 03/12/2016 11:45

Platform 9 3/4
Paddington Station
The past (Horrible Histories etc)
The centre of the earth (as in Jules Verne)
The Alps (Heidi)

beatricequimby · 03/12/2016 19:04

I would ask the kids for suggestions and get them to help you with the displays.

There are loads of lovely books mentioned on here but sadly they are not the reading choices of most kids nowadays. I think you would be lucky if one kid in year seven has read a lot of these, Swallows and Amazon's, Heidi etc, although more will know of the ones that have been made into films.

BratFarrarsPony · 03/12/2016 19:07

Willoughby Chase?

Allalonenow · 03/12/2016 20:13

Surely the point of the display is to signpost the children towards new and exciting reading destinations, rather than merely list books and places that they already know?

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Allalonenow · 03/12/2016 20:19

Perhaps you could have a quiz sheet linked to the display, which would encourage the children to discover new writers, and explore different genres.

EvenTheWind · 03/12/2016 20:26

Howl's moving castle

Willie wonky choc factory

School in Matilda

Village in how to train your dragon

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