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Today marks World Book Day, so to celebrate, we asked some of our junior reporters what their favourite book of all time is.

If you have managed to make your way through our previous lists of must-reads, it's time for some recommendations from your peers.

1. I've Got Your Number? by Sophie Kinsella
- Coco Lam, Dean College

2. Hotel Kerobokan by Kathryn Bonella
- Charlotte Fong, St. Paul's Convent School

3. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
- Claire Cheng, Tak Nga Secondary School

4. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Anushka Purohit, Renaissance College and Nisar Junior Calingayan Khan, Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)

5. This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
- Sebastian Wong, Po Leung Kuk Vicwood K.T. Chong Sixth Form College

6. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
- Leuven Wang, King George V School

7. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- Jenny Wong, School of the Nations (Macau)

8. Triskelion by Will Peterson
- Karam Yoo, German Swiss International School

9. Oh the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
- Catherine Wang, Chinese International School

10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- Regina Cheng, Cheung Chuk Shan College

11. Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella
- Christy Cheung, St. Paul's Co-educational College and Timophy Pit Hok-yau, King Ling College

12. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- Balwinder Singh, London School of Economics

13. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
- Tinaz Mirza, South Island School

14. Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo
- Ernest Leung Lok-hang, La Salle College

15. A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Joy Pamnani, PLK Ngan Po Ling College

16. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
- Jessie Pang, Hong Kong Baptist University

17. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Katniss Tsang Wing-yu, Carmel Secondary School

18. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
- Michelle Pow Yuk-yee, Chinese Holiness Church Living Spirit College and Kristie Wong, South Tuen Mun Government Secondary School

19. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
- Bakhita Fung, Island School

20. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
- Vivian Chan Ka-yu, Pooi To Middle School

21. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
- Belinda Ng, South Island School

22. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
- Lamy Chiu, Good Hope School

23. Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
- Clara Lo, Good Hope School

24. Dodger by Terry Pratchett
- Liam Fung, Chinese International School

25. Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman
- Justine Chan, Singapore International School

26. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Tacye Hong, University of Toronto

27. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Shannon Cho,  Hong Kong International School

28. Harry Potter by JK Rowling
- Sparsh Goyal, South Island School

29. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
- Anirudh Kannan, South Island School

30. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- Sharon Cheng by King George V School

31. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Gigi Wong by Hong Kong Polytechnic University

World Book Day also makes the perfect excuse to dress up as your favourite book character. Click here for more costumes and more hilarious photos of the Young Post staff dressing up.

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