But the search by local libraries to find the district's favourite novel resulted in a tie with adults voting Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre into top position.
Runner-up in the Big Read was Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, followed by JRR Tolkien's famous fantasy Lord Of The Rings.
The only modern work to make it into the top five was The Kite Runner, the debut novel of Afghan author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003, the book, adapted into a major movie in 2007, is set against a backdrop of the fall of the Afghan monarchy through the Soviet invasion, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the US, and the rise of the Taliban regime.
More than 2,500 readers of all ages voted in The Big Read, organised by Calderdale Libraries to celebrate the National Year of Reading.
"The response has been very good and we are grateful people took the time to vote," said Anna Turner, Calderdale Libraries reader development officer.
"We are especially pleased with the response from local schools. Many schools took part and the pupils really got behind the campaign."
Almost 1,700 votes were polled from primary schools throughout Calderdale resulting in Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon being chosen as the favourite book, followed by JK Rowling's Harry Potter series.
The winning book in the teenage category was Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman.
There were seven age categories for voters, ranging from under-fives to 70 and over with the winner in each category receiving a MP3 player with a downloaded book or a CD player with talking book for younger winners.
The campaign was launched by novelist Andrew Martin, creator of the amateur sleuth and engine driver Jim Stringer and whose second novel, The Blackpool Highflyer features Halifax.
"I was really thrilled to back the campaign because I do worry that people don't read as much as they should today and, as a result, are missing out," he said.