The following lists are suggestions for Y3 to Y6 reading books. There are fiction, non- fiction and poetry lists from a variety of authors. A lot of these books are stocked in our Junior Library, whilst the others are widely available. These are not meant to be prescriptive lists; merely suggestions to help with reading choices for home and school. Books shown in red are those recently added to our reading lists (June 2018)

I hope you find them beneficial.

HAPPY READING! YEAR 3 FICTION

AUTHOR TITLE

A. Ahlberg Better Brown books E. Ibbotson The Abominables P. Arkle The Village Dinosaur M. Joy The Allotment School books The railway cat R. Kingsland Crabtree Chronicles L. Reid Banks Harry the Poisonous R. McGough The Stowaways Centipede A. Matthews Mallory Cox books B. Birney The world according to B. Mooney I Know Humphrey I Don’t Want To T. Blacker Ms Wiz books M. Morpurgo Butterfly Lion M. Blackman Whizziwig books The Wreck of the Zanzibar E. Blyton Secret Seven books Mr Skip Famous Five books Cool! T. Bradman Dilly the Dinosaur books Toro! Toro! L.J. Brisley Milly Molly Mandy books Billy the Kid A. Brown Smallpox Slayer J. Murphy The Worst Witch books J. Browne Flat Stanley books B. Naidoo Journey to Jo’Burg H. Carpenter Mr Majeika books P. Pearce A Dog too Small R. Childs The Big Match and other Mrs Cockle’s cat football books D. Pilkey Captain Underpants books Time Ranger books S. Pirotta Orchard book of first Greek P. Clover Shelie books myths S. Cole Astrosaurus books J.G. Robinson Teddy Robinson books E. Colfer Legend of Spud Murphy J. Scieszka True story of the 3 little pigs H. Cresswell Posy Bates books F. Simon Horrid Henry books The secret world of Polly Flint D. King Smith Sophie books G. Cross The Roman Beanfeast The Sheep Pig Rent a Genius Dodos are Forever R. Dahl The Twits The invisible dog Esio Trot The Hodgeheg The Magic Finger C. Smith Kid normal George’s Marvellous Medicine J. Strong The Karate Princess L. Daniels Dog in the Dungeon Lightning Lucy T. Diterlizzi Animal Ark books The Viking books P. Danziger Amber Brown books J. Swindells Ice Palace A. Fine Bill’s New Frock J. Tomlinson The Owl who was Afraid of the The Country Pancake Dark The Chicken Gave it to Me K. Umansky Quest for 100 Gold Coins The Angel of Nitshill Road books J. Gavin Someone’s Watching, J. Wilson Cat Mummy Someone’s Waiting The Werepuppy D. Hendry Fiona finds her Tongue Cliffhanger S. Hughes The Charlie Moon Collection Sleepover NON-FICTION POETRY

AUTHOR/SERIES TITLE AUTHOR TITLE

T. Deary Horrible Histories: A. Ahlberg Heard it in the Playground Rotten Romans; Please Mrs Butler Vicious Vikings; C. Bevan Fairy Poems York Ed J. Foster; K.Paul B. Fowke What they don’t tell you Dragons, Dinosaurs, Monster about: Romans in Britain; Poems Anglo-Saxons; C.McNaughton There’s an awful lot of Vikings Weirdos in our S. Anderson Rob the Roman gets eaten by Neighbourhood a lion C.McNaughton Making Friends with S. Ross Coming Alive: Find King Frankenstein Alfred! Pub: The Chicken House Pub: Heinemann Info Search: Once Upon A Time Sea Creatures “DK Readers” Mohammed Ali

Free at Last Joan of Arc “Wild Lives” Diving with Dolphins;

Walking with Wolves, Talking to Tigers, Bonding with Bears, Spying on Lions;

Swimming with Sharks R. McCormick Shooting Stars: Nutty Nature S. Becklake 1000 things you should know

about Space YEAR 4

NON-FICTION POETRY

AUTHOR/SERIES TITLE AUTHOR TITLE

Horrible Histories (any in the series) including: T. Bradman Smile Please! Awesome Egyptians; ed P. Cookson The Evil Doctor Mucus Spleen Groovy Greeks How to Embarrass Grown-ups Dead Famous Cleopatra and Give us a Goal! Football Poems her asp ed J. Curry Pet Poems Horrible Geography (any in the series) Family Poems T. Deary Top Ten Greek Legends Spooky Poems M. Cox Top Ten Viking Legends L. Phinn It takes one to know one M. Coleman The Knowledge: Foul Football R McGough Good enough to Eat What they don’t tell you about Ancient Egyptians Living Things

Olympics N. Arnold Speedy Reads: Moon Landing

Explorers Wanted! (any in the series) including: On the South Sea Islands On Safari “Wild Lives” (any in the series) including:

Bonding with Bears; Spying on Lions; Swimming with Sharks; Talking to Tigers; Diving with Dolphins; Walking with Wolves. S. Ross Coming Alive Athens is Saved Lost Diaries The Lost Diary of

Tutankhamun’s Mummy

FICTION

AUTHOR TITLE

A. Ahlberg The Giant Baby J. Gavin Grandpa Chatterji Woof A. Gibbons Total Football books The Bear Nobody Wanted M. Gleitzman Two Weeks with the Queen K. Applegate Animorphs books Water Wings E.D. Baker The Frog Princess Misery Guts N. Bawden The peppermint pig Worry Warts M. Blackman Operation gadgetman M. Hardcastle Penalty G. Cross The Great Elephant Chase Puzzle J. Blume Superfudge books D. Hendry The Harvey Angell books Tales of a Fourth Grade A. Horowitz Granny Nothing Groosham Grange books E. Blyton Famous Five books The Devil and his Boy A. S-Bondenbury Little Vampire books Diamond Brothers series B. Byers T.V. Kid C. Hughes Toots books The Blossoms books E. Ibbotson Dial a ghost B. Cleary Ramona books J. Jarman The Time Travelling Cat S. Cole Astrosaurs books A. Jungman Vlad the Drac F. C. Boyce Desirable G. Kemp The Turbulent Term of Tyke C. Cowell How to train your Dragon Tyler How to be a Pirate R. Kidd The Giant Goldfish H. Cresswell The Piemakers C. King Stig of the Dump Lizzie Dripping M. Lawrence Nudie Dudie G. Cross Gobbo the Great books C.S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia books Twin and Super Twin L. Lowry Anastasia books The Demon Headmaster R. Montgomery Max and the Millions books M. Morpurgo Wreck of the Zanibar R. Dahl The BFG The amazing story of Charlie and the Chocolate Adolphus Tips Factory The butterfly lion Charlie and the Great Glass P. Pearce The Battle of Bubble and Elevator Squeak James and the Giant Peach The way to Sattin Shore Matilda P Pullman The firework maker’s The Witches daughter Danny, the Champion of the P. Ridley Mercedes Ice World Dakota of the White Flats L. Daniels Animal Ark books K. Roberts The Great Pyramid Robbery A. Digby Trebizon books J.K. Rowling books F.W. Dixon Hardy Boys books D. Sheldon Lizzie and Charlie go Shopping E.B. Dyer Chalet School books P. Shipton Pig Scrolls A. Fine The Granny Project L. Snicket An Unfortunate Series of The Genie Trilogy Events books Jennifer’s Diary K. Umansky Pongwiffy books The Angel of Nitshill Road J. Ure Becky Bananas M. Foreman War Game E.B. White Charlotte’s Web S. Gates Killer Mushrooms Ate my Gran Stuart Little Snail Boy J. Wilson Buried Alive Glubbslyme M. Gleitzman Toad rage YEAR 5

NON-FICTION The Knowledge (any in the series) including:

Flaming Olympics AUTHOR/SERIES TITLE Cracking Codes

Riotous Robots Horrible Science (any in the series) including: Awesome Archaeology Space Stars & Slimy Aliens S. Branzei Grossology Really Rotten Experiments ‘Top Ten’ series Top Ten Shakespeare Stories H. Brennan Space Quest ‘Heineman profiles’ Horrible Histories (any in the series) including: Roald Dahl, Diana, Princess Terrible Tudors of Wales, Anne Frank, Neil Slimy Stuarts Armstrong Gorgeous Georgians “How to” series How to Be a Genius England How to Build a Rocket Horrible Geography (any in the series) How to Live on Mars ‘Dead Famous’ (any in the series) including: Shakespeare & his Dramatic Arts POETRY Oliver Cromwell & his Warts

Spartacus & his Glorious AUTHOR TITLE Gladiators A. Ahlberg Heard it in the playground Mary Queen of Scots ed J. Berry Classic Poems to Read Aloud ‘What they don’t tell you about’ (any in the ed P. Cookson Unzip your lips again series) including: Ha! Ha! 100 Poems to make Living Things you laugh Planet Earth ed J. Foster Excuses, Excuses Henry VIII ed J. Foster & K. Paul Shakespeare Never Say Boo to a Ghost Tudors various Another Day on your Foot Gunpowder Plot H. Belloc Cautionary Verses Charles I G. Phinn Family Phantoms Art B. Zephaniah Talking Turkeys The Story of Music Ed F. Waters Why does my Mum always My Story Diary series iron a crease in my jeans? Anne Boleyn and Me

L. Beatty Who was: Anne Boleyn, The Queen who lost her Head

FICTION

AUTHOR TITLE

D. Almond Skellig C. King Stig of the Dump P. Ardagh The Eddie Dickens Trilogy K. Langrish Fell/Troll Mill N. Bawden The Peppermint Pig C. Lawrence Roman Mysteries books M. Blackman Hacker M. Lawrence Maggot Pie Thief Neville the Devil M. Booth Saboteur M.G. Leonard Beetle Boy POW C.S. Lewis Narnia Chronicles books F.H. Burnett The Secret Garden P. Lively The Ghost of Thomas Kempe B.Byers The Midnight Fox M. Mahy Underrunners Trouble River The Catalogue of the Universe G. Byng Molly Moon books J. Mark Thunder & Lightenings L. Carroll Alice in Wonderland M. Morpurgo Waiting for Anya G. Cavendish Lady Grace Mysteries King of the Cloud Forests S. Cooper The Boggart Kensuke’s Kingdom R. Crompton Just William E. Nesbit The Phoenix and the Carpet H. Cresswell The Bagthorpes books M. Norton The Borrowers books Stonestruck A. Norris Aquila Bag of Bones Bernard’s Watch Moondial Matt’s Millions G. Cross The Great Elephant Chase P. Pearce Tom’s Midnight Garden Wolf K.M. Peyton The Boy who wasn’t there C. Dann Farthing Wood books A. Pilling Black Harvest B. Doherty The Snake-Stone The Pit Daughter of the Sea T. Pratchett Nomes books: Truckers; M. Evans Who let the Gods out? Diggers A. Fine Flour Babies Wings The Stone Menagerie P. Pullman Scarecrow and his servant Madame Doubtfire A. Ransome Swallows & Amazons books A Pack of Liars P. Ridley Vinegar Street C. Funke Dragon rider Krindlekrax L. Garfield Smith K. Roberts The Olympic Conspiracy A. Garner Owl Service K. Rundell The Wolf Wilder Weirdstone of Brisingamen P. Ridley Krindlekrax M. Gleitzman Toad Rage Scribble Boy Toad Heaven J.K. Rowling Harry Potter books C. Haptie Otto and the Flying Twins C. Ryan Alpha Force books D. Hendry Double Vision I. Serraillier The Silver Sword C. Higson Young Bond books D. Smith The 101 Dalmations R. Hoban The Mouse and his Child L. Snicket An Unfortunate Series of P. Ho-Yen Boy in the Tower Events books A. Horowitz Alex Rider series P. Stewart & C. Riddell Diamond Brothers mysteries The Edge Chronicles books T. Hiughes The iron B. Jaques Redwall Tales Fergus Crane R. Jarvis The Deptford Mice books N. Streatfield Ballet Shoes P. Jennings The Un books: Undone, A. Temperley Harry and the Wrinklies Unmentionable, Unbearable, Ragboy Uncovered, Uncanny, Unreal, K. Thompson Switchers Trilogy Unseen, Unbelievable J.R.R. Tolkien The T. Jones The Knight and the Squire J. Ure Hippo Ghost books The Lady and the Squire S. Waugh Mennyms books S. Jordan The Hunting of the Last J. Wilson Suitcase Kid Dragon Story of Tracy Beaker N. Juster The Phantom Tollbooth The Illustrated Mum E. Kastner Emile and the detectives Dare Game YEAR 6

S. Adams Winston Churchill Adolf Hitler NON-FICTION Nelson Mandela My Story Diary (any in the series) including: AUTHOR/SERIES TITLE Twentieth Century Girl Flying Ace Horrible Science (any in the series) including: Battle of Britain Really Rotten Experiments D-Day Horrible Histories (any in the series) including: Titanic The 20th Century R. Robinson Science Magic in the Bedroom The Vile Victorians Science Magic in the Kitchen Frightful First World War Science Magic in the Woeful Second World War Bathroom Blitzed Brits Science Magic in the Living England Room Horrible Geography (any in the series) K. Hubbard Who Was..? Queen Victoria Dead Famous (any in the series) including: B. Fowke Who? What? When? Spartacus & his Glorious World War I/ World War II Gladiators J. Farman Short & Bloody History of Al Capone & his gang Spies Horatio Nelson & his Victory Winston Churchill POETRY The Knowledge (any in the series) including: Flaming Olympics Awesome Archaeology AUTHOR TITLE Cracking Codes Riotous Robots R. Dahl Rhyme Stew A. Frank Diary of a young girl T.S. Eliot Old Possum’s Book of Practical “How to” series How to be a genius Cats How to Clone a Sheep B. Zephaniah Wicked World How to Live on Mars Funky Chickens Pub: Scholastic Double Take: Oxford One Hundred Years of Poetry Rivals for the Crown for Children “What’s the Big Idea?” series Ed B. Hollyer Haven’t You Grown The Monarchy B. Moses The Works 2 Animal Rights ed R. McGough Kingfisher Book of Comic The Environment Verse Nuclear Power ed J. Foster Excuses, Excuses Women’s Rights ed J. Foster & K Paul My Side of the Story series Never say Boo to a Ghost Escape from War ed R. McGough Sensational! Trouble at the Mill H Belloc Cautionary Verses FICTION AUTHOR TITLE

R. Adams Watership Down A. Masters Twister J. Aiken Wolves of Willoughby Chase K. Millwood Hargrave The Girl of Ink and Stars D. Almond Fire Eaters M. Morpurgo Twist of Gold Skellig Why the whales came L. Reid Banks The Indian Trilogy B. Naidoo The other side of the truth N. Bawden Carrie’s War W. Nicholson The Wind Singer The Witch’s Daughter Slaves of the Mastery M. Blackman Pig-Heart Boy Firesong Tell me no lies From Hereabout Hilll M. Booth Doctor Illuminatus E. Nesbit The Railway children T. Bowler Starseeker J. Nimmo Midnight for Charlie Bone G. Cavendish Lady Grace Mysteries Time Twister S. P. Clark Eren G. Nix Old Kingdom series (incl E. Colfer Artemis Fowl books Sabriel) The Supernaturalist R. O’Brien Mrs Frisby and the Rats of S. Cooper The Dark is Rising books Nimh Z. Corder Lion Boy C. Poalini Eragon books G. Cross Calling a Dead Man P. Pullman Northern Lights, Subtle Knife, R. Dahl The Wonderful Story of Henry Amber Spyglass: His Dark Sugar Materials Trilogy P. Dickinson The Kin books T. Pratchett The Nomes series The weathermonger A. Ransome S wallows & Amazons books N. Farmer Sea of Trolls P. Ridley Mighty Fizz Chilla D. Ellis The Breadwinner J.K. Rowling Harry Potter books A. Fine Tulip Touch C. Ryan Alpha Force books Goggle Eyes A. Sewell Black Beauty Step by Wicked Step M. Sedgwick My swordhand is singing The Stone Menagerie A. Shearer Bootleg Up on Cloud Nine L. Snicket An Unfortunate Series of A Garner Weirdstone of Brisingamen Events books L Garfield Shakespeare Stories J. Spyri Heidi J. Gavin The wheel of Surya R. Stevens Valentine Joe A. Gibbons Shadow of the Minotaur Rose in the Blitz Caught in the Crossfire R.L. Stevenson Treasure Island M Gleitzman Once N. Streatfield Ballet Shoes F Hardinge Fly by Night R. Swindells Abomination C. Higson Young Bond books Ruby Tanya A. Holm I am David Blitzed A. Horowitz Alex Rider series Room 13 B. Jacques Redwall Tales The Thousand Eyes of Night R. Jarvis The Deptford Mice books J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Deptford History books M. Twain Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Raven’s Knot Finn J. Kerr When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit K. Wallace Raspberries on the Yangtze E. Laird Oranges in no man’s land R. Westall Blitz K. Langrish Troll Fell/Troll Mill Blitzcat C. Lawrence T he Roman Mysteries books The Machine Gunners C.S. Lewis Narnia Chronicles H. Williamson Tarka the Otter M. Magorian Goodnight Mr Tom J. Wilson Midnight M. Mahy The Haunting Diamond Girls Underrunners J. Masefield The Box of Delights