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Recommended Reading List Year 5 & Year 6 Contemporary Fiction Recommended Reading List Year 5 & Year 6 Contemporary Fiction Picture book This book brings together one of the Exceptional illustrations most popular and powerful of all fairy which provoke tales and one of the world's greatest meaningful discussions picture book artists, Hans Christian about authorial intent Andersen Award-winner Anthony Recommended by Aidan Browne. Hansel and Gretel Chambers- excellent Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm resource for Book Talk Anthony Browne Compare to ‘The Tunnel’ A young boy, bewitched by his father’s unrelenting passion to fly; a desperate Picture book craving that absorbs his every waking Complex themes around minute, finds himself entranced by the absence/presence, grief, dream. When his father goes to war and ambitions and dreams. does not return it seems the spell is We also recommend broken. Much later, the boy, now a ‘Leon and the Place FarTHER young man finds himself drawn once Between’ by the same Graham Baker-Smith more to his fathers drawings and failed author- for all ages experiments. Finally able to make his fathers dream a reality he flies. Picture book Part love story, part crime caper, The Full of wit and humour Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon is Crime/adventure genre the rags-to-riches and back again tale of Developed narrative of the most dazzling crockery-cutlery duo the nursery rhyme; (The of all time. Reminiscent of Bonnie & Dish ran away with the Clyde. Spoon) The Adventures of The Dish and Plentiful opportunities The Spoon for writing outcomes Mini Grey What drives so many to leave Wordless picture everything behind and journey alone to book/graphic novel a mysterious country, a place without Futuristic sci-fi setting family or friends, where everything is Deals with themes of nameless and the future is unknown? migration, isolation, This silent graphic novel is the story of acceptance and family every migrant, every refugee, every Six chapters displaced person, and a tribute to all SIL Reading Reasoning The Arrival those who have made the journey. Question Pack available Shaun Tan 1 Every night, tiny stars appear out of the Part picture book, part darkness in Sandy’s bedroom. She graphic novel catches them and creates wonderful Focuses on the nature of creatures to play with until she falls creativity and inspiration asleep, and in the morning brings them Stunning almost manga- esque illustration style back to life in the whimsical drawings could inspire exciting that cover her room. One day, Morpie, a written pieces mysterious pale girl, appears at school. Some pupils may find the And she knows all about Sandy’s fantasy sequences Nightlights drawings… frightening- read the text before using with a whole Lorena Alvarez class Recommended by Jenny Holder, LLP Picture book- A brother and sister who don’t get exceptional, thoughtful along. One day they discover the tunnel. illustrations The boy goes through it at once, Compare to ‘Hansel & dismissing his sister's fears. When he Gretel’ by the same doesn't return, his sister has to pluck up author/illustrator the courage to go through the tunnel Good for inference too. She finds her brother in a The Tunnel Explores themes of fear, mysterious forest where he has been Anthony Browne courage and sibling turned to stone... rivalry. Colin Thompson's books are mystical Picture book and complex, they will appeal to Great for children and adults alike and demand to inference/interpretation be returned to as there is always a new Mystical and complex image to see . something more to Rich illustrations with catch the eye. Peter and his family live unexpected surprises among the Quinces in the cookery Meaningful moral section of a mystical library, and at Could also read ‘The night, when the library comes to life, How To Live Forever Second Forever (How to Peter ventures out of his home to find a Colin Thompson Live Forever Trilogy)’ missing volume: How To Live Forever. In a tiny corner of Brittany, one small Classic comic/graphic village of indomitable Gauls hold out novel against the almighty, all-conquering Great for reading areas Romans. The Gauls are mighty fighters, and history themed collections but none more so than Asterix, a First in a series so good for dauntless and cunning warrior who gets hooking readers for his tremendous strength from drinking further reading a magic potion supplied to him by Druid Puns, visual jokes and Getafix. Together with his companion funny anachronisms would Asterix the Gaul Obelix, he embarks on a series of mean that an extract could Renne Goscinny adventures, beginning with rescuing be an interesting addition Albert Uderzo Getaflix when he is captured by the to guided reading/whole Romans. class reading focus on Recommended by Jenny Holder, LLP humour 2 What would happen if we lost the Picture book happy endings to stories? A fantastic Rich language & and magical tale about what happens illustrations when, one night, a wicked witch steals Great for both shared the happy endings to bedtime stories. It and guided reading is up to Jub, the keeper of the happy Has the feel of a endings, to save the day and ensure modern day fairy tale The Lost Happy Endings sweet dreams everywhere in this lyrical Language and Carol Ann Duffy story about storytelling. In the tradition vocabulary exploration Jane Ray of classic fairy tales for children. Harry Potter has never even heard of Narrative Hogwarts when the letters start Book 1 of 8 so dropping on the doormat at number encourages further four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green reading. ink on yellowish parchment with a Great for character purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated study and comparison by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on within & across books Harry's eleventh birthday, a great Investigate character beetle-eyed giant of a man called names using Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some morphology/etymology Stone astonishing news: Harry Potter is a Film version available to J.K. Rowling wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts compare/contrast School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! Percy was just an average kid, playing Narrative basketball, skate boarding etc, until he Book 1 of 5 so accidentally vaporizes his maths encourages further teacher. This results in him battling reading monsters and generally trying to stay Set in modern day alive. America involving Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero. authentic Greek gods. Film version available to compare/contrast Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief Illustrated edition also Ric Riordan available This is the first book of the Quint Saga – Good to challenge more first trilogy in The Edge Chronicles, the able readers internationally best-selling fantasy Set in a fantasy world- series, which has featured on the UK the Edge- populated by and the New York Times best-seller lists goblins, trolls, trogs, and sold more than 3 million copies. telepathic waifs and There are now 13 titles and four more trilogies in the series, but each book is a Deals with many themes The Edge Chronicles- The Curse of stand-alone adventure which can be throughout the Gloamglozer read in any order. Encourages further Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell reading 3 When Lesley is sent to Venice to A superb short read (95 interview world-renowned violinist pages including Paulo Levi on his fiftieth birthday, she illustrations) cannot believe her luck. She is told that Excellent for developing she can ask him anything at all – except empathy the Mozart question. But it is Paulo Link to the real-life himself who decides that the time has story/biography of Anita come for the truth to be told. And so Lasker Wallfisch (info follows the story of his parents in a and videos online) The Mozart Question Jewish concentration camp. As the story SIL Reading Reasoning Michael Morpurgo unfolds, the journalist begins to Question Pack available understand the full horror of war – and Compare to books on a how one group of musicians survived similar theme using the only weapon they had. Fourteen-year-old Alex is forcibly Spy adventure- full of recruited into MI6. Armed with secret high speed chases and gadgets, he is sent to investigate Herod enemy gunfire Sayle, a man who is offering state-of- Lots of cliff hangers- so the-art Stormbreaker computers to great for teaching every school in the country. But the devices for suspense teenage spy soon finds himself in mortal Book 1 of 9 so danger. The government has given him encourages further the technology, but only he can provide Stormbreaker reading the courage. Should he fail, every child Anthony Horowitz Film of the book in England will be murdered in cold available blood. Graphic novel available Set in Liverpool- written by local author Slim novel (112 pages) Two refugee brothers from Mongolia Themes of immigration, are determined to fit in with their survival, difference and Liverpool schoolmates. Their new friend acceptance and guide, Julie, recollects a special interesting layout friendship that was abruptly ended. including notebook The Unforgotten Coat paper and polaroid Frank Cottrell Boyce pictures First person narrative Lots of humour Narrative A castaway adventure. Themes of exploration, Washed up on an island in the Pacific, loss, hope, love and Michael struggles to survive on his own. forgiveness With no food and no water, he curls up Adventure story to die. When he wakes, there is a plate Link the events to the beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl many shipwrecks on our of fresh water. He is not alone . Kensuke’s Kingdom North-West coast Michael Murpurgo 4 Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten- Narrative year-old.
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