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.
I hope you find them beneficial.
HAPPY READING! YEAR 3
FICTION
AUTHOR TITLE
A. Ahlberg Better Brown books D. Hendry Fiona finds her Tongue P. Arkle The Village Dinosaur M. Joy The Allotment School books L. Reid Banks Harry the Poisonous R. Kingsland Crabtree Chronicles Centipede R. McGough The Stowaways T. Blacker Ms Wiz books A. Matthews Mallory Cox books M. Blackman Whizziwig books B. Mooney I Know E. Blyton Secret Seven books I Don’t Want To Famous Five books M. Morpurgo Butterfly Lion T. Bradman Dilly the Dinosaur books The Wreck of the Zanzibar L.J. Brisley Milly Molly Mandy books Mr Skip A. Brown Smallpox Slayer Cool! J. Browne Flat Stanley books Toro! Toro! H. Carpenter Mr Majeika books Billy the Kid R. Childs The Big Match and other J. Murphy The Worst Witch books football books B. Naidoo Journey to Jo’Burg Time Ranger books P. Pearce A Dog too Small P. Clover Shelie books D. Pilkey Captain Underpants books S. Cole Astrosaurus books J.G. Robinson Teddy Robinson books E. Colfer Legend of Spud Murphy F. Simon Horrid Henry books H. Cresswell Posy Bates books D. King Smith Sophie books G. Cross The Roman Beanfeast The Sheep Pig Rent a Genius Dodos are Forever R. Dahl The Twits J. Strong The Karate Princess Esio Trot Lightning Lucy The Magic Finger The Viking books George’s Marvellous Medicine J. Tomlinson The Owl who was Afraid of the T. Diterlizzi Animal Ark books Dark P. Danziger Amber Brown books K. Umansky Quest for 100 Gold Coins A. Fine Bill’s New Frock books The Country Pancake J. Wilson Cat Mummy The Chicken Gave it to Me The Werepuppy The Angel of Nitshill Road Cliffhanger J. Gavin Someone’s Watching, Sleepover Someone’s Waiting 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 J. Blume Superfudge books Worry Warts Tales of a Fourth Grade M. Hardcastle Penalty Nothing Puzzle E. Blyton Famous Five books D. Hendry The Harvey Angell books A. S-Bondenbury Little Vampire books A. Horowitz Granny B. Byers T.V. Kid Groosham Grange books The Blossoms books The Devil and his Boy B. Cleary Ramona books Diamond Brothers series S. Cole Astrosaurs books C. Hughes Toots books C. Cowell How to train your Dragon J. Jarman The Time Travelling Cat How to be a Pirate A. Jungman Vlad the Drac H. Cresswell The Piemakers G. Kemp The Turbulent Term of Tyke G. Cross Gobbo the Great books Tyler Twin and Super Twin R. Kidd The Giant Goldfish The Demon Headmaster C. King Stig of the Dump books M. Lawrence Nudie Dudie R. Dahl The BFG C.S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia books Charlie and the Chocolate L. Lowry Anastasia books Factory M. Morpurgo Wreck of the Zanibar Charlie and the Great Glass P. Pearce The Battle of Bubble and Elevator Squeak James and the Giant Peach P. Ridley Mercedes Ice Matilda Dakota of the White Flats The Witches K. Roberts The Great Pyramid Robbery Danny, the Champion of the J.K. Rowling Harry Potter books World D. Sheldon Lizzie and Charlie go Shopping L. Daniels Animal Ark books P. Shipton Pig Scrolls A. Digby Trebizon books L. Snicket An Unfortunate Series of F.W. Dixon Hardy Boys books Events books E.B. Dyer Chalet School books K. Umansky Pongwiffy books A. Fine The Granny Project J. Ure Becky Bananas The Genie Trilogy E.B. White Charlotte’s Web Jennifer’s Diary Stuart Little The Angel of Nitshill Road J. Wilson Buried Alive S. Gates Killer Mushrooms Ate my Gran Glubbslyme Snail Boy Double Act 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
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 N. Juster The Phantom Tollbooth N. Bawden The Peppermint Pig K. Langrish Troll Fell/Troll Mill M. Blackman Hacker C. Lawrence Roman Mysteries books Thief M. Lawrence Maggot Pie M. Booth Midnight Saboteur Neville the Devil 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 E. Nesbit The Phoenix and the Carpet S. Cooper The Boggart M. Norton The Borrowers books R. Crompton Just William A. Norris Aquila H. Cresswell The Bagthorpes books Bernard’s Watch Stonestruck Matt’s Millions Bag of Bones P. Pearce Tom’s Midnight Garden G. Cross The Great Elephant Chase K.M. Peyton The Boy who wasn’t there Wolf A. Pilling Black Harvest C. Dann Farthing Wood books The Pit B. Doherty The Snake-Stone T. Pratchett Nomes books: Truckers; Daughter of the Sea Diggers A. Fine Flour Babies Wings The Stone Menagerie A. Ransome Swallows & Amazons books Madame Doubtfire P. Ridley Vinegar Street A Pack of Liars Krindlekrax L. Garfield Smith K. Roberts The Olympic Conspiracy A. Garner Owl Service J.K. Rowling Harry Potter books Weirdstone of Brisingamen C. Ryan Alpha Force books M. Gleitzman Toad Rage I. Serraillier The Silver Sword Toad Heaven L. Snicket An Unfortunate Series of C. Haptie Otto and the Flying Twins Events books D. Hendry Double Vision P. Stewart & C. Riddell C. Higson Young Bond books The Edge Chronicles books R. Hoban The Mouse and his Child Muddle Earth A. Horowitz Alex Rider series Fergus Crane Diamond Brothers mysteries N. Streatfield Ballet Shoes B. Jaques Redwall Tales A. Temperley Harry and the Wrinklies R. Jarvis The Deptford Mice books Ragboy P. Jennings The Un books: Undone, K. Thompson Switchers Trilogy Unmentionable, Unbearable, J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit Uncovered, Uncanny, Unreal, J. Ure Hippo Ghost books Unseen, Unbelievable S. Waugh Mennyms books T. Jones The Knight and the Squire J. Wilson Suitcase Kid The Lady and the Squire Story of Tracy Beaker S. Jordan The Hunting of the Last The Illustrated Mum Dragon 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 J. Masefield The Box of Delights J. Aiken Wolves of Willoughby Chase A. Masters Twister D. Almond Fire Eaters M. Morpurgo Twist of Gold L. Reid Banks The Indian Trilogy W. Nicholson The Wind Singer N. Bawden Carrie’s War Slaves of the Mastery The Witch’s Daughter Firesong M. Blackman Pig-Heart Boy J. Nimmo Midnight for Charlie Bone M. Booth Doctor Illuminatus Time Twister T. Bowler Starseeker G. Nix Old Kingdom series (incl G. Cavendish Lady Grace Mysteries Sabriel) E. Colfer Artemis Fowl books R. O’Brien Mrs Frisby and the Rats of The Supernaturalist Nimh S. Cooper The Dark is Rising books C. Poalini Eragon books Z. Corder Lion Boy P. Pullman Northern Lights, Subtle Knife, G. Cross Calling a Dead Man Amber Spyglass: His Dark R. Dahl The Wonderful Story of Henry Materials Trilogy Sugar T. Pratchett The Nomes series P. Dickinson The Kin books A. Ransome Swallows & Amazons books N. Farmer Sea of Trolls P. Ridley Mighty Fizz Chilla A. Fine Tulip Touch J.K. Rowling Harry Potter books Goggle Eyes C. Ryan Alpha Force books Step by Wicked Step A. Sewell Black Beauty 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 A. Gibbons Shadow of the Minotaur R.L. Stevenson Treasure Island Caught in the Crossfire N. Streatfield Ballet Shoes M Gleitzman Once R. Swindells Abomination F Hardinge Fly by Night Ruby Tanya C. Higson Young Bond books Blitzed A. Holm I am David Room 13 A. Horowitz Alex Rider series The Thousand Eyes of Night B. Jacques Redwall Tales J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings Trilogy R. Jarvis The Deptford Mice books M. Twain Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry The Deptford History books Finn Raven’s Knot R. Westall Blitz J. Kerr When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit Blitzcat K. Langrish Troll Fell/Troll Mill The Machine Gunners C. Lawrence The Roman Mysteries books H. Williamson Tarka the Otter C.S. Lewis Narnia Chronicles J. Wilson Dustbin Baby M. Magorian Goodnight Mr Tom Midnight M. Mahy The Haunting Diamond Girls Underrunners