Sandringham Learning Resource Centre Year 6 into 7 suggested reads If you read any books that you’ve not read before over the summer, you will receive house points in September.

How can parents / carers help? As with anything, performance improves with practice. Encourage your child to read at home. We recommend at least half an hour of reading over the course of one week. Create a culture of reading at home by reading with your child and discussing books that each of you have read. When reading with your child, stop and ask questions to be sure that your child is understanding what they are reading.

Humour – Funny stories

Maz Evans: Who Let the Gods Out Cressida Cowell: The Wizards of Once series series Elliot Hooper has problems at This is the humorous adventure story of home and at school. After finding a a young boy Wizard and a young girl girl, who claims to be the Warrior who have been taught to hate constellation Virgo, in his cowshed, each other like poison; and the thrilling they must track down the other tale of what happens when their two gods to help catch Thanatos, the worlds collide.

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Anthony Horowitz: The David Baddiel: Future Friend Diamond Brothers series The year is 3020. Pip@256X#YY.3_7 is are the bored. She goes to virtual school using world's worst detectives. When a G-Glasses, she only has a talking cat and stranger offers Tim money for his overcoat, it seems like a stroke of parrot to hang out with, and can’t leave fortune. But the stranger gets shot her Living Space due to extreme heat and that could soon be the fate of and floods . Then Pip explores a glowing the Diamond Brothers. ring in a lab and finds herself in 2019.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: Noah’s Gold Helen Rutter: The Boy who made Everyone Laugh 11-year old Noah sneaks along on his sister's geography trip but six Billy is an 11-year-old boy with kids are marooned on an island. a big dream: to be a comedian, They're hungry & their teacher delivering pinpoint punchlines to vanishes. The phones and internet audiences hanging on his every word. don't work. There's no way of This seems impossible, as he has a contacting home. stammer. How will he find his voice if his voice won't let him speak?

Charlie Higson: Worst Holiday David Solomons: My Cousin is a Ever. Time Traveller Stan is going on holiday to Luke learns that his cousin is a time with his (fifth) best friend Felix traveller and she tells him that the and a load of strangers. Stan is machines are becoming intelligent and absolutely terrified. Luckily, his trying to take over the world. But Zack mum's given him an emergency has decided to give up his list that includes how to survive a superpowers and live as a normal shark attack, and what to do if he teenage nerd. Luke must rise to the gets kidnapped. challenge yet again ...

Horror – Scary stories

Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book Chris Priestley: Seven Ghosts Nobody Owens is a perfectly normal Jake is invited to a tour of a stately home boy. Well, he would be if he didn't and hears the stories of the seven ghosts live in a graveyard, being raised and who haunt the halls. But what are the educated by ghosts, with a solitary strange shapes following Jake as he walks guardian who belongs to neither the through the house? world of the living nor the world of All is not as it seems… the dead. Dyslexia-friendly

Jonathan Stroud: Lockwood & Co. Darren Shan: Zom-B series series Zom-B is a radical new series about a Lucy Carlyle, a talented young zombie apocalypse, told in the first agent, arrives in hoping person by one of its victims. The series for a notable career. Instead she combines classic Shan action with a finds herself joining the smallest, fiendishly twisting plot and hard- most ramshackle ghost-finding hitting and thought-provoking moral agency in the city, run by the questions dealing with racism, abuse charismatic Anthony Lockwood. of power and more.

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Joseph Delaney: The Wardstone : Power of Five series Chronicles Matt has unusual powers. Raised in foster For years, the local Spook has been care, he is sent to Yorkshire on a keeping the County safe from evil. rehabilitation programme, only to find Now his time is ending, but who will sinister goings-on. He uncovers a terrible take over? Many apprentices have secret – eight guardians are protecting the tried. Just one boy is left: Thomas world from the Old Ones, beings banished Ward - the last hope. But does he long ago by five children. But devil stand a chance against Mother worshippers want to let the Old Ones back Malkin, the most dangerous witch in in... the County? Book #1 Book #1

Alex Bell: The Haunting Neil Gaiman: Coraline Waterwitch’s history is chilling. Built There is something strange about from the salvaged timber of a cursed Coraline's new home. It's the other house ship, the guest house’s dark secrets - the one behind the old door in the go far back. Emma is confined to a drawing room. Another mother and father wheelchair after an accident when with black-button eyes and papery skin she was ten. Seven years later, she are waiting for Coraline to join them returns there. But the ancient inn there. And they want her to stay for ever. still has its ghosts. If she ventures through that door, she Part of the Red Eye series may never come back.

Charlie Higson: The Enemy series Ghost Stories: by various authors Charlie Higson's The Enemy is the A collection of spooky spine chillers, first in a jaw-dropping zombie including "The Signal-man' by Charles horror series. Everyone over the Dickens; ''Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to age of fourteen has succumbed to You, My Lad'" by MR James; 'The Body a deadly zombie virus and now the Snatcher' by Robert Louis Stevenson; kids must somehow keep 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar themselves alive. Allen Poe; 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde; "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.

Dystopian and Science Fiction

Sita Brahmachari: Where the River Pittacus Lore: Lorien Legacies series Runs Gold John Smith seems like an ordinary Shifa and her brother Themba live teenager, living a normal life with his with their dad in Kairos City, on a guardian Henri in Paradise, Ohio. But for future Earth decimated by climate John, keeping a low profile is essential change. Families sign their rights because he is not an ordinary teenager. away to the Freedom Fields He’s an alien from the planet Lorien, organisation that claims to look and monsters are out to kill him. after them if they opt in. Book #1

Polly Ho-Yen: Boy in the Tower Ross Welford: The Dog who Saved the World Seen through the eyes of Ade, a young boy who lives at the top of a Georgie befriends an eccentric scientist tower block with his mother, this and becomes the test subject for a story of a strange, menacing virtual-reality 3D version of the future. disaster which threatens the city of But then a deadly disease threatens the London and its residents into life of every dog and Georgie must extinction is a gripping tale. battle to save all canine- and even human- kind.

Suzanne Collins: The Ballad of Douglas Adams: The Hitchhikers Guide to Songbirds and Snakes the Galaxy. This is the prequel to The Hunger Arthur Dent’s house gets demolished. The Games. It can be read before or Earth follows shortly afterwards to make after The Hunger Games trilogy. way for a new hyperspace express route, and his best friend has just announced It is a dystopian novel about a that he's an alien. They are hurtling planet run by a tyrannical leader through space with a book inscribed with who keeps the population under the words: DON'T PANIC. control using sinister Games.

Kirsty Applebaum: The Middler Michael Grant: Gone series Eleven-year-old Maggie lives in In the blink of an eye all the adults Fennis Wick, beyond which the disappear in a small town in southern Quiet War rages and dangerous California and no one knows why. Cut off from the outside world, Sam and his wanderers roam. Her brother Jed is friends must do all they can to survive. an eldest, revered, and special. Her Chaos rules the streets and gangs younger brother Trig is loved by form. Sides are chosen –weak or everyone. Maggie's just a middler; strong, cruel or humane. And then invisible. But one day, she meets there are those who begin to develop Una, a wanderer girl… powers . . .Book #1

James Dashner: Maze Runner Lauren James: The Starlight series Watchmaker When the doors of the lift crank Hugo is an android who works at a open, the only thing Thomas prestigious school where aliens from remembers is his first name. But he's across the galaxy come to study. He surrounded by boys who welcome strikes up an unlikely friendship with him to the Glade – a walled pompous student Dorian, and together encampment at the centre of a they unearth a sinister scheme. terrible stone maze. The Gladers Dyslexia-friendly don't know why or how they came to be there – or what's happened to the world outside. Book #1 Adventure and Mystery

Katherine Rundell: The Explorer Zillah Bethell: The Shark Caller Fred, Con, Lila and little Max’s Blue Wing is desperate to become a plane is on the way to Manaus shark caller, but instead she must when it falls out of the sky. Now, befriend infuriating Maple, who arrives lost in the Amazon rainforest, they unexpectedly on Blue Wing's island. The must figure out the basics of girls are too angry to become friends. survival. Will the strange man in But when the tide breathes the promise the ruined jungle city help them to of treasure, they must journey together get home? A thrilling adventure! to the bottom of the ocean to brave the deadliest shark of them all...

Jasbinder Bilan: Tamarind & the Bear Grylls: Mission Survival series Star of Ishta When Beck’s anthropologist uncle is Tamarind never knew her Indian kidnapped during a mission to find the mum, who died soon after she Lost City of Gold, he sets off with his was born. So, when she arrives at friends to rescue him. Beck must her ancestral home in the survive Colombian jungles, river rapids Himalayas, she's full of questions for her extended family. But she and wild animals to get to his uncle. finds an ominous silence – and This story is also full of real survival intriguing clues, such as a details and tips. glowing star ring, and a girl, Ishta. Book #1

Mitch Johnson: Pop Catherine Johnson: Race to the Queenie dreams of a world beyond her Frozen North small-town. When the priceless recipe to The true story of Matthew Henson the world's most popular drink washes up who became navigator, translator, at her feet, her life instantly changes. and right-hand man on a Everyone wants it, and with a $10 million treacherous journey to the North bounty on her head, she's soon pursued Pole. He defied all the odds and by bounty hunters, black-ops helicopters racial prejudice to become a true and angry mobs, Queenie's journey pioneer. involves a trip to Area 51, a man-eating alligator and an unlikely new friend, Todd. Dyslexia-friendly

Tom Palmer: Arctic Star Dan Smith: The Invasion of Crooked Oak Winter 1943. Teens Frank, Nancy's parents are acting weird. Their Joseph and Stephen are Royal eyes are blank, they won't eat - it's like Navy recruits on their first mission they're no longer themselves. Pete and at sea during the War. Their ship Krish offer to help Nancy investigate, is part of an Arctic Convoy sailing to Russia. They must navigate but the deeper they dig, the darker the treacherous waters, between the mystery gets ... Crooked Oak is under Arctic ice pack and German attack from a dangerous foe, and bases in Norway, facing enemy they're the only ones who can stop it. attacks, cold and storms, will they Dyslexia friendly make it home again?

Chris Vick: Girl. Boy. Sea. Hana Tooke: The Unadoptables A British boy narrowly survives the In 1880, five babies are discovered at sinking of his yacht in a huge storm the Little Tulip Orphanage in unusual off Morocco. After days alone at circumstances. The vile matron calls sea in a rowing boat, Bill rescues a them” unadoptables” but they know girl clinging to a barrel. Aya, from they are special. When a sinister man the nomadic Berber tribe, is a tries to catch them, they escape across migrant whose ship sank in the the frozen canals of , storm. They drift –specks on the embarking on an adventure packed with ocean – weakened by fear, hunger, pirate ships and puppets. and burned by sun. Fantasy

Annet Schaap: Lampie and the Catherine Doyle: The Storm Keeper Children of the Sea Trilogy Every evening Lampie the When Fionn Boyle sets foot on lighthouse keeper's daughter must Arranmore Island, it begins to stir light a lantern to warn ships away beneath his feet ... Once in a generation, from the rocks. But one stormy the Island chooses a new Storm Keeper night disaster strikes. The lantern to keep its magic safe. The time has goes out, a ship is wrecked, and an come for Fionn's grandfather to step adventure begins… down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise. Book #1

Michelle Harrison: A Pinch of Vashti Hardy: The Sky-Ship Adventure Magic series series This a fantasy adventure series. It Twins, Arthur and Maudie hear that is a very exciting story about three their explorer father has died trying to sisters who discover they can use 3 reach the southernmost point in the magical objects, but they are under world. They join a new attempt to reach a curse and cannot move far away South Polaris to discover the truth and from their home. restore their family’s reputation. Book #1 Book #1

Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials Piers Torday: The Lost Magician trilogy 1945. They have survived the Blitz, but Lyra and her animal daemon live when Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry half-wild among the scholars of step through a mysterious library door, Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny it is the start of their most dangerous that awaits her will take her to the adventure yet. They have entered Folio - frozen lands of the Arctic, where a kingdom of fairy knights, bears and witch-clans reign and ice-bears tree gods, that’s under threat from a fight. sinister robot army. Book #1

JK Rowling: Harry Potter and the Kiran Millwood Hargrave: The Girl of Cursed Child Ink and Stars The script of the original West End Isabella lives on the island of Joya where production… It was always difficult people are forbidden to travel beyond being Harry Potter and it isn't the forest. When a string of events much easier now that he is an makes her travel beyond the forest in overworked employee of the search of answers, she joins some Ministry of Magic, a husband, and explorers on an adventure that will test father of school-age children… her map-making skills and her courage.

Roshani Chokshi: Pandava Series Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl series The first in an accessible, funny, Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius— and fast-paced fantasy adventure and a criminal mastermind. But even series based on Hindu mythology, Artemis doesn't know what he's taken about a twelve-year-old girl who on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain sets a cosmic showdown in Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These motion when she lights an aren't the fairies of bedtime stories— ancient lamp on a dare. they're dangerous! Full of unexpected twists and turns, Artemis Fowl is a Book #1 riveting, magical adventure series.

Real Life stories

Adam Baron: Boy Underwater Patrick Ness: A Monster Calls Cymbeline Igloo has never been At seven minutes past midnight, swimming. Never. Until he ends thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to up in the pool with his class at find a monster outside his bedroom school and suffers the ultimate window. But not the monster he's humiliation - followed by his been expecting - the one from the mother’s breakdown and nightmare he's had nearly every hospitalisation. What is it about night since his mother started her swimming that has made her keep cancer treatments. The monster in Cymbeline from the pool? his backyard is different.

Onjali Rauf: The Boy at the Back Penny Joelson: Things the Eye Can’t of the Class See There used to be an empty chair Libby is visually impaired but loves at the back of my class, but now a walking with her guide dog, Samson, new boy called Ahmet is sitting in and taking photos, but her family it. He's eight years old, but he's worry about her - and Libby want to strange. He never talks or smiles be more independent. One day a boy and doesn't like sweets. But the gives her a secret note but then he truth is, Ahmet really isn't very goes missing. Only Libby and her strange at all. He's a refugee who's friend Kyle - think there is anything run away from a War. to worry about.

Kereen Getten: When Life gives you Kacen Callender: King and the Mangoes Dragonflies Nothing much happens in In a small town, King lost his older Sycamore, the village where Clara brother. He is convinced his brother lives. She loves eating ripe mangoes isn’t dead, that he has instead turned fallen from trees, running outside in into a dragonfly, and he searches for the rainy season and going to her Khalid down by the bayou. Khalid visits secret hideout with her best friend, him in turn, in dreams. King must keep Gaynah. But… she can't remember these secrets to himself as he anything about the last summer. watches grief transform his family.

Nora Raleigh Baskin: Anything Stewart Foster: Bubble Boy But Typical Joe can't remember a life outside of Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year- his hospital room, with its beeping old living in a neurotypical world. machines. His condition means he's It’s just a matter of time before not allowed outside, not even for a something goes wrong. He finds a moment, and his few visitors risk glimmer of understanding when bringing life-threatening germs he comes across Phoenix Bird, inside his 'bubble'. But then who posts stories to the same someone new enters his world and online site as he does. changes it for ever.

Anthony McGowan: The Truth of The Space We’re In: Katya Balen Things series Five-year-old Max eats only Quavers WINNER OF THE 2020 CARNEGIE and some colours are too bright for MEDAL him and if he must wear a new T-shirt he melts down. Frank wishes The last in a series about Nicky & Mum could still do paintings of stars Kenny, but it makes sense if read like she used to, but now she doesn't on its own. A trip to the moors have time. Can Frank piece together was meant to be a laugh, but all a universe in which he and Max goes horribly wrong… Book#4 aren't light years apart? Dyslexia-friendly

Real Life stories continued

Lynda Mullaly Hunt: Fish in a Elle McNicoll: A Kind of Spark Tree A Kind of Spark tells the story of 11- Ally is smart enough to fool a lot year-old Addie as she campaigns for a of people at school. But a new memorial in memory of the witch trials teacher spots her intelligence and that took place in her Scottish helps her to see that dyslexia is hometown. Addie knows there's more nothing to be ashamed of. An to the story of these 'witches', just like uplifting novel that will speak to there is more to hers. Can Addie anyone who feels second-best challenge how the people in her town because they don’t fit in. see her, and her autism, and make her voice heard? Dyslexia-friendly

Sports stories

Kwame Alexander: Rebound Dan Freedman: The Jamie Johnson series When Charlie gets into trouble one too many times, he’s packed Jamie doesn’t like schoolwork but off to stay with his grandparents loves football and he’s desperate for the summer. There his cousin to become Highwood School's star introduces him to a whole new football player (and in his dreams, world: basketball. A legend on Hawkstone United's, too). But after the courts is born, but can he he wrecks his chances at the trials, resist trouble when it comes the pressure's on to prove himself. knocking once again? A story told Book #1 in verse.

Matt Oldfield: The Ultimate Mitch Johnson: Kick Football Hero series Budi works in a sweatshop in Romelu Lukaku is the boy from Jakarta making football boots. He who went from having dreams of playing for the greatest big dreams to playing for team on earth, instead of sweating Manchester United. After a over each stitch he sews. But one GBP90 million transfer, he unlucky kick brings Budi's world spearheads their attack, but crashing down. Now he owes the Romelu had to leave a trail of Dragon, the most dangerous man goals in the Premier League to in Jakarta. Soon it isn't only Budi's earn a move to the world's dreams at stake, but his life. biggest club.

Jason Reynolds: The Run series Tom Palmer: Rugby Academy series Running. That’s all Ghost has ever known. But he’s been running for New pupil Woody is a footballer by the wrong reasons -until he nature and must decide if he's meets Coach, an ex-Olympic prepared to give rugby his all. Rory Medallist who sees something in feels like he's losing his focus, due Ghost: If Ghost can stay on track, to his parents being in danger. he could be the best sprinter in Owen finds himself at the centre the city. Can Ghost harness his when conflict breaks out within the raw talent for speed, or will his team. How far will they get in the past finally catch up to him? rigorous schools' tournament? Book #1 Book #1

Historical and War

Michelle Magorian: Goodnight Morris Gleitzman: The Once series Mister Tom Set in occupied during Evacuated to the country during World War II, this is the story of a the Second World War, Willie is a Jewish boy who escapes an sad child, who begins to flourish orphanage because he’s convinced under the care of grumpy old Tom that his parents are still alive. He Oakley. When his mother recalls embarks on a dangerous journey him to London, Tom begins to with his friend, Zelda and a kindly worry, so he goes to London and dentist. makes a terrible discovery. Book #1

Tom Palmer: After the War Emma Carroll: Letters from the Lighthouse Yossi and friends arrive in the Lake District, having survived the Nazi After Olive's big sister Sukie concentration camps. Now they vanishes during an air raid, Olive can begin to recover. But Yossi and her little brother Cliff are thinks of his missing father and evacuated to the south coast. They has terrible nightmares. As he stay in the lighthouse, but the little waits for news from home, he’s village isn't as sleepy as it seems, afraid Mordecai and Leo will move and somehow, what's going on is on without him. The story of the linked to Sukie's disappearance. Windermere Boys (televised)

Lisa Thompson: Owen and the Hilary MacKay: The Skylark’s War Soldier Clarry and her brother Peter live Owen’s homelife is difficult and for summers with their cousin there’s no-one he can talk to but Rupert and grandparents in the crumbling stone soldier in the Cornwall. But in September it’s park. Then his worries slip away. boarding school for the boys, and a But the town council want to tear boredom for Clarry at home with him down. Can Owen find the her father, as the shadow of war courage to speak up before it's too looms ever closer. Sequel just out: late? Dyslexia-friendly The Swallows’ Flight

Megan Rix: The Bomber Dog Rosemary Sutcliff: The Eagle of the Ninth A brave puppy joins the paratroopers during the Second Set in Roman Britain this story World War and becomes a is of a young Roman officer who heroic war dog. Grey and sets out to discover the truth Nathan, his trainer, soon behind the mysterious become inseparable. Until the disappearance of the Ninth day a parachute jump goes Legion, who marched into the tragically wrong… mists of Northern Britain and never returned.

Ann Turnbull: The Great Fire Philip Pullman: Ruby in the Smoke In 1666, Orphan Sam has After Sally Lockhart's father survived the Great Plague, but drowns at sea, she receives a his chance at a new life goes strange letter containing a dire up in smoke when a fire breaks warning which makes a man die out on Pudding Lane. London is of fear at her feet. Sally is burning! Can he get out alive? plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian Dyslexia Friendly London, at the centre of which lie a deadly blood-soaked jewel.

Crime, Spies and Detectives

Charlie Higson: Young Bond series Anthony Horowitz: series James Bond will one day become the world’s most famous spy, but After the death of his uncle, Alex is now his challenge is to fit in at his forcibly recruited into MI6, armed new school - making friends, with gadgets and sent to spy on learning the rules, and facing up to Herod Sayle, a man who is offering bullies. state-of-the-art computers to every school. Alex Book #1 soon finds himself in mortal danger. Book #1

Derek Landy: Skulduggery Ella Risbridger: The Secret Pleasant series Detectives Stephanie's uncle is a writer of When Isobel is orphaned, she finds horror fiction. When he leaves her herself sent from India to an uncle his estate, Stephanie learns that it in . On board the ship, she wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil sees somebody thrown overboard forces trying to find a mysterious in the night. But when the captain key, Stephanie finds help from the insists no-one is missing, Isobel wisecracking skeleton of a dead must solve the mysteries before wizard. Book #1 the culprit escapes.

Robert Muchamore: Cherub Sophie Cleverly: Scarlet and Ivy series series An action-packed thriller based on Ivy must investigate her twin sister a branch of the British Intelligence Scarlet's disappearance before it's called CHERUB. James is trained to too late. When troublesome be a child spy. CHERUB agents live Scarlet disappears from Rookwood in the real world, slipping under School, terrifying Miss Fox invites adult radar and getting her quiet twin sister Ivy to 'take her information that sends criminals place'. Will Ivy be able to unlock and terrorists to jail. Book #1 the truth?

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Robert Swindells: Snapshot Robin Stevens: Murder Most Unladylike series When Victor heads out with his new camera, before he knows it At Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy he is witness to a crime - with the and Hazel have set up their own photos to prove it …Now he is detective agency. But there are no being chased by criminals and crimes to investigate. Then Hazel they won't stop until they get his discovers a teacher lying dead in photos. Can Victor escape their the Gym. Five minutes later, the clutches? body has disappeared…. Can they Dyslexia-friendly solve the mystery? Book #1

Chris Ryan: Special Forces Cadets Andy McNab: Boy Soldier series Max will need all his skills just to Danny is determined to track down stay alive as a Special Forces the man who ruined his life. But Cadet. A top-secret government how can he find an expert in covert programme needs a crack team of operations who is trained to avoid undercover military operators. capture? Danny realises he’s being They must have awesome levels of watched. Action-packed with SAS determination, endurance, and procedures and surveillance and fitness. Max is sent into an armed survival techniques. siege in an inner-city school . . . Book #1 Book #1 Animal Stories

Megan Rix: The Great Escape Anna Fargher: The Umbrella Mouse Robert and Lucy love their pets; Young mouse Pip’s safe and but the Second World War forces quiet world is turned upside them to flee to Devon - leaving down when her home, the their animals who are sent to be umbrella shop, is destroyed by a put down. Buster, Tiger and Rose bomb. Alone and Orphaned, she make a daring escape but with must begin a perilous quest to danger at every turn, can they find a new home by crossing into during wartime. make it as the country prepares Book#1 for battle?

Susanna Bailey: Snow Foal Sam Angus: Hero In the Second World War London is a When Addie goes to stay with a target for German bombs, Dodo and foster family on a remote Exmoor her brother Wolfie are evacuated to farm during a very cold winter, she the country where they come across is full of hurt, anger and a deep an orphaned foal. They name him mistrust of everyone around her. Hero for surviving against the odds Until one day, when she rescues a and together they raise him, train wild foal from the snow and him, and learn to ride. But the war is discovers that perhaps she's not looming. alone after all.

Cory Leonard: Call Me Alastair Lauren St. John: White Giraffe When Aggie is purchased by 12- series year-old Fritz, and Alastair is Martine is orphaned and sent to adopted by Mrs Plopky, Alastair's South Africa. Tendai, one of the vision for the future crash-lands. In- keepers, shows her survival between anxiously plucking his techniques in the bush, and she feathers, chewing a few books, and learns about a fabled white giraffe finding his own poetic voice, Alastair - a trophy for hunters everywhere. plots his way to Aggie and their Then, one day she spots one! flight to freedom. Book#1

Patrice Lawrence: Rat Gill Lewis: Swan Song When his mum is sent back to Excluded from school, Dylan is forced prison, Al knows exactly who's to to move to Wales. Life is looking blame - Mr Brayker, who lives bleak, until Grandad takes him out downstairs. Al's determined to get on his boat to see the whooper his revenge. Ignoring advice from swans. Free from all the pressure, his gran and sister, Al has a plan Dylan begins to feel like himself that involves his pet rats, Venom again. But the swans' habitat is and Vulture. But things don't turn threatened, and tragedy strikes at out exactly as he'd imagined. home, can Dylan keep going? Dyslexia-Friendly

Jack London: Call of the Wild Nilanjana Roy: The Wildings series Buck is kidnapped from his safe The Wildings cats have ruled over home and thrown into a struggle on Nizamuddin for centuries. Now there the Arctic wilderness. Half St. is a new addition to the clan - a Bernard, half shepherd, he learns pampered housecat with strange hard lessons as a sled dog. His last powers that could turn their world owner, John Thornton teaches him on its head. And something dark and loyalty. Yet even at the side of the cruel is stirring in the old Shuttered human he loves, Buck feels the pull House. The Wildings will need all the in his bones, an urge to answer his allies they can get, to fight the wolf ancestors as they howl to him. Nizamuddin. Book#1

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