Transition Booklist July 2020

E-Books

All these e-books are available to borrow for free through Coventry Public libraries. Just click on the book you want to read, and you will be taken to the right page on their Borrowbox website. If you already have a library card you just need to have the number from your card and your pin number. If you don’t have a library card, then don’t worry you can register online at www.coventry.gov.uk/joinalibrary and once you have been sent your new library card number you will be able to start borrowing.

Transition books

Ella on the outside by Cath Howe

The Weight of water by Sarah Crossan

Completely Cassidy: Accidental Genius by Tamsyn Murray

My best friend and other enemies by Catherine Wilkins

Girl 38 by Ewa Jozefkowicz

PSHE books

The Taylor Turbochaser by David Baddiel

Clownfish by Alan Durant

Check Mates by Stewart Foster

Boy 87 by Ele Fountain

Fantasy and Adventure books

Storm Keepers island by Catherine Doyle

The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum

Malamander by Thomas Taylor

The Fowl twins by Eoin Colfer

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Pog by Padraig Kenny

Evernight by Ross McKenzie

Cloudburst by Wilbur Smith

Rumble Star by Abi Elphinstone

The House of Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson

Percy Jackson and the lightning Thief

Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud

The land of Neverendings by Kate Saunders

Asha & the spirit bird by Jasbinder Bilan

A place called perfect by Helena Duggan

The 1,000-year-old boy by Ross Welford

The infinite lives of Maisy Day by Christopher Edge

Historical

The skylarks war by Hilary McKay

Make more noise by various authors

The boy who flew by Fleur Hitchcock

Classics

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

The Secret Garden by

The Call of the wild by Jack London

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

The Railway children by E. Nesbit

The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ by Sue Townsend

Non-fiction

Harry Potter A history of magic: A journey through the Hogwart’s curriculum

So You Think You Know About Tyrannosaurus Rex? by Ben Garrod

Here are some more great book recommendations that aren’t currently available as e-books through Coventry libraries. But you might be able to get hold of a copy in your school library and in public libraries once they are open again.

Transition books Can you see me? By Rebecca Westcott and Libby Scott Do you know me? By Rebecca Westcott and Libby Scott What's that in dog years? Ben Davis Weird Friends Fan Club by Catherine Wilkins

PSHE books I, Cosmo by Carlie Sorosiak No ballet shoes in Syria Catherine Bruton The Star outside my window by Onjali Q. Rauf The Boy with the Butterfly Mind by Victoria Williamson A House without Walls by Elizabeth Laird

Fantasy books Aru Shah and the end of time A pinch of magic by Michelle Harrison Winterborne Home for vengeance and valour by Ally Carter Lampie by Annet Schaap Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky by Kwame Mbalia Flood World by Tom Huddleston

Mystery and Adventure books High rise mystery Jackson, Sharna Swimming against the storm by Jess Butterworth The Ice bear miracle by Cerrie Burnell Eagle Warrior by Gill Lewis

Historical Anna at war by Helen Peters D-Day dog by Tom Palmer Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer Somerset Tsunami by Emma Carroll Son of the Circus by E.L. Norry

Humour Little Badman and the invasion of the killer aunties Arshad, Humza and Henry White Make me awesome! by Ben Davis Frogkisser! by Garth Nix Who let the Gods out? by Maz Evans

Non-Fiction

Transition and PSHE Go Big: The Secondary school survival guide by Matthew Burton Beating stress and anxiety by Honor Head Be Happy Be You: The teenage guide by Penny Alexander. The teenagers guide to friends by Nicola Morgan Find your girl squad by Angharad Rudkin and Ruth Fitzgerald

Science Unlocking the universe by Stephen and Lucy Hawking What's the point of maths? Planet Greta by Emily Stead The Horrible Craft Book by Laura Minter, Laura and Tia Williams

Politics Big Ideas for Young Thinkers by Jamia Wilson The power book: what is it, who has it, and why? By Claire Saunders Rise Up by Amanda Li How to make a better world by Keilly Swift Heard: brave activists who stood up for their beliefs by Shalini Vallepur

Poetry Siegal, Joshua. Welcome to my Crazy Life Abbott, Matt. A Hurricane in my Head