Year 8 recommended reading list for children aged 12-13
A selection of reading books to challenge and interest Year 8 pupils – aged 12-13 – in KS3 secondary schools. Authors include Michael Morpurgo and Anne Fine.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
A Thousand Pieces of Gold: My Discovery of China’s Character in Its Proverbs
Watching the Tree
The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting
Along the River: A Chinese Cinderella Novel
China: Land of Dragons and Emperors
Falling Leaves – Englisch-Lektüre für Fortgeschrittene ab B1
Falling Leaves
A selection of reading books to challenge and interest Year 8 pupils – aged 12-13 – in KS3 secondary schools. Authors include Michael Morpurgo and Anne Fine.
Biographies and autobiographies for children with titles by Mick Manning, Brita Granström, Michael Rosen, Vashti Harrison, Floella Benjamin, John Agard, Jacqueline Wilson, Alastair Humphreys, Malala Yousafzai, David Long, William Grill and Linda Sue Park.
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