Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2025. These reading recommendations include picture books, poetry, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Shrapnel Boys skilfully combines an entertaining storyline and immediately likeable protagonists with historically accurate details, resulting in a gripping read. Seeing the war through Ronnie’s eyes it focuses on how families experience the realities of war.
February 2025’s set of book club recommendations features titles by Karl Newson & Duncan Beedie, Gordon D’Arcy & Paul Howard, Hannah Tunnicliffe & Erica Harrison, Gary Panton, Robin Greenfield & Antonia Banyard, Jenny Pearson, Erica Gomez, Gabriel Dylan, Sophie Jo, & Ravena Guron.
Speedwheels 3000: The Race Against Crime is a fast-moving, feel-good, madcap adventure journey for Evie and her dad. There’s a strong message at the end about how winning isn’t everything and the importance of good sportsmanship.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Spring 2025. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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