Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Children’s books of the year 2024 – our team has picked a shortlist of great children’s and teen titles published in the last 12 months, with fiction, non-fiction and picture books for 3-18 years and a diverse range of prose, poetry and graphic novels. Vote now!
The School Reading List compiles this list of recommended books monthly. This children’s and YA books of the month list highlights new releases and editions of fiction and non-fiction books suitable for children and young adults aged 2-16.
Keep your teen reading over the summer holidays with books by Abiola Bello, Simon James Green, Cynthia Murphy, Oskar Kroon, Meredith Adamo, E Lockhart, Angeline Boulley, Tess Sharpe, John Schu and more.
Season 1, Episode 23 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for September 2024 and mobile phones in schools: yes or no?
Season 1, Episode 22 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for August 2024 and reading ideas to engage children and teens over the summer.
The Virtue Season is an engrossing, powerful tale that will appeal to fans of Kalynn Bayron’s Cinderella is Dead and Ally Condie’s Matched trilogy. The fast-paced plot will immediately grab the reader’s attention. The ending is exhilarating and cries out for a sequel.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2024. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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