Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
April 2024’s set of book club recommendations features a selection of exciting new titles by Sam Clarke, Duncan Beedie, Jennifer Gardy, Kieran Larwood, Kerry Hyndman and Mike Hills, Lisa Williamson, Nicola Penfold, Robert Muchamore & Sonora Reyes.
LGBTQIA+ themed books for secondary schools, featuring titles by Simon James Green, Alice Oseman, David Levithan, Phil Stamper, Rainbow Rowell, Dean Atta, Meg Grehan, Juno Dawson, Kalynn Bayron, William Hussey and Erin Ekins.
Season 1, Episode 15 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for October 2023 and how to use Lego to encourage reading skills
Lola is literally starting big school, because she’s going to Henry Bigg Academy! Best Friends Forever is a relatable, empathetic book, whose main protagonists are great characters with realistic problems they need to solve.
October 2023’s set of book club recommendations features love stories, family themes and fantasy by Dhonielle Clayton, Ewa Jozefkowicz, Helen Cooper, Lisa Williamson, Emily Hauser, Nathan Jurevicius, Rina Singh & Dianne Hofmeyr.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Autumn 2023. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2020. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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