Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Storybooks online – here’s our curated collection of video online stories read by authors including Cressida Cowell, Aisha Bushby, Alex Wheatle, Catherine Bruton, David Walliams, Malorie Blackman, Michael Rosen and more.
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.
Season 1, Episode 24 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for October 2024 and why DuckDuckGo is best for book searches.
Our YA summer reads for 2020 list includes a healthy mix of thrillers, prescient CLI-FI, atmospheric coming of age stories, empathy novels, adventures, teen romances, and fantasy for 12-16 years olds – and maybe parents as well.
September 2024’s set of book club recommendations features titles by Huw Lewis Jones & Ben Sanders, Derek Keilty & Magda Brol, Lizzie Daly, Sarah Bowie, Lilija Berzinska, Rob Harrell, Annelise Gray, Abdi Nazemian, Rima Orie & Catherine Doyle.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Autumn 2024. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels, poetry and non-fiction.
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