Recommended reading books for primary and secondary aged children in the UK
Samuel J. Halpin is an author of children’s fiction. He grew up in Tasmania, Australia, and later studied at the University of Kent. Halpin’s debut novel, The Peculiar Peggs of Riddling Woods, was published by Usborne in 2019. The book is a mystery adventure aimed at middle-grade readers and features elements of folklore and suspense. Halpin’s writing has been noted for its imaginative storytelling and atmospheric settings. The Peculiar Peggs of Riddling Woods was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2020.
Children’s, young adult and teen books about Halloween, trick or treating, ghosts, unexplained events, and dark spooky nights. With books by Oliver Jeffers, Julia Donaldson, Eric Carle, Harriet Muncaster, Roald Dahl, Susan Hill, Neil Gaiman, Rainbow Rowell and more.
Adventure stories for children and teens, including modern and classic titles by Maz Evans, Cressida Cowell, Dom Conlon, Lucy Brandt, Sufiya Ahmed, Varsha Shah, A.F. Steadman, Wilbur Smith, Robert Muchamore, Robert Louis Stevenson and more.
Ghost stories for children including titles by Michael Morpurgo, Jon Klassen, Penelope Lively, Jonathan Stroud, Tom Fletcher, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Flavia Z. Drago, Kenneth Oppel, Blessing Musariri, and Aiden Thomas.
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.
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