Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Tom Easton is a British author known for writing children’s and young adult fiction. He has published books across a range of genres, including contemporary, science fiction, and fantasy. Easton’s works include the YA novel Boys Don’t Knit, published by Hot Key Books in 2014, which was shortlisted for the 2014 Leeds Book Award and the 2015 Lancashire Book of the Year. The sequel, An English Boy in New York, was released in 2015.
Easton has also written the Hav3n series, beginning with Hav3n in 2013, published by Piccadilly Press. His other titles include Seven Second Delay (2015) and Our House (2018). In addition to his novels, Easton has contributed to anthologies and written under various pseudonyms for younger readers.
He has worked as an editor and has experience in the publishing industry. Easton’s books have been published by Hot Key Books, Piccadilly Press, and Barrington Stoke. Boys Don’t Knit was recognised by the Carnegie Medal longlist in 2015.
Combat sports books for children and teens with titles by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara, James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Markus Zusak, Fonda Lee, Robin Ha, Nicola Adams, Ronda Rousey, and C. S. Pacat.
Seaside themed stories for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3 with titles by Michael Rosen, Mairi Hedderwick, Shirley Hughes, Sam Usher, Atinuke, Richard Pickard, Michael Morpurgo, Lauren St John, Liz Kessler and more.
Season 1, Episode 20 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for June 2024 and Drop Everything And Read (DEAR).
Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout is Dyslexia friendly with clear, spaced-out font and straightforward language combined with pace and action. Children will find it hard to put this book down.
May 2024’s set of book club recommendations features a selection of exciting new titles by Judith Kerr, Angela Woolfe and Mark Chambers, Bethan Clarke, Louise Forshaw, Stephen Mulhern and Tom Easton, Ravena Guron, Ros Roberts, Sarah Naughton and Angeline Boulley.
Season 1, Episode 11 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for June 2023, adventure book picks and transitioning from picture books to short chapter books.
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