Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
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Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Othello
Much Ado About Nothing
King Lear
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
Julius Caesar
The Merchant of Venice
The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
As You Like It
The Complete Works
Richard III
Henry V
Antony and Cleopatra
The Winter’s Tale
King Henry IV, Part 1
The Comedy of Errors
Titus Andronicus
Measure for Measure
Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 2 (Wars of the Roses, #3)
Love Poems and Sonnets
All’s Well That Ends Well
Coriolanus
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Looking for a travel destination to engage your children? How about a location from a favourite children’s book, or an actual landmark or building which inspired a magical or legendary setting from a story? Here’s a list of top holiday spots with literary themes.
Graphic novel versions of GCSE English novels and playscript set texts for young adults in KS4 to appeal to both reluctant and able readers and make challenging exam texts more accessible.
A calendared list of competitions, festivals and events ideal for schools to promote to primary and secondary aged pupils.
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