Year 6 Recommended Reading List

Classics:

Barrie,J.M. Peter Pan

Burnett,F Hodgson TheSecretGarden

Carroll, Lewis Alice’s AdventuresinWonderland

Dann,Colin Animals ofFarthingWood

Gallico, Paul TheSnowGoose Hoban,Russell TheMousehis Child Kipling,Rudyard JungleStories

Lewis, C.S. Chronicles ofNarnia

Lofting,Hugh Doctor DolittleStories

London,Jack TheCall oftheWild;WhiteFang

Masefield,John BoxofDelights

E. Nesbit FiveChildrenIt

Pearce,Philippa Tom’s MidnightGarden Sewell,Anna BlackBeauty Streatfield,Noel BalletShoes

Great Stories:

Aiken,Joan WolvesofWilloughby Chase(series) Almond,David Skellig;TheFire Eaters

Blackman,Malorie Dangerous Reality;ForbiddenGame

Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl (series) Corder, Zizou Lionboy(series)

Doherty,Berlie Daughter ofthe Sea;TheSailingShip Tree

Fine,Anne Charm School;MadameDoubtfire

Funke,Cornelia Inkheart

Gaiman,Neil Coraline,The Graveyard Book Garner, Alan TheWeirdstone ofBrisingamen Gibbons,Alan TheShadowoftheMinotaur Golding,Julia CatRoyal(series)

Higson,Charlie YoungBond(series) Horowitz,Anthony AlexRider (series)

Ibbotson,Eva TheSecretPlatform13;Monster Mission

Jones,Terry TheSagaofEric the Viking

Kemp,Gene TheTurbulentTerm ofTykeTyler Lively,Penelope The Ghost ofThomasKempeMcCaughrean,Geraldine Peter Panin Scarlett;The Odyssey Morpurgo,Michael Shadow

Naughton,Bill The Goalkeeper’sRevengeOtherStories

O’ Brien,Robert MrsFrisby theRats ofNimh

Nimmo,Jenny ChildrenoftheRedKing

Paver, Michelle Chronicles ofAncientDarkness (series) Pennac,Daniel Dog;The EyeoftheWolf

Pullman,Philip TheTiger intheWell(series)

Reed, Anthony Baker Street Boys (series)

Riodan,Rick PercyJackson(series)

Sachar, Louis Holes

Said,S.F. VarjacPaw

St.John, Lauren TheWhiteGiraffe Stewart andRiddle EdgeChronicles Wilson,Jacqueline TheLottieProject

Historical:

Bawden, Nina Carrie’sWar;ThePeppermintPig

Breslin,Theresa AcrosstheRomanWall;Whispers inthe

Graveyard

Buckley-Archer, Linda Gideon theCutpurse

Cavendish, Grace LadyGraceMysteries:AisforAssassin

Cooper,Susan King ofShadows(aboutShakespeare);The

Dark is Rising(series) Doherty,Berlie StreetChild

Farmer, Penelope CharlotteSometimes

Magorian,Michelle GoodnightMr. Tom

Newberry, Linda BlitzBoys;Flightsend;IceCat PatonWalsh,Jill TheDolphinCrossing Serraillier, Ian The Silver Sword

Toksvig,Sandy Hitler’s Canary

Various MyStory(series)

Westall,Robert The Kingdom bytheSea

Wynne-Jones,Diana Howl’s MovingCastle

Funny:

Gleitzman,Morris WorryWarts

Landy,Derek SkulduggeryPleasant(series)

Pratchett,Terry TheAmazingMaurice his EducatedRodents

Temperley,Alan Harryand theWrinklies;Harryand the

Treasure ofEddieCarver

Walliams,David TheBoyin theDress and other titles

Sport:

Freedman,Dan JamieJohnson(series)

Palmer,Tom Foul Play(Footballdetectiveseries)

Non-Fiction:

Deary,Terry HorribleHistories (series)

Farman,John TheVeryBloodyHistoryofBritain

Grogan,John MarleyMe

Williams,Marcia MrWilliam Shakespeare’s Plays

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