Recommended Reading List for 6th Class

Recommended Reading List for 6th Class
The following books come highly recommended for 6th Class students to read and enjoy during the summer
holidays and on into the academic year. Remember that your local library is well stocked with children's
literature and it is possible to order a specific book if it is not on the shelf. Let your children see you
reading. They need to see you engaging with books and enjoying your own reading. “Crossover Books”
(children’s books which are also read and enjoyed by adults) like The Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas and The
Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time has shown that adults enjoy reading children’s books too.
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The Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer
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The Kites Are Flying – Michael Morourgo
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Balet Shoes – Noel Streatfield
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Eight Cousins - Louisa May Alcott
The following books will be discussed at our September/October Book club 2013. Subsequent books will be
decided upon by class teacher.
Wonder – by R. J. Palacio
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
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If you like DANCING and ACTING, try these …
Book Title
Author
Bright Lights
Linda Chapman
Centre Stage
Linda Chapman
Threads (Series)
Sophia Bennett
Gorgeous
Cora Harrison
Fame School (Series)
Cindy Jefferies
If you like books about FRIENDS or SCHOOL, try these …
Book Title
Author
The Lottie Project
Jacqueline Wilson
The Suitcase Kid
Jacqueline Wilson
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Candyfloss
Jacqueline Wilson
Dizzy (and other titles)
Cathy Cassidy
Lizzie McGuire
Various
Malory Towers (Series)
Enid Blyton
St. Clare’s (Series)
Enid Blyton
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
Judy Blume
The Princess and the Pauper
Katie Brian
Frozen Out
Carlo Gebler
Caught on a Train
Carlo Gebler
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Series)
Gennifer Choldenko
Threads (Series)
Sophia Bennett
Stella, Etc. (Series)
Karen McCombie
Stargirl (and other titles)
Jerry Spinelli
Olivia Kidney (Series)
Ellen Potter
If you like ANIMALS and HORSES, try these …
Book Title
Author
Heartland (Series)
Lauren Brooke
Sandy Lane Stables (Series)
Sandy Lane Stables
My Friend Flicka (Series)
Mary O’Hara
Flambards (Series)
K.M. Peyton
National Velvet
Enid Bagnold
The Quest Begins (Seekers)
Erin Hunter
Time Stops for No Mouse (Series)
Michael Hoeye
Watership Down
Richard Adams
Half-Moon Ranch (Series)
Jenny Oldfield
Phantom Stallion (Series)
Terri Farley
Varjak Paw
S.F. Said
If you like A GOOD LAUGH, try these …
Book Title
Author
Horrible Histories (Series)
Horrible Histories
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Granny (and other titles)
Anthony Horowitz
Which Witch? (and other titles)
Eva Ibbotson
The Beasts of Clawstone Castle
Eva Ibbotson
Katie Milk Solves Crimes
Annie Caulfield
Holes (and other titles)
Louis Sachar
The Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom
Louis Sachar
Howl’s Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
Skulduggery Pleasant (Series)
Derek Landy
If you like A GOOD SCARE, try these …
Book Title
Author
Please Note: The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and The
Cherub Series by Robert Muchamore although heavily advertised by the publishers are not stocked in the
school library, we feel they are not suitable for ages 7-11.
Goosebumps
(Series)
R.L.Stine
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series)
Lemony Snicket
Darren Shan (Series)
Darren Shan
Demonata (Series)
Darren Shan
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror (Series)
Chris Priestley
Raven’s Gate (Series)
Anthony Horowitz
Barnaby Grimes (Series)
Paul Stewart / Chris Riddell
The Children of Green Knowe (Series)
Lucy M.Boston
If you like MAGIC / FANTASY, try these …
Book Title
Author
Harry Potter (Series)
J.K.Rowling
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Series)
Rick Riordan
Switchers (Series)
Kate Thompson
The Thief Lord
Cornelia Funke
Dragon Rider
Cornelia Funke
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Inkheart
Cornelia Funke
Knife (Series)
R.J.Anderson
The 13 Treasures (Series)
Michelle Harrison
Savvy
Ingrid Law
Whispering to Witches
Anna Dale
The Frog Princess (Series)
E.D. Baker
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Gail Carson Levine
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Eragon (Series)
Christopher Paolini
Tom’s Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce
I, Coriander
Sally Gardner
The Edge Chronicles (Series)
Paul Stewart
The Book of Three (Series)
Lloyd Alexander
The Wind Singer (The Wind on Fire Series)
William Nicholson
The Spook’s Apprentice (Series)
Joseph Delaney
The Owl Service (Series)
Alan Garner
Olivia Kidney (Series)
Ellen Potter
Howl’s Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
The Fire Thief (Series)
Terry Deary
Pure Dead Magic (Series)
Debi Gliori
Skellig
David Almond
If you like ADVENTURE, try these …
Book Title
Author
Alex Rider (Series)
Anthony Horowitz
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket
The Red Necklace (Book 1)
Sally Gardner
The Silver Blade (Book 2)
Sally Gardner
Conspiracy 365 (Series)
Gabrielle Lord
Harry Potter (Series)
J.K.Rowling
Witch Child / Sorceress
Celia Rees
The Lion, The Witch and The
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Wardrobe (Series)
C.S.Lewis
Goose Girl (Series)
Shannon Hale
Esperanza Rising
Pam Munzo Ryan
When Mum Threw Out the Telly
E.F.Smith
H.I.V.E. (Series)
Mark Walden
The City of Ember (Series)
Jeanne Duprau
Conspiracy 365 (Series)
Gabrielle Lord
Invisible City (Series)
M.G. Harris
Savvy
Ingrid Law
The Gypsy Crown (and other titles)
Kate Forsyth
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Series)
Rick Riordan
Gatty’s Tale
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Barnaby Grimes (Series)
Paul Stewart / Chris Riddell
Atherton: The House of Power (Series)
Patrick Carman
Journey to the River Sea (and other titles)
Eva Ibbotson
Underwater Adventure (Series)
Willard Price
The Hunger Games (Series)
Suzanne Collins
Bloomability
Sharon Creech
Arthur: The Seeing Stone (Series)
Kevin Crossley Holland
If you like MYSTERY / DETECTIVE stories, try these …
Book Title
Author
Famous Five (Series)
Enid Blyton
The Mystery of… (Series)
Enid Blyton
Lady Grace Mysteries
Grace Cavendish
Nancy Drew
Carolyn Keene
The Invisible Detective (Series)
Justin Richards
Invisible City (Series)
M.G. Harris
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Stolen! Chasing Vermeer/The Wright Three
Blue Balliett
The Shakespeare Stealer
Gary Blackwood
Lion Boy
Zizou Corder
The Agency – A Spy in the House
Y.S. Lee
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Dawn Undercover
Anna Dale
H.I.V.E. (Series)
Mark Walden
Gilda Joyce Investigator (Series)
Jennifer Allison
The Thieves of Ostia (The Roman
Mysteries Series)
Caroline Lawrence
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Series)
Julia Golding
Walk Two Moons
Sharon Creech
The London-Eye Mystery
Siobhan Dowd
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart
If you like HISTORY and WARTIME stories, try these …
Book Title
Author
Sparrow the true story of Joan of Arc
Michael Morpurgo
My Story - Voyage on the Great Titanic
(and other titles)
Various
My Royal Story – Marie Antoinette (and other titles) Various
Children of the Famine (Series)
Rosie’s Quest (Series)
Marita Conlon-McKenna
Ann Carroll
The Red Necklace (Book 1)
Sally Gardner
The Silver Blade (Book 2)
Sally Gardner
Witch Child / Sorceress
Celia Rees
Amelia (Series)
Siobhan Parkinson
Wings over Delft (The Louise Trilogy)
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry (Series)
Hitler’s Canary
Aubrey Flegg
Mildred D. Taylor
Sandi Toksvig
Survivors
Elisabeth Navratil
The Hiring Fair (Series)
Elizabeth O’Hara
Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret
Adeline Yen Mah
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Lensey Namioka
Pirate Queen
Morgan Llewelyn
Safe Harbour
Marita Conlon-McKenna
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Series)
Judith Kerr
The Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank
I Am David
Anne Holm
Back Home
Michelle Magorian
August ’44
Carlo Gebler
Carrie’s War
Nina Bawden
Faraway Home
Marilyn Taylor
Milkweed
Jerry Spinelli
War Horse
Michael Morpurgo
Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea
Michael Morpurgo
Shylock’s Daughter
Mirjam Pressler
A Girl Called Blue
Marita Conlon-McKenna
The Twelfth Day of July (Series)
Joan Lingard
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne
My Side of the Story (Various titles)
Various
Red Sky in the Morning (and other titles)
Elizabeth Laird
Oranges in No-Man’s Land
Elizabeth Laird
Crusade
Elizabeth Laird
Once (Series)
Morris Gleitzman
The Breadwinner (and other titles)
Deborah Ellis
Number the Stars (and other titles)
Lois Lowry
Arthur: The Seeing Stone (Series)
Kevin Crossley Holland
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Silver Sword
Ian Seraillier
The Thieves of Ostia (The Roman
Mysteries Series)
Caroline Lawrence
17 Martin Street
Marilyn Taylor
If you like POETRY, try these …
Book Title
Author
Something Beginning with P
O’Brien Press (Publisher)
Runny Babbit (and other titles)
Shel Silverstein
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The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry
Brian Patten (editor)
Revolting Rhymes
Roald Dahl
Read Me and Laugh
Gaby Morgan (Editor)
The Truth about Parents
MacMillan Children’s Books
The Truth about Teachers
MacMillan Children’s Books
If you like the CLASSICS, try these …
Book Title
Author
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Railway Children
E.Nesbit
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
What Katy Did (Series)
Susan Coolidge
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
Lassie Come Home
Eric Knight
Heidi
Johanna Spyri
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mary Poppins
P.L.Travers
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Little Women (Series)
Louisa M. Alcott
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
Anne of Green Gables (Series)
L.M. Montgomery
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Just So Stories
Rudyard Kipling
Pollyanna
Eleanor H. Porter
Stig of the Dump
Clive King
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