Recommended Reading List for 5 th Class

Recommended Reading List for 5th Class The following books come highly recommended for 5th Class students to read and enjoy during the summer holiday...
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Recommended Reading List for 5th Class

The following books come highly recommended for 5th Class students to read and enjoy during the summer holidays and on into the academic year. Remember 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 Northern Lights, by Philip Pullman and The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, has shown that adults enjoy reading children’s books too.



Private Peaceful – Michael Morpurgo



A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens



Spilled Water – Sally Grindley



The Naughtiest Girl in the School – Enid Blyton

The following books will be discussed at our Book Club during the year. It is important that the children read the book before coming to the Book Club in order to get the most out of our discussions.

 Holes – Louis Sachar - September  Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz - October  My Story Titanic by Ellen Emerson White (My Story Series) November

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If you like DANCING and ACTING, try these …

Book Title

Author

Bright Lights

Linda Chapman

Centre Stage

Linda Chapman

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Gorgeous

Cora Harrison

Fame School (Series)

Cindy Jefferies

If you like books about FRIENDS or SCHOOL, try these …

Book Title

Author

Eva’s Journey

Judy Curtin

How to Survive Summer Camp

Jacqueline Wilson

The Lottie Project

Jacqueline Wilson

The Suitcase Kid

Jacqueline Wilson

Candyfloss

Jacqueline Wilson

(Note: Jacqueline Wilson writes for a wide age group, including teenagers, and the content of some of her other books may not be suitable for your child) Malory Towers (Series)

Enid Blyton

St. Clare’s (Series)

Enid Blyton

The Naughtiest Girl (Series)

Enid Blyton

Indigo Blue (and other titles)

Cathy Cassidy

Stargirl (and other titles)

Jerry Spinelli

Pish Posh

Ellen Potter

Olivia Kidney (Series)

Ellen Potter

The Underneath

Kathi Appelt

The Penderwicks (Series)

Jeanne Birdsall

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Kate Di Camillo

If you like ANIMALS and HORSES, try these …

Book Title

Author

Because of Winn Dixie (and other titles)

Kate Di Camillo

The Tale of Despereaux

Kate Di Camillo

Run to the Wild Wood (Series)

Tom McCaughren

Pony Club Secrets (Series)

Stacy Gregg

The Underneath

Kathi Appelt

The Quest Begins (Seekers)

Erin Hunter

Heartland (Series)

Lauren Brooke

Watership Down

Richard Adams

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Sandy Lane Stables (Series)

Sandy Lane Stables

Summer with Horses (White Cloud Station Series)

Trudy Nicholson

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

A Boy and his Bear

Harriet Graham

Phantom Stallion

Terri Farley

If you like A GOOD LAUGH, try these …

Book Title

Author

Judy Moody (Series)

Megan MacDonald

My Naughty Little Sister (Series)

Dorothy Edwards

Horrible Histories (Series)

Horrible Histories

Granny

Anthony Horowitz

Which Witch? (and other titles)

Eva Ibbotson

The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

Eva Ibbotson

Little Darlings (Series)

Sam Llewellyn

Superfudge (Series)

Judy Blume

Katie Milk Solves Crimes (Series)

Annie Caulfield

Toonhead

Fiona Dunbar

Switched (My Sister the Vampire Series)

Sienna Mercer

Clarice Bean (Series)

Lauren Child

Holes (and other titles)

Louis Sachar

When Mum Threw Out the Telly

E.F.Smith

The Robe of Skulls (Series)

Vivian French

Skulduggery Pleasant (Series)

Derek Landy

Howl’s Moving Castle (Series)

Diana Wynne Jones

If you like A GOOD SCARE, try these …

Book Title Goosebumps

Author (Series)

R.L.Stine

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series)

Lemony Snicket

Darren Shan (Series)

Darren Shan

Demonata (Series)

Darren Shan

Scream Street (Series)

Tommy Donbavand

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Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror (Series)

Chris Priestley

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

Barnaby Grimes (Series)

Paul Stewart / Chris Riddell

Skulduggery Pleasant (Series)

Derek Landy

London (Vampire Dusk Series)

Sebastian Rook

The Children of Green Knowe (Series)

Lucy M. Boston

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.

If you like MAGIC, try these …

Book Title

Author

Harry Potter (Series)

J.K.Rowling

Inkheart (Series)

Cornelia Funke

The Witches

Roald Dahl

Cauldron Spells

C. J. Busby

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl

The Magic Faraway Tree (Series)

Enid Blyton

The Wishing Chair (Series)

Enid Blyton

The Worst Witch (Series)

Jill Murphy

Rose (Series)

Holly Webb

Savvy

Ingrid Law

Whispering to Witches

Anna Dale

Knife (Series)

R.J.Anderson

Damsel

S.E. Connolly

The 13 Treasures (Series)

Michelle Harrison

The Frog Princess (Series)

E.D. Baker

The Two Princesses of Bamarre

Gail Carson Levine

Tom’s Midnight Garden

Philippa Pearce

I, Coriander

Sally Gardner

Hugo Pepper (and other titles)

Paul Stewart / Chris Riddell

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Howl’s Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones

Pure Dead Magic (Series)

Debi Gliori

The Fire Thief (Series)

Terry Deary

My Sister the Vampire (Series)

Sienna Mercer

The Spook’s Apprentice (Series)

Joseph Delaney

The Thief Lord

Cornelia Funke

Skellig

David Almond

Stravaganza (Series)

Mary Hoffman

If you like ADVENTURE, try these …

Book Title

Author

Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Series)

Anthony Horowitz

Conspiracy 365 (Series)

Gabrielle Lord

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket

Harry Potter (Series)

J.K.Rowling

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Series)

C.S.Lewis

Molly Moon (Series)

Georgia Byng

The Goose Girl (Series)

Shannon Hale

Pink Chameleon (Silk Sisters Series)

Fiona Dunbar

Barnaby Grimes (Series)

Paul Stewart / Chris Riddell

H.I.V.E. (Series)

Mark Walden

Atherton The House of Power (Series)

Patrick Carman

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Kate Di Camillo

Underwater Adventure (Series)

Willard Price

The Diamond of Drury Lane (Cat Royal Series)

Julia Golding

Toby Alone (Series)

Timothee de Fombelle

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Series)

Rick Riordan

The Spook’s Apprentice (Series)

Joseph Delaney

The Children of Green Knowe (Series)

Lucy M.Boston

Tunnels (Series)

Roderick Gordon

HERO.COM 1 – Rise of the Heroes (Series)

Andy Briggs

VILLAIN.NET 1 – Council of Evil (Series)

Andy Briggs

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The City of Ember (Series)

Jeanne Duprau

The Gypsy Crown (and other titles)

Kate Forsyth

If you like MYSTERY / DETECTIVE stories, try these …

Book Title

Author

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart

Alex Rider (Series)

Anthony Horowitz

Famous Five (Series)

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of… (Series)

Enid Blyton

Conspiracy 365 (Series)

Gabrielle Lord

Lady Grace Mysteries

Grace Cavendish

Nancy Drew

Carolyn Keene

The Invisible Detective (Series)

Justin Richards

Chasing Vermeer / The Wright 3

Blue Balliett

Dawn Undercover

Anna Dale

Jane Blonde (Series)

Jill Marshall

H.I.V.E. (Series)

Mark Walden

Invisible City (Series)

M.G. Harris

The One That Got Away (Misfitz Mysteries Series)

Josh Lacey

The Sisters Grimm (Series)

Michael Buckley

Gilda Joyce Investigator (Series)

Jennifer Allison

The Thieves of Ostia(The Roman Mysteries Series) Caroline Lawrence The 39 Clues (Series)

Rick Riordan (and others)

Katie Milk (Series)

Annie Caulfield

The Diamond of Drury Lane (Series)

Julia Golding

Walk Two Moons

Sharon Creech

The London Eye Mystery

Siobhan Dowd

If you like HISTORY and WARTIME stories, try these …

Book Title

Author

My Story - Voyage on the Great Titanic (other titles) Various My Royal Story – Victoria (and other titles)

Various

Children of the Famine (Series)

Marita Conlon-McKenna

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19 Railway Street

Michael Scott / Morgan LLewelyn

Rosie’s Quest (Series)

Ann Carroll

The Red Necklace (Book 1)

Sally Gardner

The Silver Blade (Book 2)

Sally Gardner

Amelia (Series)

Siobhan Parkinson

Chinese Cinderella

Adeline Yen Mah

Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society

Adeline Yen Mah

(** Please note Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah is the adult version of the above book) Private Peaceful (and other titles)

Michael Morpurgo

War Horse (and other titles)

Michael Morpurgo

The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

Michael Morpurgo

Hitler’s Canary

Sandi Toksvig

Safe Harbour

Marita Conlon-McKenna

I Am David

Anne Holm

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Series)

Mildred D. Taylor

Chains

Laurie Halse Anderson

Faraway Home

Marilyn Taylor

My Side of the Story (Various titles)

Various

Once (Series)

Morris Gleitzman

The Tudor Chronicles (Series)

Terry Deary

The Breadwinner (and other titles)

Deborah Ellis

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries Series)

Caroline Lawrence

Ties That Bind, Ties That Break

Lensey Namioka

17 Martin Street

Marilyn Taylor

Titanic Disaster At Sea

M. Jenkins

If you like TV / MOVIE-related books, try these …

Book Title

Author

Holes

Louis Sachar

Goosebumps

R.L. Stine

Harry Potter (Series)

J.K.Rowling

The Witches

Roald Dahl

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Stuart Little

E.B. White

101 Dalmations

Dodie Smith

Freaky Friday

Mary Rodgers

Lassie Come Home

Eric Knight

Ella Enchanted

Gail Carson Levine

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Railway Children

E. Nesbit

Nanny McPhee

Christianna Brand

Tracey Beaker

Jacqueline Wilson

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Borrowers

Mary Norton

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Series)

Tony DiTerlizzi / Holly Black

If you like POETRY, try these …

Book Title

Author

Something Beginning with P

O’Brien Press (Publisher)

Runny Babbit (and other titles)

Shel Silverstein

The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry

Brian Patten (editor)

Revolting Rhymes

Roald Dahl

Read Me and Laugh

Gaby Morgan (Editor)

A Child’s Garden of Verses

Robert Louis Stevenson

The Truth about Parents

MacMillan Children’s Books

The Truth about Teachers

MacMillan Children’s Books

Classics We Love…

Book Title

Author

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Turf Cutter’s Donkey

Patricia Lynch

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The Little White Horse

J. K. Rowling

The Call of the Wild

Jack London

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