Reading Recommendations
Year 6 (9-10 years old)
Almond, David Skellig
Blackman, Malorie Noughts and Crosses
Burgess, Melvin The Ghost Behind the Wall
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl
Creech, Sharon Ruby Holler
Deary, Terry Fire Thief Series
Fine, Anne Upon Cloud Nine; Flour Babies
Funke, Cornelia The Thief Lord
Gavin, Jamila Coram Boy
Glass, Linzi Ruby Red
Gray, Keith Ostrich Boys
Hearn, Lian Across The Nightingale Floor
Hinton, Nigel Buddy
Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
London, Jack White Fang
L'Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time
McCaughrean, Geraldine Gold Dust; The Kite Rider
Morpurgo, Michael Private Peaceful
Naidoo, Beverley The Other Side of Truth
Nix, Garth Sabriel
Pullman, Philip Northern Lights
Pratchet, Terry Amazing Morris and his Educated Rodents
Sacher, Louis Holes; Small Steps
Sewell, Anna Black Beauty
Steinbeck, John The Pearl
Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island
Sutcliffe, Rosemary The Eagle of the Ninth
Tolkien, J R R The Hobbit
Twain, Mark Tom Sawyer
Wells, H G The War of the Worlds
Westall, Robert The Machine Gunners
Year 7 (11-12 years old)
Adams, Richard Watership Down
Aiken, Joan The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Barrie, JM Peter Pan
Cooper, Susan The Dark is Rising
Crossley-Holland The Seeing Stone
Dahl, Roald Boy and Going Solo
Frank, Anne The Diary of a Young Girl
Forde, Catherine Tug of War
Garner, Alan The Weirdstone of Brisingasmen
Hendry, Diana Minders
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars
Morpurgo, Michael War Horse
Reid Banks, Lynne The Indian in the Cupboard Trilogy
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter (series)
White, T.H. The Sword in the Stone
Collins, Suzanne The Hunger Games
Cottrell Boyce, Frank Framed
Riordan, Rick Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief
Zusak, Marcus The Book Theif
