Jacqueline Wilson supports new schools web site
I loved reading when I was at school, frequently racing through a book a day, but my choice of books was rather hit and miss. I started off with Louisa M.Alcott’s at the top of the shelf and worked my way round to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s at the other end of the library room, never quite knowing what I was doing. I was always in a rush and there weren’t even any comfy chairs in the library where you could curl up and browse. I often lugged books home to discover they weren’t my cup of tea at all.
Lovereading4schools.co.uk would have been an enormous help! It’s such an easy fun way to access heaps of suggestions for good reads. I love the way you can download extracts so you can see if a book appeals. It’s great that each school can have its own Homepage for special favourite books. So many parents will enjoy being involved. It’s a fantastic way to get as many child
ren as possible to love reading!
- - Reception
- -Year 1 (age 5-6)
- -Year 10 (age 14-15)
- -Year 2 (age 6-7)
- -Year 3 (age 7-8)
- -Year 4 (age 8-9)
- -Year 5 (age 9-10)
- -Year 6 (age 10-11)
- -Year 7 (age 11-12)
- -Year 8 (age 12-13)
- -Year 9 (age 13-14)
- Chris Riddell Books
- Diverse Voices
- KS1 (5 - 7 yrs) - Reluctant Readers
- KS2 (7 - 11 yrs) - Reluctant Readers
- KS3 (11 - 14 yrs) - Reluctant Readers
- Michael Morpurgo Month
- Poetry Over 7's
- Poetry Under 7's
- Super Readable books 12+ years
- Super Readable books 7-9 years
- Super Readable books 9-12 years
- Teenage Reading
- UKLA 2016 Shortlisted Titles
- UKLA 2017 Shortlisted Titles
- UKLA 2018 Shortlisted Titles
- World War One (WW1)
- World War Two (WW2)
Lovereading4Schools Reading Lists
Below are some randomly selected books that appear in this schools lists. To view the complete list, click on the list title.
Lovereading4Schools - Reception
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The Something Rebecca Cobb Underneath the cherry tree in our garden there is a little hole...A glorious imaginative adventure from the award-winning creator of... |
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Dogger Shirley Hughes Dogger is the endearing story of how Dave's beloved Dogger was lost and found. Winner of the 1977 Kate Greenaway... |
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Dog Loves Books Louise Yates Dog loves books! Dog loves books about dinosaurs and Dog loves books about aliens: in fact Dog loves all books!... |
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Oh No, George! Chris Haughton It's hard work being good all the time. And it's especially hard for a dog like George! Harris is off... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 1 (age 5-6)
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Three By the Sea Mini Grey In a house by the sea there happily live a dog, a cat and a mouse. Well, happily enough until... |
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Owl Babies Martin Waddell I want my mummy! When their mother goes off hunting one night, the three baby owls sit and think (owls... |
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Out for the Count Anne Fine A funny and thought-provoking Little Gem from national treasure Anne Fine, with sensitive and charming artwork by up-and-coming illustration star... |
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The Promise Nicola Davies In a mean city, on a mean street a young thief tries to rob an old woman’s bag. But she... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 10 (age 14-15)
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Infinite Sky C. J. Flood Winner of the Branford Boase award 2014 A truly beautiful book about the summer that changed one girl's life -... |
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Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of... |
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The Quietness Alison Rattle When fifteen-year-old Queenie escapes from the squalid slums of nineteenth-century London, she has no idea about the dangers of the... |
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Dark Satanic Mills Marcus Sedgwick, Julian Sedgwick
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This is a powerful new story and debut comic...Lovereading4Schools -Year 2 (age 6-7)
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Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder Alom Shaha Help your child to think and work like a scientist with Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder. Learn about sound by... |
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Tiny The Invisible World of Microbes Nicola Davies There are living things so tiny millions could fit on a dot. Although they are invisible, they are everywhere and... |
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Fungus The Bogeyman Raymond Briggs Deep under the ground, in the dark tunnels of bogeydom, live the bogeys, a vile collection of slimy, smelly creatures... |
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Billy Button, Telegram Boy Sally Nicholls When Charlie the telegram boy breaks his leg and can't ride his bicycle, Billy Button sees his chance. He has... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 3 (age 7-8)
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Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-dragon Sarah Courtauld Sisters Eliza and Lavender could not be more different. Lavender’s life ambition is to marry a prince and spend the... |
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Just William Richmal Crompton In Just William the Outlaws plan a day of non-stop adventure. The only problem is that William is meant to... |
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Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made Stephan Pastis The hilarious and ever-optimistic Timmy Failure, and his sidekick polar bear, Total, create chaos as they attempt to make sense... |
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Hattie B, Magical Vet: The Dragon's Song (Book 1) Claire Taylor-Smith On her tenth birthday, Hattie B is swept into the magical Kingdom of Bellua where she meets a little pink... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 4 (age 8-9)
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Stig Of The Dump Clive King This is the story of a boy who finds a Stone-Age cave-dweller living in a rubbish dump, and the adventures... |
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Mr Stink David Walliams The second original, touching, twisted, and most of all hilarious novel for children by David Walliams -- beautifully illustrated by... |
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Boy in the Tower Polly Ho-Yen When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all... |
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Lost! The Hundred mile an hour Dog Jeremy Strong Streaker the dog is lost. And not just a bit lost, but really lost! It wasn't even her fault! She... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 5 (age 9-10)
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The Young Inferno John Agard John Agard blasts Dante's poem into the 21st century in a red-hot retelling, with a little help from Satoshi Kitamura... |
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Toby Alone Timothee De Fombelle An awards-laden adventure of heroism, friendship and survival - with a powerful ecological message - set in a captivating miniature... |
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The Sleeping Army Francesca Simon This is an exciting new novel for children 8+ from one of the bestselling children's authors in the world, the... |
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Redwall Brian Jacques Redwall Abbey, tranquil home to a community of peace-loving mice is threatened by Cluny, the Scourge and his battle-hardened horde... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 6 (age 10-11)
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Carrie's War Nina Bawden Carrie and her little brother are evacuated to Wales and billeted at the home of the bullying Mr Evans and... |
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Mountwood School for Ghosts Toby Ibbotson Fredegonda, Goneril, and Drusilla are Great Hagges, much more important and much rarer than regular old hags. They think that... |
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Wonder R. J. Palacio 'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wants to... |
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One Dog and His Boy Eva Ibbotson But a dog would damage the expensive carpets in Hal's glamorous home, and his wealthy parents refuse to consider one.... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 7 (age 11-12)
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The Letter for the King Tonke Dragt When sixteen-year-old Tiuri answers a desperate call for help, he finds himself on a perilous mission that could cost him... |
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After Tomorrow Gillian Cross The picture changed and we were looking at a long line of people trudging down a country road. They were... |
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Kensuke's Kingdom Michael Morpurgo Michael's parents buy a yacht, and take him off to sail round the world. Washed overboard in a fierce storm,... |
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The Weathermonger Peter Dickinson When Geoffrey starts to repair his uncle's motorboat, he and his sister Sally are condemned as witches. Fleeing to France,... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 8 (age 12-13)
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Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier On a trip to the South of France, the shy heroine of Rebecca falls in love with Maxim de Winter,... |
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The Graveyard Book (illustrated by Dave McKean) Neil Gaiman CILIP CARNEGIE Medal SHORTLIST 2010: Judges’ comments A fantastic story full of humour, humanity and wonderfully drawn characters.... |
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Blood Red, Snow White Marcus Sedgwick Set at the time of the Russian Revolution, the end of a centuries old dynasty, the rise of the Bolsheviks... |
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Lottery Boy Michael Byrne Reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire, this contemporary adventure story set on the streets of London follows a boy whose luck is... |
Lovereading4Schools -Year 9 (age 13-14)
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold John Le Carre The classic Cold War thriller, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Alec Leamas is tired. It's the... |
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Young, Gifted and Black Jamia Wilson This book brings together 52 icons of colour from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. Meet figureheads,... |
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Picture Me Gone Meg Rosoff A brilliantly atmospheric exploration of someone on the brink of adulthood, from prizewinning author Meg Rosoff, author of How... |
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In the Sea There are Crocodiles Fabio Geda One night before putting him to bed, Enaiatollah's mother tells him three things: don't use drugs or weapons, don't cheat,... |
Lovereading4Schools Chris Riddell Books
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Mr Underbed Chris Riddell When Jim kindly allows Mr Underbed to sleep in his bed he is unprepared for all the other night-time visitors... |
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Emperor of Absurdia Chris Riddell Join one small boy as he tumbles out of bed into a crazy dreamland of wardrobe monsters, dragons - and... |
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The Graveyard Book (illustrated by Chris Riddell) Neil Gaiman When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety... |
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The Snow Merchant Sam Gayton This new edition has artwork from award-winning illustrator Chris Riddell. Lettie Peppercorn lives in a house on stilts near the... |
Lovereading4Schools Diverse Voices
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Young, Gifted and Black Jamia Wilson This book brings together 52 icons of colour from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. Meet figureheads,... |
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Persepolis I and II Marjane Satrapi Chosen by March 2012 Guest Editor Sally Nicholls. Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood tells the story... |
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Walter Tull's Scrapbook Michaela Morgan The inspirational true story of Walter Tull's life is vividly reimagined here in scrapbook form, drawing on photographs, documents and... |
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Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman Grace loves to act out stories. Sometimes she plays the leading part, sometimes she is 'a cast of thousands.' When... |
Lovereading4Schools KS1 (5 - 7 yrs) - Reluctant Readers
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What Pet Should I Get Dr. Seuss A brother and sister visit a pet shop to pick a pet, but can't decide which one to go for.... |
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There's a Dragon in My Dinner Tom Nicoll As Eric empties the cartons from Friday night's Chinese takeaway, he catches a flash of green and spots a puff... |
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Unbearable! More Bizarre Stories Paul Jennings It's unbearable ...The bird's perch is swinging to and fro and hitting me on the nose. I can see my... |
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The Dancing Bear Michael Morpurgo Nothing disturbs the peace of a French village until the arrival of a bear cub. Adopted by the orphaned Roxanne,... |
Lovereading4Schools KS2 (7 - 11 yrs) - Reluctant Readers
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Tiger Wars Steve Backshall Deadly Adversaries. An Impossible Mission. Tiger Wars. Saker is on the run from the only life he knows. From India... |
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Two Weeks with the Queen Morris Gleitzman When Colin's brother Luke becomes seriously ill with leukemia, he is determined to get the best help possible. He is... |
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Danger is Still Everywhere: Beware of the Dog David O'Doherty Docter Noel is facing his most terrifying situation EVER - a little dog called Napkin has come to stay. That... |
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The Number 7 Shirt Alan Gibbons Jimmy dreams of becoming a pro footballer. Can he make it with the help of his heroes, all wearers of... |
Lovereading4Schools KS3 (11 - 14 yrs) - Reluctant Readers
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Troy Adele Geras Marpessa is gifted with God-sight, Xanthe has the healing touch. But then, Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, decides to play with... |
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Return of the (Un)Teenager Pete Johnson Spencer's back, and the (un)teenager plan has been derailed a bit by the fact that he kissed Emily at the... |
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Awesome Pete Johnson When Ben starts at a new school, the last thing he expects is to be mistaken for a TV star!... |
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Socks Are Not Enough Mark Lowery Michael Swarbrick's life couldn't get any worse. He's embroiled in a girls' changing room scandal; his idiot brother, a self-proclaimed... |
Lovereading4Schools Michael Morpurgo Month
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Out Of The Ashes Michael Morpurgo On New Year's Day Becky Morley begins to write her diary. By March, her world has changed for ever. Foot... |
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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea Michael Morpurgo How far would you go to find yourself? When orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII, he loses... |
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Shadow Michael Morpurgo A powerful novel from Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller...Never have Aman and his mother needed a friend more than... |
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Kaspar Prince of Cats Michael Morpurgo Kaspar the cat first came to the Savoy Hotel in a basket - Johnny Trott knows, because he was the... |
Lovereading4Schools Poetry Over 7's
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Brian Moses' School Report Very Funny Poems About School Brian Moses Find out what is in the mysterious lost-property box, join in at playtime, go on the school trip and discover... |
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1066 and Before That - History Poems Brian Moses, Roger Stevens There are poems about prehistoric times, mammoths, the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons,... |
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A Laureate's Choice: 101 Poems for Children Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate, has chosen her favourite poems for children for , exquisitely illustrated by multi-award-winning illustrator... |
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Read Me: A Poem for Every Day of the Year Gaby Morgan A new cover edition of Read Me, the bestselling poetry anthology with over a quarter of a million copies sold.... |
Lovereading4Schools Poetry Under 7's
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A Great Big Cuddle Michael Rosen Two of the biggest names in children's publishing, Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, come together in a new poetry collection. ...Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2015 More info Download opening extract |
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The Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its... |
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My Life as a Goldfish And Other Poems Rachel Rooney Full of jokes, surprises and puzzles, but also sensitive and thought-provoking, this is a spellbinding new collection from the winner... |
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The Language of Cat Rachel Rooney Find out who cast the P from a spell; read about the queen who dreams of eating burgers and chips;... |
Lovereading4Schools Super Readable books 12+ years
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Wave Paul Dowswell Brothers Eddie and Charlie find a photo of the great-great-uncles they were named after and discover an amazing story of... |
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Ring of Roses Mary Hooper Abby is delighted to be appointed to the position of nursemaid in the well-to-do Beauchurch household. But it's the summer... |
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The Last Soldier Keith Gray Nothing much happens in Joe and Wade's dusty town. There's not much excitement in Joe and his brother's lives -... |
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Five Hundred Miles Kevin Brooks For brothers Cole and Ruben it's another rainy morning in the badlands of East London, selling dodgy paperwork for even... |
Lovereading4Schools Super Readable books 7-9 years
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Nadine Dreams of Home Bernard Ashley Nadine doesn't like her new life. She doesn't speak the language, she can't understand what's going on, and more than... |
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Go! Go! Chichico! Geraldine McCaughrean Chichico is thrilled when a talent scout spots him during a kick-about with his friends Davi and Ana, and he... |
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Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door Julia Donaldson A tiger in the back garden! A bird-eating spider in the cupboard! Elmo and his sister love playing in the... |
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My Dog Daisy Jean Ure Lily is absolutely desperate for her very own dog. She's wanted one for as long as she can remember and... |
Lovereading4Schools Super Readable books 9-12 years
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Rugby Academy: Combat Zone Tom Palmer First title in a rugby trilogy. Borderlands is no ordinary school - all of the students boarding there have parents... |
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The Story of Matthew Buzzington Andy Stanton Hilarious story with trademark Stanton-esque nonsense. Matthew Buzzington has a superpower - he can turn into a fly! It's just... |
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Sniper Chris Bradford There's been no stop to the violence as the Army of Freedom terrorists continue their assault on Terminus City. Now... |
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Blue Moon Jenny Oldfield A touching and compelling tale of a young girl's love for her horse. Brilliantly illustrated in soft and sensitive black... |
Lovereading4Schools Teenage Reading
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Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier, Sally Beauman Working as a lady's companion, the heroine of Rebecca learns her place. Life begins to look very bleak until, on... |
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Nation Terry Pratchett CILIP CARNEGIE Medal SHORTLIST 2010: Judges’ comments A witty and wise story about Darwinism, the nature of... |
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Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, this is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written literary masterpiece. This highly anticipated... |
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A Spell of Winter Helen Dunmore Catherine and her brother, Rob, don't know why they have been abandoned by their parents. Incarcerated in the enormous country... |
Lovereading4Schools UKLA 2016 Shortlisted Titles
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Atlas of Adventures A Collection of Natural Wonders, Exciting Experiences and Fun Festivities from the Four Corners of the Globe Lucy Letherland Set your spirit of adventure free with this lavishly illustrated trip around the world. Explore seven continent maps, packed with... |
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An Away Day Benedicte Guettier An Away Day is the new title in the fantastic new The Dad With 10 Children series: a series of... |
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There Will be Lies Nick Lake Shelby Jane Cooper is seventeen, pretty and quiet. It's just Shelby and her mom, Shaylene, a court stenographer who wears... |
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I am Henry Finch Alexis Deacon, Viviane Schwarz From award-winning picture book makers Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz comes an enlightening new story about courage and making a... |
Lovereading4Schools UKLA 2017 Shortlisted Titles
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Railhead Philip Reeve Step Aboard - the Universe is Waiting. The Great Network is a place of drones and androids, Hive Monks and... |
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Gorilla Dawn Gill Lewis The thrilling, heartbreaking, and inspirational new story from award-winning storyteller and wildlife expert Gill Lewis. Deep in the heart of... |
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The Lion Inside Rachel Bright From the creator of the known and loved Bright Side lifestyle brand, Rachel Bright, and the winner of the Roald... |
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The Marvels Brian Selznick The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of... |
Lovereading4Schools UKLA 2018 Shortlisted Titles
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Frogkisser! Garth Nix Garth Nix is on hilarious form as he spins his very own fairy tale, featuring Princess Anya, who, with her... |
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We Come Apart Sarah Crossan, Brian Conaghan YA stars Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan join forces to break readers' hearts in this contemporary story of star-cross'd lovers. ... |
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Saint Death Marcus Sedgwick A potent, powerful and timely thriller about migrants, drug lords and gang warfare set on the US/Mexican border by Printz... |
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The Street Beneath My Feet Charlotte Gullian This double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey deep underground. One side of the foldout shows the ground... |
Lovereading4Schools World War One (WW1)
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War Game (Special 100th Anniversary of WW1 Ed.) Michael Foreman The classic children's book about the first world war and the Christmas Day cease-fire football match in no-mans-land. A special... |
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You Wouldn't Want to be in the Trenches in World War One! Alex Woolf From sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits, discover why you... |
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Stories of the First World War Jim Eldridge Part of the brilliantly educational My Story series. Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2014 More info Download opening extract |
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Valentine Joe Rebecca Stevens Inspired by the real life story of Valentine Joe Strudwick, one of the youngest Tommies to die on the Western... |
Lovereading4Schools World War Two (WW2)
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The Little Ships: A Story of the Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk Louise Borden, Michael Foreman In May 1940, many countries in Europe were at war with Nazi Germany. Half a million British and French soldiers... |
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Between Shades of Gray Ruta Sepetys Press play below to see the fascinating and moving video trailer for this book: One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother... |
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Billy's Blitz Barbara Mitchelhill When War breaks out, Billy's dad joins the army and most of his friends are evacuated from Balham, South London.... |
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My Friend the Enemy Dan Smith Summer, 1941. For Peter, the war is a long way away, being fought by a faceless enemy, marching across places... |