Reading Challenges
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| Y3 | Investigators by John Patrick GreenThe adventures of Beekle by Dan SantatHarry the poisonous centipede by Lynne Reid BanksAn alien in the jam factory by Chrissie SainsThe worst witch by Jill MurphySelfies with Komodos by Brian Moses | Spy Ninjas: new recruits by VannotesThe invisible by Tom PercivalCharlie changes into a chicken by Sam CopelandThe legend of Kevin by Philip ReeveThe Sheep-Pig by Dick King-SmithOnce upon a raindrop by James Carter | Agents of S.U.I.T: From badgers to worse by John Patrick GreenVoices in the park by Anthony BrownBlack Beauty by Anna SewellGangsta Granny by David WalliamsYapping away by Joshua Seigal |
| Y4 | The bad guys by Aaron BlabeyLights on cotton rock by David LitchfieldThe accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya BaruThe Twits by Roald DahlButterfly Lion by Michael MorpurgoThe day I fell down the toilet by Steve Turner | My dad is definitely not a crime lord by Ben DavisShark Lady by Jess KeatingHow to train your dragon by Cressida CowellThe famous five by Enid BlytonLizzie Dripping by Helen CresswellWild in the streets by Marilyn Singer | Bone: out from Boneville by Jeff SmithThe midnight panther by Poonam MistryOnyeka and the academy of the sun by Tola Okogwu13-stroey treehouse by Andy GriffithsQuick, let’s get out of here by Michael Rosen |
| Y5 | Frankie’s world by Aoife DooleyFarther by Grahame Baker-SmithThe last bear by Hannah GoldThe treasure hunters by Lisa ThompsonThe house with chicken legs by Sophie AndersonSilly verse for kids by Spike Milligan | The Rema chronicles by Amy Kim KibuishiThe town is by the sea by Joanne SchwartzThe secret garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThe witches by Roald DahlWhen poems fall from the sky by Zaro Weil | Percy Jackson and the lightning thief (graphic nocel) by Rick RiordanVarmints by Helen WardSkandar and the unicorn their by A.F SteadmanImpossible creatures by Katherine RundellI don’t like poetry by Joshua Seigal |
| Y6 | 39 clues by Rick RiordanThe viewer by Gary CrewWhen the sky falls by Phil EarleThe borrowers by Mary NortonMy name is Mina by David AlmondOverheard in a tower block by Joseph Coelho | Dragon Prince: through the moon by Peter WartmanThe island by Armin GreederPax by Sara PennypackerA boy called hope by Lara WilliamsonThe nowhere emporium by Ross MacKenzieLet’s chase stars together by Matt Goodfellow | Refugee: the graphic novel by Alan GratzLast: the story of the Nicola DavisThe boy who flew by Fleur HitchcockNevermoor: The trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica TownsendDigging for victory by Cathy Faulkner |
| Y2 | Peanut, Butter and Crackers: River rescue by Paige BraddockLeon the Extraordinary by Jamar NicholasSunflower sisters by Martha Hall KellyTell me a dragon by Jackie MorrisThe wonder by Faye HarrisonThe marvellous granny jinks and me by Serena HollyA bear called Paddington by Michael BondFluff the farting fish by Michael RosenPerfectly peculiar pets by Ella WoodlandSmile out loud by Joseph Coelho | ||
Our Reading Challenges are an opportunity to increase children’s range of books they can Read for Pleasure.
- The books have been selected to be accessible. For instance, including picture books and graphic novels in the challenge which are less intimidating for less able readers.
- Some reading challenge books have been chosen because they link to previous reads. For example,’ My name is Mina’ links to Skellig, which Y6 read in their shared read sessions early in the year.
- There are also books that offer vital moral messages such as ‘once upon a raindrop’ or ‘one last rhino’.
- The Reading Challenge also offers a Classic books that have been written decades ago, offering children a different style of language.
- Some books have simply been chosen because they are enjoyable to read, such as ‘the witches’ and ‘fluff the farting fish’. Our aim with the reading challenge is for children to read for pleasure widely.