School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 30

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-30/

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• Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean
• Our Tree by Jessica Meserve
• We are All Animals by Ben Hoare and Christopher Lloyd, illustrated by Mark Ruffle
• Real-life Mysteries: Tales of Scary Beasts by Susan Martineau, illustrated by Vicky Barker
• How Not to Share a Pizza by Tracy Curren, illustrated by Lauren Beard
• I Am Strong Just Being Me by Laura Dockrill and Kip Alizadeh
• Hank Goes Honk by Maudie Powell-Tuck and Duncan Beedie
• Blue, Barry and Pancakes 2 by Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson
• Jack-Jack and the Return of the Chickens by Ben Garrod
• The Boy with Big Decisions by Helen Rutter
• The First Year by Matt Goodfellow
• Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed by Eve Wersocki Morris
• Dreamslinger by Graci Kim
• Not That Kind Of Hero by Alexia Casale
• Solo by Grainne O'Brien
• Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in May 2025

• Land of the Last Wildcat by Lui Sit
• A Flash of Neon by Sophie Cameron
• I'm Going to Make a Friend by Darren Chetty & Sandhya Prabhat
• So Devin Wore a Skirt by Shireen Lalji & Lucy Fleming
• Traumaland by Josh Silver
• Valley of the Vikings by Liz Kessler
• Evie and Maryam's Family Tree by Janeen Hayat
• Shrapnel Boys by Jenny Pearson
• Piet Cools Off by Peter & Carina Wohlleben
• The Boy in the Tree by Lisa Thompson
• The Thrashers by Julie Soto
• Breakthrough by Omar Sharif
• Epic Cities by Sam Sedgman & Daniel Long
• The Other Girl by Emily Barr
• Get Dressed! By Katy Canales
• Epic FACTopia! By Rose Davidson
• The Glass Heart by Sally Gardner
• Letters to a Dog by Piers Torday
• SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue by Paul Ian Cross
• Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies
• A Killing at the Box Office by Paul Westmoreland
• The World of Maxime by Lucile de Pesloan
• Stitch Head: The Pirate's Eye by Guy Bass & Pete Williamson
• The Squid Squad by Aoife Dooley
• Little Lim and the Golden Treasure by Frann Preston-Gannon
• The Blockbusters! By Frank Cottrell-Boyce
• The Battle of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron
• The Man Who Loved Libraries by Andrew Larsen & Katty Maure
• I Dare You by Tamsin Winter
• Aliya and the Shop of Second Chances by Laila Rifaat
• All the Lost Souls by Amie Jordan

May 2025 books of the month

• Fiction: A Flash of Neon by Sophie Cameron
• Nonfiction: Volcano by Claire Saxby & Jess Racklyeft
• Picture book: I'm going to make a friend by Darren Chetty & Sandhya Prabhat

Part 2
Our recommended books for preschool

New book pitches: The Fighting Spirit by Rob Keeley, Zee Zee The Humble Bee by Michael Obiora. Molly the Moo by Paul Simpson

Part 3
Investing in Your School Library Can Boost Your School Inspection Grade!

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Season 1: Episode 29

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• Mr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert
• Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester & Coral Tulloch
• Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please by Rob Walton, illustrated by Reena Makwana
• Meet Amber Class by Enomwoyi Damali, illustrated by Ruthine Burton
• Bad Panda: For Sale by Swapna Haddow
• Grumpfort by Jamie Hammond
• Solving Crimes Is NOT My Superpower by Nathanael Lessore, illustrated by Simran Diamond Singh
• The Magnificent Book of Trees by Tony Russell, illustrated by Val Walerczuk & Simon Treadwell
• Rebel Heart by Ally Sherrick
• School of Doom by Sarah Harrison
• Beastlands: Legend of the Crystal Caves by Jess French
• Fury, Fire and Frost by Robert Muchamore
• Missing Link by Anthony Kessel
• Normal Women Making History for 900 Years by Philippa Gregory
• Nightweaver by R. M. Gray

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in April 2025

• Run Away With Me by Brian Selznick
• The Line They Drew Through Us by Hiba Noor Khan
• Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed by Eve Wersocki Morris
• Peregrine Quinn and the Mask of Chaos by Ash Bond
• The Boy with Big Decisions by Helen Rutter
• Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean
• Not That Kind Of Hero by Alexia Casale
• The First Year by Matt Goodfellow
• The Last House in the Row by Lesley Parr
• Odd Girl Out by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid
• Fishfolk by Steven Quincey-Jones
• I Am Raven by Alastair Chisholm
• Snails of the Unexpected by Terrie Chilvers
• Light by Jess Wade & Ana Sanfelippo
• Michael Rosen's Pocket Shakespeare by Michael Rosen & Chris Riddell
• Life (As We Know It) by Ziggy Hanaor & Cristobal Schmal
• Weird Philosophy by Brandon Robshaw
• Becoming Grace by Hilary McKay
• The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood by Farhana Islam
• Hercules: Hero to Zero? By Tom Vaughan
• Matched Up by Jenny Ireland
• The Girl with the Red Boots by Alex Wheatle
• What Happens Online by Nathanael Lessore
• Botticelli's Apprentice by Ursula Murray Husted
• The Mirror World by Femi Fadugba
• Rainforest by DK
• Starminster: The Month of Birthdays by Megan Hopkins
• Food for All by Mary Hoffman & Ros Asquith
• Quiet Riot by Nadia Finer
• Our Tree by Jessica Meserve

April 2025 books of the month

• Fiction: Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean
• Nonfiction: We are All Animals by Ben Hoare and Christopher Lloyd, illustrated by Mark Ruffle
• Picture book: Our Tree by Jessica Meserve

Part 2
Our recommended books for reception classrooms

New book pitches: Oakley the Superhero by Roxanne Constantine; The Tilly and Harry Adventures by Ashton Moon; Danny the Ducky and Gilly the Goose by Dushka Petkovich

Part 3
Do Children Read More Than We Think?

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Season 1: Episode 28

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• Diary Of A Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Wotto
• Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson, illustrated by Beth Waters
• Paloma Flies Away by María J. Guarda
• I Really Really Love My Noisy Bum by Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie
• Let’s Play Rugby by Gordon D’Arcy and Paul Howard
• Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum by Hannah Tunnicliffe and Erica Harrison
• The Notwitches by Gary Panton, illustrated by Dotty Sutton
• Be the Change by Robin Greenfield and Antonia Banyard
• Speedwheels 3000: The Race Against Crime by Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Katie Kear and Nick East
• School for Fireflies by Erica Gomez
• Shiver Point: Beneath the Ghostly Graves by Gabriel Dylan
• Red Flags by Sophie Jo
• Mondays are Murder by Ravena Guron

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in March 2025

• The Magnificent Book of Trees by Tony Russell
• Mr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones & Corey Egbert
• The Bookshop Dog by Harriet Evans
• Mary Fowler: Football Legends by Kit Cross
• Noura's Crescent Moon by Zainab Khan
• Wolf in the City by Rachel Tilda Wolf
• Nightweaver by R.M. Gray
• Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai
• The Deadly Fates by Dhonielle Clayton
• Meet the Mubbles by Liz Pichon
• Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna
• Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello
• Dadbot by Jack Noel
• Stealing Happy by Brian Conaghan
• When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain
• A Home Is A Nest by Emma Carlisle
• While We’re Young by K.L Walther
• The Greatest Stuff on Earth by Steve Tomecek
• The Appletree Animal Agency by Katya Balen
• Please Don't Read The Footnotes Please by Rob Walton
• After by Padraig Kenny
• Puloma and the Bear by Jasbinder Bilan
• See Inside AI by Alex Frith & Victoria Williams
• Encyclopedia of Birds by Jules Howard
• Away by Megan E. Freeman
• Keep Smashing It by Jodie Ounsley
• Bronte Tempestra and the Weather Witch by Bex Hogan
• Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton
• The Beck by Anthony McGowan
• Bigg School: Scaredy Cat by Lisa Williamson
• Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods by Jennifer Killick

March 2025 books of the month

• Fiction: Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please by Rob Walton, illustrated by Reena Makwana
• Nonfiction: Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch
• Picture book: Mr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 1 classrooms

New book pitches:• Oakley the Superhero by Roxanne Constantine; The Tilly and Harry Adventures by Ashton Moon; Danny the Ducky and Gilly the Goose by Dushka Petkovich

Part 3
Is it time to rethink dressing up for World Book Day?

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Season 1: Episode 27

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Part 1
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• Loverboy by Ben Tomlinson
• One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillip
• The Really Beautiful Thing by Frances Tosdevin
• Guardians of the New Moon: The Year of the Rat by Eric Huang, illustrated by Phung Nguyen Quang
• Sammy and the Stolen Paintings by Charlie P. Brooks
• Mission: Manta Ray by Philip Kavvadis
• Alex Neptune, Dragon Champion by David Owen, illustrated by George Ermos
• People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence
• Murder for Two (A Tariq Twins Mystery) by Niyla Farook
• The Zombie Project by Alice Nuttall
• After Life by Gayle Forman
• Bingsu For Two by Sujin Witherspoon
• The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in February 2025

• Paloma Flies Away by Maria J. Guarda
• All Better Now by Neal Shusterman
• Diary of a Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart
• Let's Play Rugby! By Gordon D'Arcy and Paul Howard
• Red Flags by Sophie Jo
• I Really, Really Love My Noisy Bum by Karl Newson & Duncan Beedie
• Shiver Point: Beneath the Ghostly Graves by Gabriel Dylan
• Black Star by Kwame Alexander
• Mondays Are Murder by Ravena Guron
• Island of Influencers by Monique Turner
• Alan, King of the Universe by Tom McLaughlin
• Dragon Riders of Roar by Jenny McLachlan & Alla Khatkevich
• The Notwitches by Gary Panton & Dotty Sutton
• Speedwheels 3000: The Race Against Crime by Jenny Pearson & Katie Kear
• Boobies by Nancy Vo
• My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary 2 by Jim Smith
• The Full Stop That Got Away by Laura Baker & Nathan Reed
• The Boy at the Window by Lucy Strange & Rohan Eason
• Wink, Murder: a Bletchley Park Mystery by Rhian Tracey
• Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson & Beth Waters
• Destiny Ink: Birthday Secret by Adeola Sokunbi
• Cloud Nine by Sue H. Cunningham
• Wiggling Words by Kate Rolfe
• The Found Things by Petr Horacek
• Normal Women: Making History for 900 Years by Philippa Gregory
• Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster
• How To Roller-Skate with One Leg by Ella Dove
• My Mum and Other Poems by Laura Dockrill

February 2025 books of the month

• Fiction: Diary of a Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart
• Nonfiction: Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson & Beth Waters
• Picture book: Paloma Flies Away by Maria J. Guarda

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 2 classrooms

New book pitches:•Oakley the Superhero by Roxanne Constantine; Efua's Magic Stew by Angela Ackah-McIntyre; Danny the Ducky and Gilly the Goose by Dushka Petkovich

Part 3
Why teaching discrete subjects and avoiding topic teaching encourages reading for pleasure.

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Season 1: Episode 26

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Part 1
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• A Symphony of Stories by James Mayhew
• 2025 Children's Almanac by Collins Kids
• Traitors in Space: A Pick-Your-Own-Path Adventure by Tim Collins
• My Name is a Gift by Zeshan Akhter
• My First Ocean Atlas by Catherine Ard and Paul Daviz
• Where to Hide a Star by Oliver Jeffers
• A Beginners Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein
• Jakub's Otter by Coral Rumble
• Phantom Hearts by Rosie Talbot
• How to Know a Crow by Candace Savage
• Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas
• So Over This by David Fenne

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in January 2025

• Alex Neptune, Dragon Champion by David Owen
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney
• The Restaurant at the Edge of the World by Oliver Gerlach
• Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Stephen Davies
• Manifest for Kids: FOUR STEPS TO BEING THE BEST YOU by Roxie Nafousi
• The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir by Peter Lantos
• Mismatched by Anne Camlin
• The End of the Story by Melissa de la Cruz
• Guardians of the New Moon: Year of the Rat by Eric Huang
• The Party by Natasha Preston
• After Life by Gayle Forman
• Squeak! Squawk! Roar!: Amazing Animal Poems by Kate Williams
• The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold
• Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon
• The Vulpine by Polly Crosby
• The Legendary Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud
• Dear Black Boy by Martellus Bennett
• One Day by Michael Rosen & Benjamin Phillips
• Let the Light In by Jenny Downham by Louis Hill
• The Zombie Project by Alice Nuttall
• Murder for Two by Niyla Farook
• Sahara by Christina Webb
• The Boy I Love by William Hussey
• Girl, Ultra-Processed by Amara Sage
• Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias
• Til Death by Busayo Matuluko
• People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence
• Buzz Club by Xena Knox
• Hunt for the Golden Scarab by M. G. Leonard
• Pinch Perkins and the Nightmare Tree by Cathy FitzGerald
• Ice Apprentices by Jacob North

January 2025 books of the month

• Fiction: Loverboy by Ben Tomlinson
• Nonfiction: One Day by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillips
• Picture book: The Really Beautiful Thing by Frances Tosdevin

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 3 classrooms

New book pitches: Smart Fiona by Mike Hollin; Efua's Magic Stew by Angela Ackah-McIntyre; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham

Part 3
Why Discount Book Packs are a Bad Deal for Schools

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Season 1: Episode 25

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Part 1
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• The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
• Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow
• Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
• Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee
• We Can! by Alexandra Strick
• You Only Spy Twice by Ben Sanders
• Super Ocean Weekend by Gaëlle Alméras
• Cobweb by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman
• Presto! Magical Recovery Co. by Rutendo Dione
• We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix
• Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by Dee Benson and David Arlo
• Handle With Care by Louisa Reid
• I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in November 2024

• Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer & Steve McCarthy
• The Circular Square by Simon Philip & Neil Clark
• Shyla's Wood Wide Web by Ewa Jozefkowicz & Gillian Flint
• Amazing Jellyfish by Michael Stavaric
• The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier & Brian Churilla
• For She is Wrath by Emily Varga
• When It's Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri
• The Muttcracker by Anna Kemp & Sara Ogilvie
• How to Be a Revolutionary by Lucy Ann Unwin
• The 39-Storey Treehouse: Colour Edition! by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
• The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage
• Yetis Don't Exist! by Kate Thompson & Loretta Schauer
• The Murder Hypothesis by Sarah Wishart
• Blue, Barry & Pancakes by Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson
• Mission to Mars: Can You Survive in Space? by DK
• Silver by Olivia Levez
• Girls by Annet Schaap
• Yes, Boys Can! by Jonathan Juravich & Richard V. Reeves
• Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein & Tommy Doyle
• When the Stammer Came to Stay by Maggie O'Farrell & Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
• The ADHD Teen Survival Guide by Soli Lazarus
• In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limon & Peter Sis
• So Over This by David Fenne
• Heist Royale by Kayvion Lewis.
• Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar
• Drawn Onward by Daniel Nayeri & Matt Rockefeller
• How to Sing a Song by Kwame Alexander & Randy Preston
• Shakespeare's Othello by Steve Barlow & Steve Skidmore
• Rise and Fall by Peter Allen
• Wisdom of the Woods by Rachel Piercey & Freya Hartas

November 2024 books of the month

• Fiction: When It's Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri
• Nonfiction: Rise and Fall by Peter Allen
• Picture book: The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 4 classrooms

New book pitches: Smart Fiona by Mike Hollin; There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham

Part 3
What Are We Reading For? A spectrum of reading cultures in schools.

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Season 1: Episode 24

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• The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
• First Big Book of How by Sally Symes
• Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie
• Clive Penguin by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders
• Ivy Newt and the Vampixies by Derek Keilty and Magda Brol
• Life in the Wild by Lizzie Daly
• Nina Peanut: Mega Mystery Solver by Sarah Bowie
• The Skeleton in the Cupboard by Lilija Berzinska
• Popcorn by Rob Harrell
• Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion by Annelise Gray
• Desert Echoes by Abdi Nazemian
• Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures by Rima Orie
• The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in October 2024

• Ditching Saskia by John Moore and Neetols
• Family by Patricia Hegarty and Britta Teckentrup
• Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! By Brian Fitzgerald
• One Wise Sheep: An Untraditional Christmas Story by Ulrich Hub
• Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee
• Bear's Lost Glasses by Leo Timmers
• Feather by Manon Steffan Ros
• That Day by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet
• The Flickering Fires by Grahame Baker-Smith
• Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by Dee Benson
• Circus of Shadows by Lidia Brankovic
• Nettle by Bex Hogan
• Twenty-Four Seconds From Now: A Regular Love Story by Jason Reynolds
• Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll
• Museum in a Book by Herve Tullet
• The Little Prince: Pop Up Book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
• Shadow Creatures by Chris Vick
• Birdie by J.P Rose
• The Arctic Fox by Holly Webb
• We Can!: Make a Difference by Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony
• Skandar and the Skeleton Curse by A.F. Steadman
• The Colour of Revenge by Cornelia Funke
• The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
• The River Thief by Hannah Peck
• Our Galaxy: A First Adventure in Space by Sue Lowell Gallion
• Gold Rush by Flora Delargy
• Flow with the Snow by Robert Tregoning
• The Lost Dogs by Patrica Forde
• Handle With Care by Louisa Reid
• A Lot of Silly: A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense by Joy Cowley
• Chris Mould's War of the Worlds: A Graphic Novel by H.G Wells

October 2024 books of the month

• Fiction: The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
• Nonfiction: Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow
• Picture book: Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 5 classrooms

New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham

Part 3
Why DuckDuckGo is better than Google for book searches

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Season 1: Episode 23

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Part 1
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• Sisters of the Moon by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
• A Celebration of Evolution by William Spring
• Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green, illustrated by Francis Martin
• Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Dragon by Candy Bee
• One Up by Ben Sanders
• Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad! by Steve Webb
• Secret FACTopia! by Paige Towler, illustrated by Andy Smith
• Mia and the Secrets of Lunis by Janelle McCurdy, illustrated by Ana Latese
• The Reluctant Vampire Queen Finds Her Fangs by Jo Simmons
• The Dark Within Us by Jess Popplewell
• I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy
• Death At Morning House by Maureen Johnson

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in September 2024

• Ghostlines by Katya Balen
• The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin
• Popcorn by Rob Harrell
• The Tantrum by Louie Stowell
• Life in the Wild by Lizzie Daly
• The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths
• Here To Slay by Radhika Sanghani
• The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
• The Incredible Pop-up Bug by Ben Hoare
• The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
• The Salt Thief by Neal Bascomb
• Cobweb by Michael Morpurgo
• Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel by William Golding
• Escape Castle Dracula by Sam Fern
• The Skeleton in the Cupboard by Lilija Berzinska
• Oh What a Knight! by Maz Evans
• Unholy Terrors by Lyndall Clipstone
• Blue Heart by Nicola Davies
• The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge
• The Dinosaur Next Door by David Litchfield
• Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Making Enemies by Louie Stowell
• The Seamaiden's Odyssey by Berlie Doherty
• Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness
• Death on the Tracks by Paul Westmoreland
• Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold
• The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle
• A Little Sailing Lesson by Sara Stefanini
• Who Ate the Little Bug? By Hector Dexet
• The Remarkables by Clotilde Perrin
• The Golden Linnet by Alexander Armstrong

September 2024 books of the month

• Fiction: The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
• Nonfiction: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes
• Picture book: Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 6 classrooms

New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham

Part 3
Should mobile phones be banned in schools?

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