Year 6 recommended reads (These have been taken from a range of sources)
Title | Author | Genre |
The Lost Whale | Hannah Gold | Adventure |
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh | Helen Rutter | Comedy |
Amari and the Night Brothers | BB Alston | Fantasy |
Show Us Who You Are | Elle McNicoll | Science Fiction |
The Tale of Truthwater Lake | Emma Carroll | Historical fiction |
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crew | Jessica Townsend | Fantasy |
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief | A F Steadman | Fantasy |
The Mountain Rescue Dog | Julietter Forrest | Fiction |
Xanthe and the Ruby Crown | Jasbinder Bilan | Family Adventure |
The Explorer | Katherine Rundell | Adventure |
Armistice Runner | Tom Palmer | Historical fiction |
Rivet Boy | Barbara Henderson | Factual fiction |
The Shark Caller | Zillah Bethell | Adventure Fantasy |
No Ballet Shoes in Syria | Catherine Bruton | Inspired by true events |
Troofriend | Kirsty Applebaum | Science fiction |
Front Desk | Kelly Yang | Fiction |
My Life on Fire | Cath Howe | Family |
Can you Feel the Noise | Stewart Foster | Diverse |
Boy in the Tower | Polly Ho-Yen | Science fiction |
The Invasion of the Crooked Oak | Dan Smith | Science fiction |
Virtual Combat: Gamer | Chris Bradford | Dystopian |
Running Out of Time | Simon Fox | Science fiction |
Head Kid | David Baddiel | Comedy |
How To Be A Human | Karen McCombie | Science fiction |
A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling the Galaxy | David Solomons | Comedy Science fiction |
Emmy Levels Up | Helen Harvey | Adventure |
Murder Most Unladylike | Robin Stevens | Mystery |
New Kid | Jerry Craft | Graphic Comedy |
Smile | Raina Telgemeier | Graphic Autobiographical |
Mega Robot Bros Power Up | Neill Cameron | Comic |
When Stars are Scattered | Victoria Jamieson | Comic Autobiographical |
Nightfall in New York | Katherine Woodfine | Historical |
The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff | Andy Seed | Comedy |
Absolutely Everything | Christopher Lloyd | Encyclopaedic |
A Boy Called Hope | Lara Williamson | Family |
Illegal | Eoin Colfer | Adventure |
Time Travelling with a Hamster | Ross Welford | Science Fiction |
Cogheart | Peter Bunzl | Adventure |
The Girl of Ink and Stars | Kiran Millwood Hargrave | Fantasy |
SeaBEAN | Sarah Holding | Realistic |
Eren | Simon P Clark | Horror |
The Railway Children | E Nesbit | Classic |
Abomination | Robert Swindells | Dystopia |
Carrie’s War | Nina Bawden | Historical |
The Crowstarver | Dick King Smith | Animals |
From Hereabout Hill | Michael Morpurgo | Short Stories |
Fruit and Nutcase | Jean Ure | Family |
Granny | Anthony Horowitz | Comedy |
The Hobbit | JRR Tolkein | Fantasy |
Kensuke’s Kingdom | Michael Morpurgo | Historical |
Lion Boy | Zizou Corder | Animals |
The Machine Gunners | Robert Westall | Historical |
My Swordhand is Singing | Marcus Sedgwick | Horror |
Once | Morris Gleitzman | Historical |
The Other Side of the Truth | Beverly Naidoo | Diverse |
The Silver Sword | Ian Serraillier | Historical |
Skellig | David Almond | Fantasy |
Tell me No Lies | Malorie Blackman | Family |
The Changes Trilogy – The Weathermonger | Peter Dickinson | Dystopia |
What Katy Did | Susan Coolidge | Classic |
The Wheel of Surya | Jamila Gavin | Diverse |
The Borrowers | Mary Norton | Classic |
Silverfin | Charlie Higson | Adventure |
Oranges in No Man’s Land | Elizabeth Laird | Diverse |
Beyond the Bright Sea | Lauren Wolk | Historical fiction Adventure |
A Web of Air | Philip Reeve | Science fiction |
Orphans of the Tide | Struan Murray | Fantasy |
The Skylarks War | Hilary Mckay | Historical fiction |
When Secrets Set Sail | Sita Brahmachari | Adventure |
Fireweed | Jill Paton Walsh | Historical fiction |
Holes | Louis Sachar | Adventure |
River Boy | Tim Bowler | Supernatural |
Mortal Engines | Philip Reeve | Science fiction |
Phoenix | SF Said | Science fiction |
Wolf Hollow | Lauren Wolk | Historical fiction |