School Reading List

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 13

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-13

Part 1
Book post

• The Last Tiger by Petr Horáček
• Against the Odds: The Incredible Struggles of 20 Great Adventurers by Alastair Humphreys, illustrated by Pola Mai
• Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
• Superquesters: The Case of the Great Energy Robbery by Lisa Moss and Dr Thomas Bernard
• Bob vs the Trousers of Doom by Andy Jones
• Undercover Alien by N.S. Blackman
• Mia and the Traitor of Nubis by Janelle McCurdy
• The Reluctant Vampire Queen Bites Back by Jo Simmons
• The Stolen Songbird by Judith Eagle
• Carnival of the Spider by Kieran Larwood
• There are Reptiles Everywhere by Camilla De la Bedoyere and Britta Teckentrup
• Secret Sister by Sophie McKenzie

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in August 2023

• British Museum: The Plot Against the Emperor by Andy Seed
• Shine by Sarah Asuquo
• Finding Phoebe by Gavin Extence
• The Escape by Ximo Abadia
• The Parade: A Counting Story from 1 to 100! By Joanna McInerney
• Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
• The Stolen Songbird by Judith Eagle
• The After School Crime Club by Hayley Webster
• Worrybot by Simon Packham
• A Dinosaur's Day by Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia
• Ghost Orchid by Fiona Lumbers
• Monster Stink by Anna Brooke
• Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight by Maria Motunrayo Adebisi
• Calvin and the Sugar-Apples by Ines F. Oliveira
• Ten-Word Tiny Tales by Joseph Coelho
• The Spectacular Science of Space by Rob Colson
• Rock-a-Bye Rumpus by Julia Donaldson
• How To Say No by Michelle Elman
• Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic by A.M. Howell
• The Magic of Forests by Vicky Woodgate
• Why Don't Things Fall Up? by Alom Shaha
• Curious Words for Clever Kids by Sarah Craiggs
• Leif the Unlucky Viking: Saga of the Shooting Star by Gary Northfield
• Mia and the Traitor of Nubis by Janelle McCurdy
• The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron
• Norah's Ark by Victoria Williamson
• The Book of Time by Clive Gifford
• Geomancer by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
• Be You! By Karl Newson
• Read, Scream, Repeat by Jennifer Killick
• What's the Big Idea? By Tracey Turner

August 2023 books of the month

• Fiction: | Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
• Nonfiction: | Against the Odds by Alastair Humphreys, illustrated by Pola Mai
• Picture book: | The Last Tiger by Petr Horáček
  
  

Part 2
Our thoughts on the DfE's reading framework updates

New book pitches: Katy on Broadway by Ella English, Phone Me When You're Home! by Wendy Garvey, On My Back Paws by Anna Skoyles

Part 3
Transitioning to KS2 - our year 3 book choices.

Credits and licensing
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