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Recommended Reading

The experienced librarian at GMS writes to raise the profile of reading during lockdown, she has also included a list of good reads and recommended websites.
“As we find ourselves in lockdown once again can I remind you of the huge benefits of reading?
The Accelerated Reading scheme is a framework to progress a student’s ability to make mature book choices. The easier path is to keep with the tried and tested books: nothing too taxing, fulfilling the minimum requirement. The harder path is to progress, try a new genre, attempt a longer book, be open to new ideas, a different author. Reading can be like opening a box of sweets, I have used this description with the students. A student needs to try all that is on offer and not just remain with the one genre. We are living in a golden age of children’s literature, it just needs opportunity and a bit of a push in the right direction to find the right book. I believe all reading is of benefit; you are aiming to foster a love of reading not turn it into a battle.
If anyone has any questions/queries/ideas on how to promote reading or problems you are encountering please email me at the info box. Books on the Accelerated Reader scheme can be found if you google AR Bookfinder, however, given the circumstances, I would concentrate on reading any available books and not be limited to those just on the scheme.
Remember, all reading is beneficial, we need to create a generation of informed proactive and articulate readers who are not limited in any way.”
Kind Regards
Annette Fisher

Year 7 Lockdown Books

  • Private Peaceful – Michael Morpurgo (AR 5.2)
  • Once Series – Maurice Gleitzman (AR 4.1)
  • Boffin Boy – David Orme (AR 2.0)
  • Beast – Ally Kennen (AR 3.9)
  • Dead Man’s Cove – Lauren St. John (AR 6.0)
  • Ghost Boys – J Rhodes (AR 3.0)
  • Trash – Andy Mulligan (AR 5.1)
  • Wonder – R J Palacio (AR 4.8)
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl (AR 4.8)
  • Butterfly Lion – Michael Morpurgo (AR 4.6)
  • Flour Babies – Anne Fine (AR 5.2)
  • Harry Potter Series – J K Rowling (AR 6.0)
  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne (AR 5.8)
  • The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman (AR 5.1)
  • The Explorer – Katherine Rundell (AR 4.5)
  • Chase – Linwood Barclay (AR 4.7)
  • Love, Stargirl – Jerry Spinelli (AR 3.8)
  • Electrigirl – Jo Cotterill (AR 3.9)
  • Goosebumps – R L Stine (AR 3.0)
  • Tom Gates series – Liz Pichon (AR 3.9)

Year 8 Lockdown books

  • A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness (AR 4.8)
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon (AR 5.4)
  • Stone Cold – R Swindells (AR 4.3)
  • My sister lives on the Mantlepiece – Annabel Pitcher (AR 5.2)
  • Goodnight Mister Tom – Michelle Magorian (AR 5.1)
  • The Lie Tree – Frances Hardinge (AR 6.4)
  • Murder Most Unladylike – Robin Stevens (AR 5.3)
  • Gone series – Michael Grant (AR 4.3)
  • The Hunger Games series – Suzanne Collins (AR 5.3)
  • Bullet Catcher – Chris Bradford (AR 5.0)
  • Noughts and Crosses series – Malorie Blackman (AR 4.0)
  • Percy Jackson series – Rick Riordan (AR 4.5)
  • Young Bond – Charlie Higson or Steve Cole (AR 5.0)
  • Harry Potter series – J K Rowling (AR 6.0)
  • The Hogfather – Terry Pratchett (AR 4.7)
  • The Book Thief – Markus Zusak (AR 5.1)
  • Animalcolm – David Baddiel (AR 4.1)
  • The Boy with Two Heads – Andy Mulligan (AR 4.4)
  • Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck (AR 4.5)

Classic Books to read anytime….

  • Black Beauty – Anna Sewell
  • Narnia series – C S Lewis
  • The Hobbit – J R R Tolkien
  • The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame
  • Swallows and Amazons – Arthur Ransome
  • Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carol
  • The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • The Wolves of Willoughby Chase – Joan Aiken
  • Ballet Shoes – Noel Streatfield
  • Watership Down – Richard Adams
  • The Borrowers – Mary Norton
  • Five Children and It – E Nesbit
  • The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
  • The Railway Children – E Nesbit
  • Charlotte’s Web – E B White
  • Stig of the Dump – Clive King
  • Tom’s Midnight Garden – Philippa Pearce
  • To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
  • War Horse – Michael Morpurgo
  • A Series of Unfortunate Events – Lemony Snicket
  • The Sword in the Stone – T H White

Where to find free books on-line….

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