Here’s a recommended reading list for Year 6 for children aged 10-11 years.
Classics and Popular Authors
• Witches - Roald Dahl
• Tales of the Unexpected – Roald Dahl
• Malory Towers Series – Enid Blyton
• Five Find Outers Series – Enid Blyton
• Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens
• Northern Lights – Philip Pullman
• The Amber Spyglass – Philip Pullman
• Stop the Train - Geraldine McCaughrean
• The Stones are Hatching - Geraldine McCaughrean
• A Little Lower than Angels - Geraldine McCaughrean
• Peter Pan in Scarlet - Geraldine McCaughrean
• Out of the Ashes - Michael Morpurgo
• Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo
• Alone on the Wide Sea - Michael Morpurgo
• Adolphus Tips - Michael Morpurgo
• Why the Whales Came - Michael Morpurgo
• The Illustrated Mum - Jacqueline Wilson
• Vicky Angel - Jacqueline Wilson
• My Sister Jodie - Jacqueline Wilson
• E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
• The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S Lewis
Animals
• Dumb Creatures - Jeanne Willis
• The Butterfly Lion – Michael Morpurgo
• Anna Sewell, Black Beauty
• The What on Earth? Wallbook Timeline of Nature – Christopher Lloyd
• The Crowstarver – Dick King-Smith
• Lionboy - Zizou Corder
• Tiger Wars – Steve Backshall
Mystery Stories
• The Haunting - Maragret Mahy
• Mokee Joe Series - Peter J Murray
• Cirque Du Freak - Darrren Shan
• The Vampire’s Assistant - Darrren Shan
• Vampirates series - Justin Sompter
• The Thousand Eyes of Night - Robert Swindells
• Eren – Simon P Clark
• Abomination – Robert Swindells
• The Weathermonger – Pete Dickinson
Humour
• Aliens Don’t Eat Dog Food - Dinah Capparucci
• Killer Mushrooms Ate My Gran - Susan Gates
• Trust Me I’m a Trouble Maker - Pete Johnson
• Jones Charmed Life - Diana Wynne
• Night of the Living Veg - Phillip Reeve
• Night of the Living Dead - Phillip Reeve
• Harry and the Wrinklies - Alan Temperley
• Fruit and Nutcase – Jean Ure
• Granny – Anthony Horowitz
• The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged thirteen and three quarters – Sue
Townsend
Fantasy
• Earth Giant - Melvyn Burgess
• Angels Unlimited - Annie Dalton
• The Spiderwick Chronicles - Tony Diterlizzi
• Araminta Spook series - Angie Sage
• The Strongest Girl in the World - Sally Gardner
• The Boy Who Could fly - Sally Gardner
• The Invisible Boy - Sally Gardner
• The Smallest Girl Ever - Sally Gardner
Historical
• The Diary of Anne Frank
• I am David - Anne Holm
• When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Judith Kerr
• Tom’s War - Robert Leeson
• Goodnight Mr Tom - Michele Magorian
• Blitz Boys - Linda Newberry
• Fly Away Home - Christine Nostlinger
• Dolphin Crossing - Jill Paton Walsh
• The Machine Gunners - Robert Westall Blitzcat
• Once – Morris Gleitzman
• The Silver Sword – Ian Serraillier
Fantasy
• Midnight is a Place - Joan Aiken
• Skellig - David Almond
• Heaven Eyes - David Almond
• Artemis Fowl series - Eion Colfer
• The Supernaturalist - Eion Colfer
• The Dark is Rising sequence - Susan Cooper
• Icefire - Chris D’Lacey
• Shrinking Ralph Perfect - Chris D’Lacey
• The Salt Pirates of Skegness - Chris D’Lacey
• Ingo - Helen Dunmore
• Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
• Inkspell - Cornelia Funke
• The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke
• The Owl Service - Alan Garner
• Elidor – Alan Garner
• Warriors of the Raven - Alan Gibbons
• Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge
• The Power of Five series - Anthony Horowitz
• Warrior Cats series - Erin Hunter
• Redwall - Brian Jaques
• Tooth and Claw - Stephen Moore
• The Wind on Fire Trilogy - William Nicholson
• The Noble Warriors Trilogy – William Nicholson
• Charlie Bone series - Jenny Nimmo
• Measle and the Mallockee - Ian Ogilvy
• Eragon - Christopher Paolini
• Johnny and the Bomb - Terry Pratchet
• Diggers - Terry Pratchet
• The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents - Terry Pratchet
• His Dark Materials Series - Philip Pullman
• Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve
• Mighty Fizz Chilla - Philip Ridley
• Harry Potter Series - J. K. Rowling
• Holes - Louis Sachar
• Small Steps – Louis Sachar
• Septamus Flyte series - Angie Sage
• Shapeshifter series - Ali Sparkes
• The Edge Chronicles series - Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
• Golem’s Eye - Jonathan Stroud
• In the Nick of Time - Robert Swindells
• Shadowmancer - G. P. Taylor
• The Swithchers Trilogy - Kate Thompson
• The Missing Link – Kate Thompson
• The Hobbit - J. R. R.Tolkein
• Lord of the Rings - J. R. R.Tolkein
• Dr Who story books
• Ms Swordhand is Singing – Marcus Sedgewick
Adventure stories
• Treasure Island - R. L, Stevenson
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
• Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne
• An Angel for May - Melvin Burgess
• The Young Bond books - Charlie Higson
• Alex Rider series - Anthony Horowitz
• Kensuke’s Kingdom – Michael Morpurgo
• Oranges in No Man’s Land – Elizabeth Laird
Thought provoking books
• Pig Heart Boy - Malorie Blackman
• Tell Me No Lies - Malorie Blackman
• The Kin - Peter Dickinson
• Village by the Sea - Anita Desai
• The Breadwinner series - Deborah Ellis
• The Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah
