Year 6 Reading List
This list (which includes over 300 fascinating texts by over 200 published authors) is intended to be a guide to books suitable for children in Year 6. The List, covering a range of genres, is drawn from a number of sources including teachers own recommendations; the National Literacy Strategy’s recommended texts; reading lists which have been suggested by other schools and the National Literacy Trust’s website. Some of the texts are more difficult to read than others and care should be taken when choosing those which your child might enjoy. Please discuss the books your child reads with him/her and remember that, even in Year 6, although a book might be difficult for your child to read, he/she will probably still enjoy having it read to them by an adult. Good luck reading and please enjoy reading these together!
Author-Name of book:-Tick if read
Finley Aaron-Foundlings-
Richard Adams-Watership Down-
Joan Aiken-The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
The James III Sequence,
Mice and Mendelson
The Whispering Mountain
Midnight is a Place
The Stolen Lake-
Louisa M. Alcott-Little Women-
David Almond-Skellig
Kit’s Wildernesss
Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories-
Neil Arksey-Playing on the Edge-
Linda Aronson-Kelp-
Max Arthur-Forgotten Voices of the Second World War-
Bernard Ashley-Johnny’s Blitz
Little soldier
Rapid-
Sherry Ashworth-What’s your problem?-
Joyce Annette Barnes-Amistad Junior novelization-
J M Barrie-Peter Pan-
Joan Bauer-Squashed-
Nina Bawden-Carrie’s War
On the Run
The Peppermint Pig
The Outside Child
The Real Plato Jones
Keeping Henry
The Secret Passage-
Leslie Beake-Song of Be-
Tom Becker-Darkside-
Gerard Benson-This Poem Doesn’t Rhyme-
Paul Berna-A Hundred Million Francs-
James Berry-Classic Poems to read aloud-
Malorie Blackman-Hacker
Noughts and crosses
Knife Edge-
Thomas Bloor-The Memory Prisoner-
Judy Blume-Are you there God? It’s Me, Margaret
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
Freckle Juice
Superfudge-
Martin Booth-Music on the Bamboo Radio-
Tim Bowler-River Bay
Midget-
Ray Bradbury-The Other Foot-
Elinor M Brent-Dyer-The Chalet School Series-
Frances Browne-Granny’s Wonderful Chair-
Linda Buckley-Archer-Gideon the Cutpurse-
John Bunyan-The Pilgrim’s Progress-
Melvin Burgess-Billy Elliot
Junk
The Baby and Fly pie-
Thornton W. Burgess-Old Granny Fox-
Frances Hodgson Burnett-The Secret Garden-
Sheila Burnford-The Incredible Journey-
Betsy Byars-The Pinballs
Cracker Jackson
The Midnight Fox
The Summer of The Swans
The Two Thousand Pound Goldfish
The Animal
The Vegetable and John D. Jones
The Eighteenth Emergency-
Georgia Byng-Molly Moon-
Peter Carey-The Big Bazoohley-
Lewis Carroll-Alice’s Adventure In Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass-
Philip Caveney-Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates-
G K Chesterton-The Puffin Father Brown Stories-
Robin Chambers-The Ice Warrior-
John Christopher-The Guardians-
Ann Coburn-Warm Songs-
Peter Collington-The Coming of the Surfman(Picture book)-
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes-
Susan Coolidge-What Katy Did-
Susan Cooper-Over Sea Over Stone
The Dark is Rising sequence
The Boggart-
Yvonne Coppard-Bully-
Frank Cottrell Boyce-Framed-
Sharon Creech-The Wanderer
Walk Two Moons
Chasing Redbird-
Helen Cresswell-Moondial-
Gillian Cross-The Great Elephant Chase
Wolf-
Kevin Crossley-Holland-Beowulf-
Roald Dahl-The BFG
The Witches
Boy
Going Solo-
Annie Dalton-Angels Unlimited-
Colin Dann-The Animals of Farthing Wood
The Fox Cub Bold
The Siege of White Deer Park
Journey to Freedom-
Nicola Davies-Tangled Webs-
Donald Davis-Dr. York, Miss Winnie, and the Typhoid Shot-
Daniel Defoe-Robinson Crusoe-
Anita Desai-The Village by the Sea-
Narinder Dhami-Dani’s Diary-
Charles Dickens-The Christmas Carol
Oliver Twist-
Peter Dickenson-The Weathermonger-
Anne Digby-Naughtiest Girl Saves the Day
Boy Trouble at Trebizon-
Berlie Doherty-Granny was a Buffer Girl
A Parcel of Patterns
Children of Winter-
Gerard Durrell-My Favourite Animal stories-
Eagle-Walking Turtle -Full Moon Stories-
T S Eliot-Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats-
Deborah Ellis-The Breadwinner-
Victoria Eveleigh-Katy’s Exmoor Ponies-
Walter Farley-The Black Stallion-
Penelope Farmer-Charlotte Sometimes-
Josephine Feeney-Truth, Lies and Homework-
Kathleen Fidler-Haki the Shetland Pony
Turk the Border Collie
The Boy with the Bronze Axe-
Anne Fine-Up On Cloud Nine
The Tulip Touch
The Granny Project
Goggle Eyes Flour Babies
The Tulip Touch
The Book of the Banshee
Step by Wicked Step-
Catherine Fisher-The Empty Hand
Darkwater Hall
The Snow Walker’s Son
The Snow –Walker Sequence-
Nicholas Fisk-A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
Grinny
Trillions
Space Hostages
Antigrav-
Ian Fleming-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-
Charlie Fletcher-Stoneheart-
Anne Frank (edited by Otto H. Frank)-The Diary of a Young Girl-
Jackie French-Hitler’s Daughter-
Paul Gallico-Jennie
The Snow Goose-
Leon Garfield-Black Jack
The December Rose
God Beneath the Sea-
Alan Garner-The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen-
Carlo Gebler-August ‘44-
Jean Craighead George-Julie and the Wolves
My Side of the Mountain-
Adele Geras-A Candle in the Dark
Troy-
Julie Golding-The Diamond Of Drury Lane (A Cat Royal Novel)-
Michael Gough-Down by the Markes-
Kenneth Graham-The Wind in The Willows-
David Grimstone-The Game-
Rosa Guy-The Friends-
Mark Haddon-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time-
Cynthia Harnett-The Wool-Pack-
Libby Hathorn-Way Home-
Ester Hautzig-The Endless Steppe-
Carolyn Haywood-Penny and Peter
Betsy and Billy-
Nat Hentoff-The Day they Came to Arrest the Book-
G.A. Henty-Bonny Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden -
David Hill -See Ya-
Odo Hirsch-Antonio S and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman-
Anne Holm-I am David-
Homer-The Iliad-
Anthony Horowitz-The Alex Rider Series
Granny-
Polly Horvath-Everything on a Waffle-
Janni Howker-Badge on a Barge
Martin Farrell-
Norman Hunter-The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn-
Brian Jaques-The Redwall Series-
Robin Jarvis-The Deptford Mice Trilogy
The Whitby Witches-
Catherine Jinks-Eye To Eye-
Vernon Jones-Aesop’s Fables-
Reinhardt Juna-Dreaming in Black & White, translated by Anthea Bell-
Erich Kastner-Emil and the Detectives-
Elizabeth Kay-The Divide-
Gene Kemp-The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler-
Liz Kessler-Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep-
Seth King-Honesty-
Dick King-Smith-The Crowstarver-
Madeline L’Engle-A Winkle in Time-
Elizabeth Laird-Secret Friends
Kiss the Dust-
Charles & Mary Lamb-Tales from Shakespeare-
Ursula Le Guin-A Wizard of Earthsea-
C.S. Lewis-The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe-
Joan Lingard-The Guilty Party
Across the Barricades-
Penelope Lively-The Ghost of Thomas Kempe-
Lesley Lodge-Because it is Written-
Michelle Magorian-Back Home
Goodnight Mr Tom
In deep water-
Margaret Mahy-The Ghost of Thomas Kemp
The Haunting-
Jan Mark-Stratford Boys
Thunder and Lightnings-
Joan Masefield-The Box of Delights-
William Mayne-Cuddy-
Geraldine McCaughrean-Forever X
Gold Dust-
Karen Mc Combie-Ally’s World: The Past , the present and the Loud Loud Girl-
Ian McEwan-The Daydreamer-
Anne Merrick-Someone Came Knocking-
L M Montgomery-Anne Of Green Gables-
Pat Moon-Double Image-
Michael Morpurgo-Out Of the Ashes
From Hereabout Hill
Private Peaceful
Hansel and Gretel-
Beverly Naidoo-The Other Side of Truth-
Bill Naughton-The Goalkeeper’s Revenge-
- Nesbit-The Railway Children-
Linda Newbery-Blitz Boys-
Jenny Nimmo-Griffin’s Castle
The Snow Spider-
Gareth Nix-Sabriel-
Mary Norton-The Borrowers-
Alfred Noyles -The Highwayman-
Robert C O’Brien-Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Z for Zachariah-
Judith O’Neil-So far from Skye-
Pat O’Shea-The Hounds Of The Morigan-
Kenneth Oppel-The Silverwing Saga-
Toni Owen-Blue-Iris-
Ruth Park-Playing Beatie Bow-
Katherine Paterson-Bridge to Terabithia
Jacob Have I Loved-
James Patterson-Daniel X: Lights Out-
Jill Paton- Walsh-The Dolphin crossing
Fireweed-
Melanie Paul-Popcorns adventure -
Gary Paulsen-Hatchet-
Gudrun Pausewang-Fall –Out
The Final Journey-
Philippa Pearce-Minnow On the Say
The way To Sattin Shore
Tom’s Midnight garden-
Clara Dillingham Pierson-Among the Forest People-
Terry Pratchett-Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents-
Susan Price-The Ghost Drum-
Willard Price-Cannibal Adventure-
Philip Pullman-Clockwork
Northern Lights-
Christine Purkis-Paddlefeet-
Arthur Ransome -Swallows and Amazons-
Philip Reeve-Darkling Plain
Mortal Engines-
Morton Rhue-The Wave-
Hans-Peter Richter-Friedrich
I Was There-
Philip Ridley-Zinderzunder
Krindlekrax
Scribbleboy-
James Riordan-The Prisoner-
Katherine Roberts-The Great Pyramid Robbery-
Michael Rosen-A World Of Poetry-
Louis Sachar-Holes-
Marcus Sedgwick-Floodland
The Dark House
My Sword is Singing-
Iain Serrailier-Silver Sword-
Paul Shipton-Bug Muldoon and the Garden of fear-
Kim Slater-A Seven-letter Word-
Robert Louis Stevenson-Treasure Island-
Bram Stoker-Dracula-
David Lee Stone-The Ratastrophe Catastrphe-
Jamie Summer-Dalysian Hope-
Rosemary Sutcliff-Sword Song
The Mark of the Horse Lord
Beowulf: Dragon Slayer
The Eagle of Ninth
The Silver Branch
The Witch’s Brat-
Jonathan Swift-Gulliver’s Travels-
Robert Swindells-Hurricane Summer
Abomination
Brother In the Land
Daz 4 Zoe
Room 13
Smash
Stone cold Unbeliever-
Mildred D Taylor-Let The Circle be Unbroken
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The Road to Memphis-
Alfred Lord Tennyson-The Lady of Shallot-
Ruth Thomas-Hideaway
The Runaways-
Colin Thompson-Paradise Garden
The Paradise Garden-
Flora Thompson-Lark Rise To Candleford-
Kate Thompson-Switchers-
J.R.R Tolkien-The Hobbit-
Theresa Tomlinson-Child of the May
The Cellar Lad
The Herring Girls-
Sue Townsend-The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged Thirteen and Three Quarters-
Geoffrey Trease-Cue For Treason-
Sean Tulien and Rudyard Kipling-How the Leopard Got His Spots: the Graphic Novel-
Mark Twain-The Adventure Of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-
Jean Ure-Becky Bananas-
Jules Verne-Around the world in 80days-
Sylvia Waugh-The Menyms-
Kaye Webb-I Like this Poem-
Joanna Webster-Colour Quest-
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman-Dragonlance Chronicles
Dragonlance Tales-
H.G. Wells-The War of the Worlds-
Robert Westall-Blitz Cat
The Machine Gunners
The Scarecrows-
T . H. White-Sword in the Stone-
Laura Ingalls Wilder-Aquellos Anos Dorados-
Carole Wilkinson-Dragon Keeper-
Henry Williamson-Tarka The Otter-
Diane Wynne Jones-Black Maria
The Time Of The Ghost-
Cynthia Voight-Homecoming-
Adeline Yen Mah-Chinese Cinderella-
Benjamin Zephaniah-Talking Turkeys-