School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 23
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Part 1
Book post
- Sisters of the Moon by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
- A Celebration of Evolution by William Spring
- Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green, illustrated by Francis Martin
- Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Dragon by Candy Bee
- One Up by Ben Sanders
- Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad! by Steve Webb
- Secret FACTopia! by Paige Towler, illustrated by Andy Smith
- Mia and the Secrets of Lunis by Janelle McCurdy, illustrated by Ana Latese
- The Reluctant Vampire Queen Finds Her Fangs by Jo Simmons
- The Dark Within Us by Jess Popplewell
- I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy
- Death At Morning House by Maureen Johnson
Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in September 2024
- Ghostlines by Katya Balen
- The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin
- Popcorn by Rob Harrell
- The Tantrum by Louie Stowell
- Life in the Wild by Lizzie Daly
- The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths
- Here To Slay by Radhika Sanghani
- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
- The Incredible Pop-up Bug by Ben Hoare
- The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
- The Salt Thief by Neal Bascomb
- Cobweb by Michael Morpurgo
- Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel by William Golding
- Escape Castle Dracula by Sam Fern
- The Skeleton in the Cupboard by Lilija Berzinska
- Oh What a Knight! by Maz Evans
- Unholy Terrors by Lyndall Clipstone
- Blue Heart by Nicola Davies
- The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge
- The Dinosaur Next Door by David Litchfield
- Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Making Enemies by Louie Stowell
- The Seamaiden's Odyssey by Berlie Doherty
- Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness
- Death on the Tracks by Paul Westmoreland
- Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold
- The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle
- A Little Sailing Lesson by Sara Stefanini
- Who Ate the Little Bug? By Hector Dexet
- The Remarkables by Clotilde Perrin
- The Golden Linnet by Alexander Armstrong
September 2024 books of the month
- Fiction: The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
- Nonfiction: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes
- Picture book: Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie
Part 2
Our recommended books for year 6 classrooms
New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham
Part 3
Should mobile phones be banned in schools?
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