School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 11

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-11 

Part 1
Book post

•  The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith 
•  Rivers by Simon Chapman
•  I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon 
•  The Bear who had Nothing to Wear by Jeanne Willis and Brian Fitzgerald 
•  Sharks! Sharks! Sharks! by Susan Martineau 
•  The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Ritva Voutila 
•  Max Magic by Stephen Mulhern & Tom Easton 
•  Indiana Bones and the Invisible City by Harry Heape
•  Last Girl In by Cheryl Diane Parkinson 
•  Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin 
•  Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure by Sai Pathmanathan
•  Veggies! by Ayako Watanabe

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

• The Teen Witches' Guide to Tarot
• Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc by Joe Todd-Stanton
• Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World by Louie Stowell
• Nightjar by Katya Balen
• Star Cat: A Turnip in Time! By James Turner
• Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle
• Bad Influence by Tamsin Winter
• Just Like Everyone Else by Sarah Hagger-Holt
• Art Makes People Powerful by Bob and Roberta Smith
• Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo by Sufiya Ahmed
• Grounded by Aisha Saeed
• How to Survive The Future by Larry Hayes
• Bridget Vanderpuff and the Baked Escape by Martin Stewart
• Julia Donaldson's Book of Names by Julia Donaldson
• Bite Risk by S.J. Wills
• Stone Age Beasts by Ben Lerwill
• Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer by Jeffrey Boakye
• Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin
• Everybody's Equal by Patricia Hegarty
• You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
• SH!T BAG by Xena Knox
• The Day the Hiccups Took Over by Jo Simmons
• Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions by Carrie Sellon
• The Greatest Treasure Hunt by James Patterson
• My Family and Other Romans by Marie Basting
• Timelines of Nature by DK
• Indiana Bones and the Invisible City by Harry Heape
• The Dream Book by Bia Melo
• Gender Identity for Kids by Andy Passchier

June 2023 books of the month

• Fiction: The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith
• Nonfiction: Rivers by Simon Chapman
• Picture book: I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon

Part 2
The transition from picture books to short chapter books in Year 2. https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-year-2-pupils-ks1-age-6-7/

New book pitches: Katy on Broadway by Ella English, Movie Night with the Wizziwigs by Saxon North-Cornell, The 4th Dimension by Dr. Joseph J. Pamelia

Part 3
A look at our new list of adventure books for children and teens. 

Credits and licensing
3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/podcasts/#podcast-credits

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