School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 21

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-21/

Part 1
Book post

• Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood
• Galápagos Islands by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Amy Grimes
• You Got This! by Rachael Davis
• Natterjack Toad Can't Believe It! by Sean Taylor
• The Big Day by Rachel Plummer and Forrest Burdett
• Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle by Nicola Colton
• How to be a Genius Kid by Jim Smith
• The Last Dragon by Polly Ho-Yen
• Nora and the Map of Mayhem by Joseph Elliott
• Sar Wylda and the Legendary Goldbreaker by Jake R. Wilson
• Kofi and the Secret Radio Station by Jeffrey Boakye
• We Have Everything We Need to Start Again by Koleka Putuma

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in July 2024

• The Dog Who Danced on the Moon by John Boyne
• Delta and the Lost City by Anna Fargher
• The Whisperling Twins by Hayley Hoskins
• The Love Dare by Abiola Bello
• The Seal on the Beach by Mara Bergman
• Back of the Net by Eve Ainsworth
• Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn
• Three Cheers for the River School by Sabine Adeyinka
• The Boy and the Octopus by Caryl Lewis
• Wigglesbottom Primary: The Pirate Cat by Pamela Butchart
• Secret FACTopia! by Paige Towler
• Myths of China by Xiaobing Wang
• The Others by Sarah Merrett
• The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
• The Boy Who Painted The World by Tom McLaughlin
• The Darkness Within Us by  Tricia Levenseller
• Break to You by Neal Shusterman
• Hike It by Iron Tazz
• Fallout by Lesley Parr
• The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals by Mike Barfield
• Warriors Graphic Novel by Erin Hunter
• The Dinosaur that Pooped a Superhero by Tom Fletcher
• Bea's Bad Day by Tom Percival
• Roman Boy by Tony Bradman
• The Fun We Had by Charissa Coulthard
• A Wild Walk to School by Rebecca Cobb
• Chemistry for Beginners by Kristie Pickersgill
• Taylor Blake Is a Legend by Laura Jane Williams
• Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fossils and Shells by Nina Chakrabarti
• It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell
• In Time by Marina Ruiz

July 2024 books of the month

• Fiction:  The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
• Nonfiction:  Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn
• Picture book:  Move, Mr Mountain! by Francesca Sanna

Part 2
Politics and election books for children and teens - our rundown

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; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps

Part 3
2024 election and literacy: what are the main parties promising?

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