School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 25

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-25/

Part 1
Book post

• The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
• Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow
• Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
• Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee
• We Can! by Alexandra Strick
• You Only Spy Twice by Ben Sanders
• Super Ocean Weekend by Gaëlle Alméras
• Cobweb by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman
• Presto! Magical Recovery Co. by Rutendo Dione
• We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix
• Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by Dee Benson and David Arlo
• Handle With Care by Louisa Reid
• I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner

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

• Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer &  Steve McCarthy
• The Circular Square by Simon Philip & Neil Clark
• Shyla's Wood Wide Web by Ewa Jozefkowicz & Gillian Flint
• Amazing Jellyfish by Michael Stavaric
• The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier & Brian Churilla
• For She is Wrath by Emily Varga
• When It's Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri
• The Muttcracker by Anna Kemp & Sara Ogilvie
• How to Be a Revolutionary by Lucy Ann Unwin
• The 39-Storey Treehouse: Colour Edition! by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
• The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage
• Yetis Don't Exist! by Kate Thompson &  Loretta Schauer
• The Murder Hypothesis by Sarah Wishart
• Blue, Barry & Pancakes by Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson
• Mission to Mars: Can You Survive in Space? by DK
• Silver by Olivia Levez
• Girls by Annet Schaap
• Yes, Boys Can! by Jonathan Juravich &  Richard V. Reeves
• Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein & Tommy Doyle
• When the Stammer Came to Stay by Maggie O'Farrell & Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
• The ADHD Teen Survival Guide by Soli Lazarus
• In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limon & Peter Sis
• So Over This by David Fenne
• Heist Royale by Kayvion Lewis.
• Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar
• Drawn Onward by Daniel Nayeri & Matt Rockefeller
• How to Sing a Song by Kwame Alexander & Randy Preston
• Shakespeare's Othello by Steve Barlow & Steve Skidmore
• Rise and Fall by Peter Allen
• Wisdom of the Woods by Rachel Piercey & Freya Hartas

November 2024 books of the month

• Fiction: When It's Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri
• Nonfiction: Rise and Fall by Peter Allen
• Picture book: The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 4 classrooms

New book pitches: Smart Fiona by Mike Hollin; There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham

Part 3
What Are We Reading For? A spectrum of reading cultures in schools. 

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