Year 6 Recommended Reading List.pdf

- Historical Fiction & Non-Fiction:
- "Carrie's War" by Nina Bawden: Set during WWII, it tells of a young girl's evacuation to Wales.
- "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" by Judith Kerr: A semi-autobiographical account of a Jewish family's escape from Nazi Germany.
- "Forgotten Voices of the Second World War" by Max Arthur: Firsthand accounts from WWII veterans.
- "The Diamond of Drury Lane" by Julia Golding: A mystery set in Victorian London's theater world.

- Contemporary Fiction:
- "Framed" by Frank Cottrell Boyce: A boy's adventure involving a stolen painting.
- "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt: A family's journey to reunite after a separation.
- "Noughts and Crosses" by Malorie Blackman: A dystopian society where race relations are reversed.
- "Knife Edge" and "Private Peaceful" by Malorie Blackman & Michael Morpurgo: Both deal with war's impact on children.
- "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾" by Sue Townsend: A humorous coming-of-age story.

- Classics:
- "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson: A classic pirate adventure.
- "Mortal Engines" by Philip Reeve: A post-apocalyptic world where cities move on wheels.
- "Clockwork" by Philip Pullman: A standalone story set in the same world as "His Dark Materials."
- "Dragon Keeper" by Carole Wilkinson: A fantasy about a young boy caring for a baby dragon.
- "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon: A mystery solved by an autistic boy.
- "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie: The classic tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up.
- "The Wizard of Oz" by F. Baum: A classic tale of a girl's journey through a magical land.
- "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe: A man's survival story on a deserted island.
- "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens: A classic tale of an orphan's life in Victorian England.
- "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling: Tales of a boy raised by wolves and other animals.
- "The Railway Children" by E. Nesbit: A family's adventures after moving to the countryside.
- "The Borrowers" by M. Norton: A family of tiny people who "borrow" from humans.
- "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain: A boy's journey down the Mississippi River.

- Series:
- "Alex Rider" by Anthony Horowitz: A teenage spy series.
- "My Story" series: Historical fiction from various authors.
- "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" edited by Otto H. Frank: A real-life account of a Jewish girl's experiences during the Holocaust.
- "Boy Overboard" by Morris Gleitzman: A boy's journey to Australia as a refugee.
- "Sabriel" by Garth Nix: A fantasy series about a young necromancer.