Year 6 Wider Reading Suggestions

The Reading Spine for Year 6 offers a wealth of Wider Reading Suggestions that are sure to captivate and challenge young readers. For fiction lovers, the list includes gripping titles such as "The Island" by Armin Greder and Neil Gaiman's fantastical tales "Coraline" and "The Graveyard Book." Shaun Tan's visually stunning works "The Red Tree" and "The Arrival" provide a feast for the imagination, while "How to Live Forever" by Colin Thompson and "Marianne Dreams" by Catherine Storr delve into the mysterious. The adventurous can lose themselves in the "Dreamsnatcher" series by Abi Elphinstone and "Cogheart Adventures" by Peter Bunzl, or explore heartfelt narratives like "The Island at the End of Everything" by Kiran Millwood Hargrave and "Letters From the Lighthouse" by Emma Carroll. For the historical fiction enthusiast, titles such as "Gaslight" by Eloise Williams and "The Many Worlds of Albie Bright" by Christopher Edge offer a window into the past.

Further enriching the list, an author focus highlights the works of Katherine Rundell, Patrick Ness, Malorie Blackman, and Marcus Sedgewick, providing students with an opportunity to explore diverse styles and themes. Poetry selections, including "The Listeners" by Walter De La Mare and "The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems," cater to those with a penchant for verse, while "Unheard Voices" by Malorie Blackman and "Talking Turkeys" by Benjamin Zephaniah offer powerful and engaging insights. For non-fiction aficionados, the list suggests enlightening reads like "War Game" by Michael Foreman, "Daughters of Time" by Mary Hoffman, and various titles exploring early Islamic civilisation, ensuring that there's something to pique the curiosity of every young reader.