Quality Teacher Resources
We all want to read to our students, but sometimes we can get stuck for ideas. Trust you find these suggestions helpful. (Please ensure that you read the book first to check it is suitable for your class. Some novels may trigger strong emotions.) Our ‘A Novel Response’ resource can be used to respond to any of these novels. Happy reading!
Holes by Loius Sachar
Paper Planes by Steve Worland
Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Once/Then/After/Now series by Morris Glietzman
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Storm Boy by Colin Thiele
Everything To Live For by Turia Pitt
City of Ember by Anne Duprau
I am David by Anne Holm
Rowan of Rin Series by Emily Rodda
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Crash! The Story of Poddy by William Taylor
Somewhere Around the Corner by Jackie French
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo
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