Recommended Reading Lists Year 3-9

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Dulwich College Singapore Junior/Senior Library Recommended Reading 2015

Welcome You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture.

Just get people to stop reading them.

Ray Bradbury (1920–2012)

These reading lists are a selection of the titles available in the Junior/Senior Library at Dulwich College and are intended for students’ and parents’ guidance. They aim to include a range of genres and writing styles to engage, interest and perhaps challenge students to broaden their reading choices. With over 6000 children’s books published in the UK alone every year it is often difficult to identify quality writing so these lists are an attempt to guide you towards some of the best available.

The lists should be used with discretion. If you feel the list for your particular age group does not include titles at an appropriate level for your reading age and ability level you may wish to select from the list intended for a younger or older year group. However the main aim of these lists are to encourage an enjoyment of reading and to introduce you to books you may not have considered reading.

Reading broadens horizons, helps develop written and spoken vocabulary and spelling, aids in the development of empathy, expands one’s thinking and imagination, and may introduce you to new ideas and worlds. It is one of life’s fundamental skills and pleasures.

The Library, in conjunction with the English Department, runs an annual Senior School Reading Challenge where students are encouraged to read from a wide range of genre over the course of a year and maintain a reading log as well as completing a range of literacy tasks. In the Junior School, we have launched a termly Reading Bingo Challenge with pupils being given a choice of fiction genres and non-fiction topics to read around in order to achieve a certificate of achievement.

We also participate in the International School Librarians Network Red Dot Book Award each year http://www.reddotawards.com/ where students are challenged to read eight books in their age category and vote for the favourite. They may then compete in the Readers Cup event and represent Dulwich in an annual quiz, against other Singapore schools, testing their knowledge of the books.

Our library catalogue http://dcsg.follettdestiny.com/ has an extensive range of Recommended Reading Lists under Resource Lists>Public Lists where books are categorized according to genre as well as reading age and level.

You may also wish to make use of our Pinterest page http://www.pinterest.com/DCSGLibrary/ which presents this information in a visual format with links to Good Reads reviews.

Year 3 Recommended Reading

Year 4 Recommended Reading

Laurence Anholt.

Seriously Silly series

Sally Gardener.

Magical Children series

Allan Ahlberg. Clothes Horse; It was a Dark and Stormy Night

Philippa Pearce. Battle of Bubble and Squeak; A dog so small

Philip Ardagh. Grubtown Tales

Astrid Lindgren Pippi Longstocking

David Almond. My Dad’s a Birdman; The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas; The Boy Who Climbed to the Moon

Philip Pullman. Clockwork; Firework Maker’s Daughter; I was a Rat

Annie Barrows Ivy and Bean series Terence Blacker. Ms Wizz series Adam Blade. Beast Quest series Michael Bond.

Paddington series Jeff Brown.

Flat Stanley Lauren Child.

Clarice Bean series Steve Cole.

Astrosaurs series Eoin Colfer.

The Legend of Spud Murphy Andrew Cope.

Spy Dog series

Dick King-Smith.

George Speaks Michael Morpurgo.

Cool; The Butterfly Lion; Marble Crusher

Malorie Blackman. Cloudbusting Frank Cottrell Boyce.

Unforgotten Coat

Jill Murphy.

Worst Witch series

Humphrey Carpenter.

Mr Majeika series

Dav Pilkey.

Captain Underpants

Cressida Cowell.

How to Train Your Dragon series

Angie Sage.

Araminta Spook series

Sharon Creech. The Wanderer

Francesca Simon.

Horrid Henry series Andy Stanton.

Mr Gum series

Roald Dahl.

The Twits / Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Catherine Storr Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

Joshua Doder.

Grk series

Jeremy Strong.

100 Mile an Hour Dog series

Dorothy Edwards.

My Naughty Little Sister series

Jill Tomlinson.

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Anne Fine.

Bill’s New Frock; Diary of a Killer Cat; How to Write Really Badly; Angel of Nitshill Road

Ian Whybrow.

Little Wolf Jacqueline Wilson.

Monster Story-Teller

Roald Dahl. Danny the Champion of the World Antoine De Saint-Exupery.

The Little Prince Sam Gayton. Snow Merchant Ted Hughes. The Iron Man; How the Whale Became Eva Ibbotson.

One Boy and His Dog Pete Johnson. Trust Me, I’m a Troublemaker Eric Kastner.

Emil and the Detectives Clive King. Stig of the Dump

Philip Reeve. There’s no such thing as dragons; Oliver and the Seawigs Chris Riddell. Ottoline series; Goth Girl series Louis Sachar.

Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes; There’s a girl in the boy’s bathroom SF Said. Varjak Paw Marcus Sedgewick.

Raven mysteries Barbara Sleigh. Carbonel series Dodie Smith. One Hundred and One Dalmatians Lemony Snicket. A Series of Unfortunate Events Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.

Fergus Crane; Ottoline; Goth girl Jeremy Strong. The HundredMile-An-Hour Dog series; My Brother’s Famous Bottom series Robert Swindells. Room 13

Elizabeth Laird. Secret Friends

David Walliams. Gangsta Granny; Mr Stink; Billionaire Boy

C.S. Lewis. Narnia series

E.B. White. Charlotte’s Web

Robert C. O’Brien.

Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

Marcia Williams. Archie’s War; The Adventures of Robin Hood

Red Dot Book Award Winners JUNIOR (Years 3–5)

Andy Mulligan. Trash

Adeline Foo. The Diary of Amos Lee

Sarah Crossan. Weight of Water

David Walliams. Mr Stink

Kate DiCamillo. Flora and Ulysses

Andy Griffiths. The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow

Holly Black. Doll Bones

William Joyce. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore AJ Low, Aden Jimenez, and Felicia LowJimenez. Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong Chris Riddell.

Ottoline and the Yellow Cat Neil Gaiman. Fortunately, the Milk Eva Ibbotson. One Dog and his Boy Nicola Davies. Rubbish Town Hero Matt Haig. To Be a Cat Chris Riddell. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse Kevin Henkes.

The Year of Billy Miller MIDDLE (Years 5–7) Trenton Lee Stewart.

The Mysterious Benedict Society Chris Morphew. The Phoenix Files Raina Telgemeier. Smile RJ Palacio. Wonder Simon Mayo. Itch Siobhan Dowd. London Eye Mystery Candy Gourlay. Tall Story

Katherine Rundell. Rooftoppers Jonathan Stroud.

The Screaming Staircase Cece Bell. El Deafo SENIOR (Years 9–10) Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games William Kamkwamba. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Daniel Finn. Two Good Thieves David Small. Stitches John Green. The Fault In Our Stars Johan Harstad.

172 Hours on the Moon Patrick Ness.

The Knife of Never Letting Go Sherman Alexie. The Absolutely Diary of a Part-Time Indian David Almond. The Boy Who Swam With Pirhanas David Levithan. Every Day Fabio Geda.

In the Sea There Are Crocodiles Jason Wallace. Out of the Shadows Siobhan Dowd. A Monster Calls E Lockhart. We Were Liars

Year 5 Recommended Reading Joan Aiken. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Judith Kerr.

When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit

Malorie Blackman. Pigheart Boy

Derek Landy.

Skulduggery Pleasant series

Frank Cottrell Boyce.

Framed; Millions Betsy Byars. The 18th Emergency Eoin Colfer. Artemis Fowl series Chris D’Lacey. The Last Dragon Chronicles series Bertie Doherty. Street Child

Michael Lawrence.

Jiggy McCue series Sally Nicholls.

Ways to Live Forever Jenny Nimmo.

Charlie Bone series

Deborah Ellis. Breadwinner series

Garth Nix. Keys to the Kingdom series

Cornelia Funke. Dragonrider

Mary Norton. The Borrowers

Jack Gantos. Joey Pigza series

James Patterson. I Funny series

Adele Geras, Linda Newbery and Ann Turnbull.

Historical House series

Michelle Paver. Wolf Brother

Morris Gleitzman. Two Weeks with the Queen; Once series

Philip Pullman. Spring-Heeled Jack; Firework maker’s Daughter

Debi Gliori. Pure Dead Magic

Philip Reeve. Predator Cities series

Julia Golding. Cat Royal series; Companions series

Philip Ridley.

Krindlekrax; Scribbleboy

Charlie Higson. Young Bond series

Rick Riordan.

Percy Jackson series

Anthony Horowitz.

Alex Rider series; Diamond Brothers series Eva Ibbotson.

Journey to the River Sea Brian Jacques. Redwall series Pete Johnson. The Bad Spy’s Guide

Louis Sachar.

Wayside School series Angie Sage. Magyk series Ali Sparkes. Shapeshifter series Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.

Edge Chronicles series

Year 6 Recommended Reading David Almond.

Skellig; My Name is Mina Nina Bawden. Carrie’s War Malorie Blackman. Pig Heart Boy Pseudonymous Bosch. The Name of this Book is Secret [and others in the series] Tim Bowler. River Boy Frank Cottrell Boyce.

Millions; Cosmic Georgia Byng. Molly Moon series Eoin Colfer. Artemis Fowl series Zizou Corder. Lionboy Sharon Creech. Walk Two Moons; Chasing Redbird; Ruby Holler Siobhan Dowd.

London Eye Mystery Helen Dunmore. Ingo series Charlie Fletcher. Stoneheart series Neil Gaiman.

The Graveyard Book; Coraline Sally Grindley. Spilled Water Carl Hiaasen. Hoot Charlie Higson. Young Bond series Anthony Horowitz.

Stormbreaker series Eva Ibbotson. Journey to the River Sea; The Star of Kazan; The Abominables

Years 7/8 Recommended Reading

Brian Jacques. Redwall series

Richard Adams. Watership Down

Elizabeth Laird. Garbage King

Malorie Blackman.

Noughts and Crosses

Derek Landy. Skulduggery Pleasant series Michael Morpurgo.

Private Peaceful Patrick Ness. A Monster Calls Sally Nicholls. Ways to Live Forever Garth Nix. Sabriel series RJ Palacio. Wonder Michelle Paver. Wolf Brother; The Outsiders Philip Reeve. Larklight; Mortal Engines series Katherine Rundell. Rooftoppers Chris Ryan. Alpha Force series

John Boyne.

Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Anne Cassidy. Looking for JJ Arthur Conan Doyle.

Sherlock Holmes Gillian Cross. After Tomorrow Joseph Delaney.

Spook’s Apprentice series Deborah Ellis. The Breadwinner Anne Fine.

The Tulip Touch, Flour Babies Cornelia Funke.

Thief Lord; Inkheart

Louis Sachar. Holes

Sally Gardner. I Coriander; The Red Necklace

Angie Sage. Septimus Flyte series

Jamila Gavin. Coram Boy

Brian Selznick.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Morris Gleitzman.

Two Weeks with the Queen

Ian Seraillier. The Silver Sword

Julia Golding.

Diamond of Drury Lane

Justin Somper. Vampirates series Rebecca Stead. Liar and Spy JRR Tolkein. The Hobbit Eleanor Updale.

Montmorency series

Michael Grant. Gone Mark Haddon. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Frances Hardinge. Fly By Night Mary Hooper. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum [and others]

Judith Kerr.

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Michelle Magorian.

Goodnight Mr Tom Adeline Yen Mah. Chinese Cinderella Geraldine McCaughrean.

The Kite Rider Ian McEwan. Day Dreamer Michael Morpurgo.

Private Peaceful William Nicholson.

Wind Singer series RJ Palacio. Wonder Christopher Paolini. Eragon Anabel Pitcher. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece Terry Pratchett.

Johnny and the Bomb Philip Pullman. Northern Lights; Ruby in the Smoke series Philip Reeve. Here Lies Arthur Alex Scarrow. Time Riders series Mildred Taylor.

Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry JRR Tolkein. Lord of the Rings Sue Townsend.

Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Jeanette Winterson. Tanglewreck Marcus Zusack. The Book Thief

Years 9 Recommended Reading Douglas Adams. The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Jane Austen.

Pride and Prejudice; Emma Malorie Blackman.

Noughts and Crosses; Boys Don’t Cry; Noble Conflict Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre Kevin Brooks. iBoy; Bunker Diary John Buchan. The Thirty-Nine Steps Anne Cassidy.

Looking for JJ and others Jung Chang. Wild Swans Robert Cormier. The Chocolate War; I Am the Cheese

Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird Laurie Lee. Cider With Rosie Yann Martel. Life of Pi Anthony McGowan.

The Knife That Killed Me Beverley Naidoo. Other Side of Truth Patrick Ness. The Knife of Never Letting Go [Chaos Walking trilogy] George Orwell. Animal Farm; 1984 Christopher Paolini.

The Inheritance Cycle series Mervyn Peake. Gormenghast trilogy Annabel Pitcher. Ketchup Clouds Morton Rhue. The Wave

Roald Dahl. Skin and other stories; Tales of the Unexpected

Meg Rosoff.

How I Live Now [and others]

Berlie Doherty. Dear Nobody

JD Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye

Jennifer Donnelly. A Gathering Light

Marcus Sedgwick. Revolver; My Swordhand is Singing; Blood Red, Snow White

Daphne Du Maurier. Rebecca David Eddings. Belgariad series F Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby John Flanagan.

Ranger’s Apprentice series Alan Gibbons. The Edge William Golding. Lord of the Flies John Green. Fault In Our Stars; Paper Towns; Will Grayson Graham Greene. Brighton Rock Thomas Hardy.

Tess of the d’Urbervilles Liam Hearn.

Tales of the Otori series Susan Hill. I’m the King of the Castle; Woman in Black SE Hinton. The Outsiders Aldous Huxley. Brave New World Jerome K Jerome. Three Men in a Boat

Mary Shelley. Frankenstein Alexie Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Dodie Smith. I Capture the Castle John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men RL Stevenson. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Bram Stoker. Dracula Jonathan Swift. Gulliver’s Travels Jules Verne.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth HG Wells. War of the Worlds; Time Machine PG Wodehouse.

Jeeves & Wooster series John Wyndham. The Day of the Triffids; Chrysalids Rick Yancey. The 5th Wave series

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Junior/Senior school students should sign in if using the library after school. Younger children should not use the library outside school hours unless accompanied by a parent.

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How many books can I borrow and for how long?

Years 3–6 : two items for two weeks.

Years 7–9 : four items for four weeks.

How do I find a book I want?

We have an online catalogue called Destiny. You can access it on a computer in school or at home at http://dcsg.follettdestiny.com/ It is also listed on the Student Portal. You may also like to install and use the free app, Destiny Quest, on an iPad or mobile device.

You can use the catalogue as a Guest or log in to your own library

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You can search the catalogue by author, title, subject or keyword.

You can also reserve books, post book reviews and even recommend books to friends in school. We have created a number of Resource/Reading Lists on the catalogue you can search to find recommendations of books by genre, year group and subject.

You could also check out our Library Pinterest Board www.pinterest.com/DCSGLibrary for reading recommendations. We welcome any suggestions you may have for improvements or books we should buy.

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