School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 24

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-24/

Part 1
Book post

• The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
• First Big Book of How by Sally Symes
• Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie
• Clive Penguin by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders
• Ivy Newt and the Vampixies by Derek Keilty and Magda Brol
• Life in the Wild by Lizzie Daly
• Nina Peanut: Mega Mystery Solver by Sarah Bowie
• The Skeleton in the Cupboard by Lilija Berzinska
• Popcorn by Rob Harrell
• Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion by Annelise Gray
• Desert Echoes by Abdi Nazemian
• Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures by Rima Orie
• The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle

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

• Ditching Saskia by  John Moore and Neetols
• Family by Patricia Hegarty and Britta Teckentrup
• Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! By Brian Fitzgerald
• One Wise Sheep: An Untraditional Christmas Story by Ulrich Hub
• Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee
• Bear's Lost Glasses by Leo Timmers
• Feather by Manon Steffan Ros
• That Day by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet
• The Flickering Fires by Grahame Baker-Smith
• Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by Dee Benson
• Circus of Shadows by Lidia Brankovic
• Nettle by Bex Hogan
• Twenty-Four Seconds From Now: A Regular Love Story by  Jason Reynolds
• Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll
• Museum in a Book by Herve Tullet
• The Little Prince: Pop Up Book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
• Shadow Creatures by Chris Vick
• Birdie by J.P Rose
• The Arctic Fox by Holly Webb
• We Can!: Make a Difference by Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony
• Skandar and the Skeleton Curse by A.F. Steadman
• The Colour of Revenge by Cornelia Funke
• The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
• The River Thief by Hannah Peck
• Our Galaxy: A First Adventure in Space by Sue Lowell Gallion
• Gold Rush by Flora Delargy
• Flow with the Snow by Robert Tregoning
• The Lost Dogs by Patrica Forde
• Handle With Care by  Louisa Reid
• A Lot of Silly: A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense by Joy Cowley
• Chris Mould's War of the Worlds: A Graphic Novel by H.G Wells

October 2024 books of the month

• Fiction: The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
• Nonfiction: Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow
• Picture book: Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 5 classrooms

New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham

Part 3
Why DuckDuckGo is better than Google for book searches

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