Junior School Reading Lists
Junior School Reading Lists
Junior School Reading Lists
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Junior School
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Welcome
These reading lists are a selection of the titles available in the Junior 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 childrens 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 ones thinking and imagination, and may
introduce you to new ideas and worlds. It is one of lifes fundamental skills and pleasures.
We 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.
The library website contains masses of useful links, and can be accessed through the parent
portal, or via
http://dcsg.fireflycloud.asia/welcome-page
The Library Staff
2016
RJ Palacio. Wonder.
Scary Books
Elen Caldecott. The Mystery of Wicksworth Manor.
Cornelia Funke. Ghost Knight.
Neil Gaiman. The Graveyard Book.
Matt Haig. Shadow Forest.
Anthony Horowitz. Groosham Grange.
Martin Howard. The Wickedest Witch.
Eva Ibbotson. Which Witch? The Secret of Platform
13; The Haunting of Hiram.
Paul Jennings. Unbelievable! Uncovered!
Unmentionable! Unpredictable! and others.
Helen Moss. The mystery of the vanishing skeleton
Historical
Bernard Ashley. Johnnies Blitz.
Nina Bawden. Carries War.
Terry Deary. Roman Tales series; Put Out the Light.
Berlie Doherty. Street Child.
Sonya Hartnett. The Children of the King.
Anne Holm. I am David.
Rob Lloyd Jones. Wild Boy.
Judith Kerr. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
Kathryn Lasky. Mary Queen of Scots.
Caroline Lawrence. The Roman Mysteries series.
Leon Leyson. The Boy on the Wooden Box.
Michelle Magorian. Goodnight Mister Tom.
Fantasy
Rosie Banks. Secret Kingdom series.
Different Cultures
Narinder Dhami. Bend It Like Beckham.
Kate DiCamillo. The Tale of Despereaux; The
Magicians Elephant.
Deborah Ellis. The Breadwinner; Parvanas Journey;
Mud City.
Zlata Filipovi. Zlatas Diary.
Candy Gourlay. Tall Story.
Sally Grindley. Bitter Chocolate; Torn Pages; Spilled
Water.
Animals
Sam Angus. Soldier Dog; A Horse Called Hero;
Captain.
Adventure/Mystery
Steve Backshall. The Falcon Chronicles series.
Junior Classics
Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
School
Enid Blyton. Malory Towers series; The Naughtiest
Girl series.
Humphrey Carpenter. Mr Majeika.
Anne Fine. The Angel of Nitshill Road.
Jack Gantos. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.
Comedy
Simon Mayle. Shouty Kid series.
Useful Websites
BookTrust Bookfinder
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/bookfinder/
Story Nory
http://www.storynory.com/
Who Next
http://www.whonextguide.com/access/
dulwichcollegesingapore
Tumblebook Library
http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/
username: DulwichSingapore
password: books
Love Reading
http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/
World Book Day Bookfinder
http://www.worldbookday.com/ideas/parents/
Book Box
http://www.bookbox.com/
Loyal Books
http://www.loyalbooks.com/genre/Children
Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/texts
NLB E-Books
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/browse.aspx
Open Library
https://openlibrary.org/
Oxford Owl
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/readingowl/find-a-book/library-page
Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/
Category:Children%27s_Bookshelf
1.
Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
2.
Michelle Magorian. Goodnight Mister Tom.
3.
Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland.
4.
Roald Dahl. Matilda.
5.
Julia Donaldson. The Gruffalo.
6.
C S Lewis. The Chronicles of Narnia.
7.
Eric Carle. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
8.
Michael Rosen. Were Going on a Bear Hunt.
9.
Shirley Hughes. Dogger.
10. Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are.
11. Clive King. Stig of the Dump.
12. Anna Sewell. Black Beauty.
13. Ted Hughes. The Iron Man.
14. Jeff Brown. Flat Stanley.
15. A A Milne. Winnie the Pooh.
16. Allan and Janet Ahlberg. Funnybones.