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ReadingSpine–Year5
Book Summary
Fiction–Pe
rson
aland
social
WonderbyR.J.Palacio
Animportanttaleofa10-year-oldboywith‘mandibulofacialdysotosis’or‘Treacher-Collinssyndrome’–orinplainEnglish‘rarefacialbirthdisfigurement’.Auggiehashad27operations,yethisfirstforayintoschoollife,havingbeenhomeeducatedtothispoint,isn’tsomuchaboutwhathelookslike(“Whateveryou’rethinking,it’sprobablyworse”)andmoreabouthowpeoplereacttohim.AtBeecherPrephemeetsbothwithcrueltyandbullyingandwithacceptanceandkindness,butJaramillosaysitwasthelatterthatwasmoreinterestingtowriteabout.
Gen
eralfiction–Familyand
Hom
e
NoBalletShoesInSyria
byCatherineBruton
AyaiselevenyearsoldandhasjustarrivedinBritainwithhermumandbabybrother,seekingasylumfromwarinSyria.WhenAyastumblesacrossalocalballetclass,theformidabledanceteacherspotsherexceptionaltalentandbelievesthatAyahasthepotentialtoearnaprestigiousballetscholarship.Butatthesametime,Ayaandherfamilymustfighttobeallowedtoremaininthecountry,tomakeahomeforthemselvesandtofindAya'sfather-separatedfromtherestofthefamilyduringthejourneyfromSyria.
Gen
eralfiction
JourneyToThe
RiverSeabyEvaIbbotson
Itis1910andMaia,tragicallyorphanedatthirteen,hasbeensentfromEnglandtostartanewlifewithdistantrelativesinManaus,hundredsofmilesuptheAmazon.Sheisaccompaniedbyaneccentricandmysteriousgovernesswhohassecretreasonsofherownformakingthejourney.BothsoondiscoveranexoticworldburstingwithnewexperiencesinJourneytotheRiverSea,EvaIbbotson'shighlycolourful,joyousadventure.
Fiction–societyan
dcultu
re
TheBoyAtTheBackOfThe
ClassbyOnjaliRauf
Whenanewboyjoinstheirclass,agroupofchildrentrytobefriendhim.TheysoonlearnthatAhmetisarefugeeandhasbeenseparatedfromhisfamily.Noneofthegrown-upsseemtobeabletohelphim,sothefriendscomeupwithadaringplan,embarkingonanextraordinaryadventure.
Book SummaryGen
eralfiction
MillionsbyFrank
CottrellBoyce
Twobrothers,DamianandAnthony,areunwittinglycaughtupinatrainrobberyduringBritain'scountdowntojoiningtheEuro.Suddenlyfindingthemselveswithavastamountofcash,theboyshavejustoneglorious,appallingdilemma-howtospenditinthefewdaysbeforeitbecomesworthless.Tornbetweenthevicesofbuyingamillionpizzasandthevirtuesofendingworldpoverty,theboyssoondiscoverthatbeingrichisamug'sgame.Fornotonlyistheclockticking-thebunglingbankrobbersareclosingintoo.
Gen
eralfiction
There’saboyinthegirl’sbathroom
byLouisSachar
MeetBradleyChalkers.He'stheoldestchildintheclass.HetellsENORMOUSlies.Hepicksfightswithgirls.Theteacherssayhehas'seriousbehaviourproblems'.Andnoonelikeshim...ExceptCarla,thenewschoolcounsellor.ShethinksBradleyiskindandgenerous,andsheevenenjoyshisfar-fetchedstories.CarlaknowsthatBradleycouldchange,ifonlyheweren'tafraidtotry.Sometimesthehardestthingintheworldisbelievinginyourself.
Classic
fiction-fan
tasy
Tom’sMidnightGarden
byPhilippaPearce
WhenTomissenttostayathisauntanduncle’shouseforthesummer,heresignshimselftoendlessweeksofboredom.Asheliesawakeinhisbedhehearsthegrandfatherclockdownstairsstrike…eleven…twelve…thirteen…Thirteen!Tomracesdownthestairsandoutthebackdoor,intoagardeneveryonetoldhimwasn’tthere.Inthisenchantedthirteenthhour,thegardencomesalive–butTomisneversurewhetherthechildrenhemeetstherearerealorghosts…
History TheStoryof
WindrushbyKNChimbiri
AbooktocelebratetheinspiringlegacyoftheWindrushpioneers.InJune1948,hundredsofCaribbeanmen,womenandchildrenarrivedinLondononashipcalledtheEmpireWindrush.CombininghistoricalfactwithvoicesfromtheWindrushGeneration,thisbooksensitivelytellstheinspiringstoryoftheWindrushGenerationpioneersforyoungerreaders.
Poetry
PoemstoPerform:A
ClassicCollectionChosenbytheChildren'sLaureate
ThepoemsrangefromclassicsbyEdwardLear,WHAudenandEleanorFarjeontocontemporaryworkbyMichaelRosen,JohnAgardandClareBevan.
Book SummaryClassic
fiction TheWindinthe
WillowsbyKennethGrahame
SpringisintheairandMolehasfoundawonderfulnewworld.There'sboatingwithRatty,afeastwithBadgerandhighjinxontheopenroadwiththatrecklessruffian,MrToadofToadHall.Thefourbecomethefirmestoffriends,butafterToad'slatestescapade,cantheyjointogetherandbeatthewretchedweasels?
Fiction–familyand
hom
e
TheGoldfishBoy
byLisaThomspon
Twelve-year-oldMatthewistrappedinhisbedroombycripplingOCD,spendingmostofhistimestaringoutofhiswindowastheinhabitantsofChestnutClosegoabouttheirbusiness.Thatis,untilthedayheisthelastpersontoseehisnextdoorneighbour'stoddler,Teddy,beforehegoesmissing.NowMatthewmustturndetectiveandunravelthemysteryofTeddy'sdisappearance–withalittlehelpfromasurprisingandbrilliantcastofsupportingcharacters.
Fiction-M
ystery
TheLondonEyeMystery
bySiobhanDowd
11.32am.TedandhissisterKatwatchtheircousinSalimgetonboardtheLondonEye.Thepodrisesfromtheground,highabovethecity.12.02am.Thepodlandsandthedoorsopen.Everyoneexits-everyonebutSalim.Hashespontaneouslycombusted?(Ted'stheory.)Hashebeenkidnapped?(AuntGloria'stheory.)Isheevenstillalive?(Thefamily'sunspokenfear.)Eventhepolicearebaffled-soit'suptoTed,whosebrainrunsonitsownuniqueoperatingsystem,tosolvethismysteryandfindSalim.TeamingupwithKat,TedfollowsatrailofcluesacrossLondon-whiletimeticksdangerouslyby...
Fiction-Fan
tasy
TheWolvesofWilloughby
ChasebyJoanAiken
Longago,atatimeinhistorythatneverhappened,Englandwasoverrunwithwolves.ButasBonnieandhercousinSylviadiscover,realdangeroftenliesclosertohome.Theirnewgoverness,MissSlighcarp,doesn'tseematallnice.SheshutsBonnieinacupboard,firesthefaithfulservantsandsendsthecousinsfarawayfromWilloughbyChasetoaplacetheywillneverbefound.CanBonnieandSylviaoutwitthewickedMissSlighcarpandhernetworkofcriminals,forgersandsnitches?
Book SummaryClassic
fiction TheSecret
GardenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett
WhenMaryLennoxissenttoMisselthwaiteManortolivewithheruncle,everybodysayssheisthemostdisagreeable-lookingchildeverseen.Itistrue,too.Maryispale,spoiltandquitecontrary.Butsheisalsohorriblylonely.ThenonedayshehearsaboutagardeninthegroundsoftheManorthathasbeenkeptlockedandhiddenforyears.AndwhenafriendlyrobinhelpsMaryfindthekey,shediscoversthemostmagicalplaceanyonecouldimagine...
Gen
eralfiction
TheBreadwinnerbyDeborahEllis
Afghanistan:Parvana'sfatherisarrestedandtakenawaybyTalibansoldiers.UnderTalibanlaw,womenandgirlsarenotallowedtoleavethehouseontheirown.Parvana,hermother,andsistersareprisonersintheirownhome.Withnomantogoouttobuyfood,theyfacestarvation.SoParvanamustpretendtobeaboytosaveherfamily.Itisadangerousplan,buttheironlychance.Infear,shegoesout-andwitnessesthehorroroflandmines,thebrutalityoftheTaliban,andthedesperationofacountrytryingtosurvive.Butevenindespairlieshope...
Fiction–Semi-A
utob
iograp
hical
WhenHitlerStolePinkRabbit
byJudithKerr
Supposeyourcountrybegantochange.Supposethatwithoutyournoticing,itbecamedangerousforsomepeopletoliveinGermanyanylonger.Supposeyoufound,toyourcompletesurprise,thatyourownfatherwasoneofthosepeople.ThatiswhathappenedtoAnnain1933.Shewasnineyearsoldwhenitbegan,toobusytotakemuchnoticeofpoliticalposters,butoutofthemglaredthefaceofAdolfHitler,themanwhowouldsoonchangethewholeofEurope–startingwithherownsmalllife.
Fiction–Fantasy.Traditio
nalTales.
PercyJackson:TheLightning
ThiefbyRickRiordan
Halfboy.HalfGod.AllHero.WiththehelpofasatyrandadaughterofAthena,PercymustjourneyacrosstheUnitedStatestocatchathiefwhohasstolentheoriginalweaponofmassdestruction—Zeus'masterbolt.Alongtheway,hemustfaceahostofmythologicalenemiesdeterminedtostophim.