Our Reading Spine
The Reading Spine is a core collection of texts that children will read each year. This has been selected so that children enjoy a rich and varied diet of literature, meet well-known authors, and are exposed to a wide range of vocabulary. Children may study elements of these stories during whole-class and shared reading opportunities, in guided group settings and also during independent reading. They may also feature in English lessons, when classes can study them in greater depth. There are also recommended reading lists below, which we hope will be useful when choosing books for your children.
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Reading Spine KS2 | [pdf 170KB] |  |
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Year 3 reading list | [pdf 465KB] | |
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Year 4 reading list | [pdf 318KB] | |
Virtual Library - Author and Title Suggestions
Latest recommendations!
We love to read at The Meadows! If you are looking for a new author to try, follow the links below. You will meet new authors and hear about some of their latest writing. The book covers are shown above. Watch the videos to find out what inspired them to write their stories!
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Rashford Rules |
| by Simon Mugford and Dan Green | |
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Booked |
| by Kwame Alexander | |
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Shiny Pippin and the Broken Forest |
| by Harry Heape | |
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Stars with Flaming Tails |
| by Valerie Bloom | |
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Defeat the Evernight |
| by Ross MacKenzie | |
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The Boy Who Made the World Disappear |
| by Ben Miller | |
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Boy, Everywhere |
| by A. M. Dassu | |
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Dragon Mountain |
| by Katie and Kevin Tsang | |
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We're On the Ball |
| by Venessa Taylor | |
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The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones |
| by Will Mabbitt |
Reading Resources
By clicking on the links below, you can access suggested lists of books for particular age groups and experience levels. You can also use 'Bookfinder' to suggest new titles along certain themes.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/booklists/
