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

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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

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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.