Rick Riordan

Olympian Demigod series:

Percy Jackson & the Olympians (series 1)

The Heroes of Olympus (series 2)

The Kane Chronicles:

Red Pyramid; Throne of Fire; The Serpent’s Shadow,

Survival Guide

Have you tried……….?

Lensey Namioka Ties that Bind, Ties that Break

Mildred D Taylor Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry

Ian McEwan The Daydreamer

Margaret Mahy The Haunting

Ian Serraillier The Silver Sword

Jan Mark Thunder and Lightnings

Ursula le Guin A Wizard of Earthsea

Philippa Pearce Tom’s Midnight Garden

Zizou Corder Lion Boy + sequels

Melvin Burgess The Ghost Behind the Wall

Gill Lewis Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, Moon Bear,

Scarlet Ibis, Gorilla Dawn

Tracey Corderoy Baddies, Beasties and a Sprinkling of Crumbs

Monsters, Mayhem and a Sprinkling of Crumbs

Megan Rix The Bomber Dog

Pamela Butchart Baby Aliens Got My Teacher

Ross Welford Time Travelling With a Hamster

And not forgetting:

J.K.Rowling

Jeremy Strong

Lemony Snicket

Roald Dahl

Paul Jennings

Arthur Ransome

Philip Ardagh

Lord Deramore’s School presents

A selection of

Fantastic Books for Year 5

Michael Morpurgo (Children’s Laureate 2003-2005)

Kensuke’s Kingdom

Billy the Kid

Friend or Foe

The Wreck of the Zanzibar

Butterfly Lion

The Dancing Bear

Out of the Ashes

Cool

Private Peaceful

The Amazing Adolphus Tips

Running Wild

Shadow

Little Manfred

Pinocchio by Pinocchio

Listen to the Moon

An Eagle in the Snow

Toto

Tanya Landman The Poppy Fields murder mysteries

Kaye Umansky The Silver Spoon of Soloman Snow

The Stolen Jewel of Soloman Snow

Pongwiffy series

Weird Happenings

Try her re-tellings of classic fairy tales...

Anne Fine (Children’s Laureate 2001-2003)

Bill’s New Frock

Crummy Mummy and Me

Goggle Eyes

Flour Babies

Step by Wicked Step

Madame Doubtfire

Diary of a Killer Cat and sequels

Morris Gleitzman Worm Story

Toad Rage

Blabber Mouth

Boy Overboard

Girl Underground

Give Peas a Chance

Once

Then

Now

After

Soon

Maybe

Extra Time

Philip Ridley

Krindlekrax

Mercedes Ice

Meteorite Spoon

Scribbleboy

Vinegar Street

Mighty Fizz Chilla

Zips Apollo

Terry Pratchett Johnny and the Bomb

Johnny and the Dead

Only You can Save Mankind

A Hat Full of Sky

Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents

Cathy Cassidy Dizzy

Indigo Blue

Driftwood

Angel Cake

Christopher Paolini

Eragon Eldest Brisingr Inheritance

Jonathan Stroud The Bartimaeus triology (all four of them!)

Adeline Yen Mah The Chinese Cinderella books

Betsy Byars Midnight Fox

The Eighteenth Emergency

Jill Patton Walsh Gaffer Samson’s Luck

The Dolphin Crossing

Cornelia Funke Dragon Rider

The Thief Lord

Inkheart

Inkspell

Inkdeath

Igraine the Brave

Andrew Cope Spy Dog, Spy Dog 2, Spy Dog Unleashed

Spy Pups series

David Walliams

The Boy in the Dress Billionaire Boy

Mr Stink Demon Dentist

Awful Auntie Gangsta Granny

Ratburger Grandpa’s Great Escape

The World’s Worst Children (1 & 2)

Midnight Gang Bad Dad

Liz Pichon The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

Tom Gates Excellent Excuses

Dan Scott Gladiator School series

Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl

Half Moon Investigations

The Arctic Incident

The Eternity Code

The Opal Deception

The Legend of Spud Murphy

The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth

The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World

Theresa Breslin Dream Master

Dream Master Nightmare

Robert Swindells Shrapnel

Room 13

Nightmare Stairs

Jacqueline Hyde

The Shade of Hettie Daynes

In the Nick of Time

Hydra

Blitzed

Blackout

Angie Sage Magyk (Septimus Heap)

Flyte

Physik

Queste

Syren

My Haunted House

The Sword in the Grotto

Frognapped

Vampire Brat

Katie Davies The Great Hamster Massacre

The Great Cat Conspiracy

The Great Dog Disaster + more

Malorie Blackman (Children’s Laureate 2013-2015)

Hacker

Thief

Pig Heart Boy

Tell me no Lies

Cloud Busting

Deadly Dare Mysteries

Anthony Horowitz Storm Breaker Snakehead

Point Blanc Crocodile Tears

Skeleton Key Scorpia rising

Eagle Strike Russian Roulette

Never Say Die Ark Angel

The Falcon’s Malteser (and the other Diamond Brothers books)

Pocket Horowitz series

Legends series

Three of Diamonds

Stewart Riddall Fergus Crane

Corby Flood

Hugo Pepper

Frank Cottrell Boyce Millions Framed

The Astounding Broccoli Boy

Lauren Child Utterly Me, Clarice Bean

Clarice Bean, That’s Me

Clarice Bean, Don’t Look Now

Cressida Cowell How to Train Your Dragon + more

How to be a Pirate + more

Sophie McKenzie Time Train to the Blitz

Francesca Simon The Lost Gods series

David Almond Skellig

Kit’s Wilderness

Heaven Eyes

Secret Heart

The Fire-Eaters

Andy Stanton The Mr Gum Books

The Story of Matthew Buzzington

Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Jacqueline Wilson (Children’s Laureate 2005– 2007)

Cliff Hanger

Buried Alive

Double Act

Werepuppy

The Lottie Project

The Story of Tracy Beaker

Dare Game

Sleepovers

Secrets

The Cat Mummy

Dustbin Baby

Cookie

The Worry Website

Midnight

Lola Rose

Clean Break

Best Friends

Lily Alone

Five Children & It

Katy

Little Stars

Philip Pullman Clockwork

Firework Maker’s Daughter

Louis Sachar Holes

Small Steps

Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes

There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom

Alan Gibbons Shadow of the Minotaur

Caught in the Crossfire

+ loads of others!

Eva Ibbotson Journey to the River Sea

Which Witch?

The Secret of Platform 13

The Star of Kazan

The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

One Dog and his Boy

William Nicholson The Wind Singer

Slaves of the Mastery

Fire Song

Bernard Ashley Aftershock

CLASSIC BOOKS

E. Nesbit Five Children and It

The Phoenix and the Carpet

Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden

Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows

The Reluctant Dragon

Tove Jannson Finn Family Moomintroll

Nina Bawden Carrie's War