Year 5 Book List
Year 5 is a great time to get interested in particular authors, so try all the stories by the big names like Michael Morpurgo, Roald Dahl, Anthony Horowitz, Philip Pullman and J K Rowling. The following books are not so well known.
Title
The Tale of Despereaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tillane
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Just William
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Coraline
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Wonderstruck
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Septimus Heap series
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The Lost Riders
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Dead Man’s Cove, Laura Marlin Mysteries 1
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Connor’s Eco Den
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Cosmic
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Dragon Rider
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Bursting Balloons Mystery
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The Eighteenth Emergency
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Author
Kate DiCamillo
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Richmal Crompton
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Neil Gaiman
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Brian Selznick
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Angie Sage
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Elizabeth Laird
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Lauren St John
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Pippa Goodhart
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Frank Cottrell Boyce
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Cornelia Funke
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Alexander McCall Smith
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Betsy Byars
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For reviews of these books, and bookstore, please see:
booksforkeeps.co.uk
lovereading4kids.co.uk