Flats and tower blocks (younger readers)
Stories can happen everywhere and anywhere – in fantasy worlds, in space, at school and in someone's home. Here are some brilliant stories where the main character lives in a flat or tower block.
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Mango & Bambang – Tiny Tapir Trouble
Author: Polly Faber Illustrator: Clara Vulliamy
Interest level: 6+
Reading age: 7+
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Mango & Bambang – Tiny Tapir Trouble
Author: Polly Faber Illustrator: Clara Vulliamy
Interest level: 6+
Reading age: 7+
Four funny adventures featuring Mango and her brave, loyal pet tapir, Bambang.
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Ottoline and the Yellow Cat
Author: Chris Riddell
Interest level: 7+
Reading age: 7+
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Ottoline and the Yellow Cat
Author: Chris Riddell
Interest level: 7+
Reading age: 7+
Ottoline is good at solving mysteries, in part due to her eavesdropping habit and in part because of her qualification as a mistre…
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Birdsong
Author: Katya Balen Illustrator: Richard Johnson
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8-9
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Birdsong
Author: Katya Balen Illustrator: Richard Johnson
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8-9
Annie has been silent and furious since she injured her arm in an accident. Can the blackbirds’ song help her get in touch with he…
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Agents of the Wild: Operation Honeyhunt
Author: Jennifer Bell Illustrator: Alice Lickens
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 7+
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Agents of the Wild: Operation Honeyhunt
Author: Jennifer Bell Illustrator: Alice Lickens
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 7+
Orphan Agnes is flabbergasted to find a shrew in a safari suit sitting on her bed one afternoon. He informs Agnes that she has bee…
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The Legend of Kevin
Author: Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
Interest level: 7-10
Reading age: 7+
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The Legend of Kevin
Author: Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
Interest level: 7-10
Reading age: 7+
Max longs for adventure in his life – then one day, a flying pony called Kevin crashes into his flat, blown in by a magi…
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Pony on the Twelfth Floor
Author: Polly Faber Illustrator: Sarah Jennings
Interest level: 7-11
Reading age: 7+
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Pony on the Twelfth Floor
Author: Polly Faber Illustrator: Sarah Jennings
Interest level: 7-11
Reading age: 7+
This hilarious and heart-warming chapter book combines an entertaining plot and a diverse range of characters with delightfully fu…
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Too Small Tola
Author: Atinuke Illustrator: Onyinye Iwu
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 6+
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Too Small Tola
Author: Atinuke Illustrator: Onyinye Iwu
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 6+
In this lovely collection of short stories, a young Nigerian girl - tired of the nickname ‘Too Small Tola’- proves that, despite h…
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