Great Books Guide 2024-25: For 11+
Our Great Books Guide recommends brilliant children's books for 4-11 year-olds - but we also have some suggestions to keep them reading as they get older!
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Rewild: Can Nature Heal Our World?
Author: Ben Martynoga Illustrator: Moose Allain
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 12+
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Rewild: Can Nature Heal Our World?
Author: Ben Martynoga Illustrator: Moose Allain
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 12+
Positive, informative non-fiction book on Rewilding
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The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie
Author: Radhika Sanghani
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie
Author: Radhika Sanghani
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Can thirteen-year-old Priya be honest about how she feels without ruining her life? Funny, fresh and full of heart.
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Cross My Heart and Never Lie
Author: Nora Dåsnes Translator: Matt Bagguley
Interest level: 9-14
Reading age: 10+
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Cross My Heart and Never Lie
Author: Nora Dåsnes Translator: Matt Bagguley
Interest level: 9-14
Reading age: 10+
Tuva is torn between two friendship groups – those who fall in love and those who don’t. But where does she fit? Charming and refl…
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Black Hole Cinema Club
Author: Christopher Edge
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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Black Hole Cinema Club
Author: Christopher Edge
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Be prepared for a reading experience unlike any other. From a stunningly original beginning, this adrenalin-fuelled sci-fi adventu…
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The Double Life of Ted Amos
Author: Simon James Green Illustrator: Jennifer Jamieson
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9-11
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The Double Life of Ted Amos
Author: Simon James Green Illustrator: Jennifer Jamieson
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9-11
Edward has reinvented himself as Ted at his dad’s new town. Ted is cool and definitely isn’t bullied. But will his lies catch up w…
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A Year of Black Joy: 52 Black Voices Share Their Life Pas...
Author: Jamia Wilson Illustrator: Jade Orlando
Interest level: 9-11
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A Year of Black Joy: 52 Black Voices Share Their Life Pas...
Author: Jamia Wilson Illustrator: Jade Orlando
Interest level: 9-11
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52 Black visionaries, creators and changemakers share what brings them joy. Inspiring and fascinating, this beautiful book also in…
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In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen
Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen
Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
When Ysolde’s sister is kidnapped, to get her back Ysolde strikes an impossible bargain with the terrifying Wolf Queen. An immersi…
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Northern Soul
Author: Phil Earle
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
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Northern Soul
Author: Phil Earle
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
Marv is desperate to make an impression on the girl of his dreams but with no idea quite how to do it he takes advice from a long-…
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Musical World
Author: Jeffrey Boakye Illustrator: Ngadi Smart
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 10+
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Musical World
Author: Jeffrey Boakye Illustrator: Ngadi Smart
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 10+
In a playlist of 40 songs from artists as diverse as Shakira, John Lennon, Billie Holiday, the Spice Girls and Drake, Jeffrey Boak…
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Electric Life
Author: Rachel Delahaye
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 10-12
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Electric Life
Author: Rachel Delahaye
Interest level: 12+
Reading age: 10-12
Set in a post-apocalyptic, sanitised world, this dystopian thriller contains many powerful elements that reflect some of the ways …
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King of Nothing
Author: Nathanael Lessore
Interest level: 11+
Reading age: 11+
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King of Nothing
Author: Nathanael Lessore
Interest level: 11+
Reading age: 11+
Anton is the King of Year 9, but he's forced to hang out with the school's biggest loser. A hilarious coming-of-age story that wil…
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