School Reading List

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 31

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-31/

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• A Flash of Neon by Sophie Cameron
• Volcano by Claire Saxby & Jess Racklyeft
• I’m going to make a friend by Darren Chetty & Sandhya Prabhat
• The Man Who Loved Libraries by Andrew Larsen & Katty Maurey
• The Glass He...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 30

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-30/

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• Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean
• Our Tree by Jessica Meserve
• We are All Animals by Ben Hoare and Christopher Lloyd, illustrated by Mark Ruffle
• Real-life Mysteries: Tales of Scary Beasts by Susan Martineau, i...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 29

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-29/

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• Mr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert
• Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester & Coral Tulloch
• Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please by Rob Walton, illustrated by Reena M...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 28

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-28/

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• Diary Of A Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Wotto
• Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson, illustrated by Beth Waters
• Paloma Flies Away by María J. Guarda
• I Really Really Love My Noisy Bum by Kar...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 27

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-27/

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• Loverboy by Ben Tomlinson
• One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillip
• The Really Beautiful Thing by Frances Tosdevin
• Guardians of the New Moon: The Year of the Rat...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 26

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-26/

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• A Symphony of Stories by James Mayhew
• 2025 Children's Almanac by Collins Kids
• Traitors in Space: A Pick-Your-Own-Path Adventure by Tim Collins
• My Name is a Gift by Zeshan Akhter
• My First Ocean Atlas by Catherine Ard ...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 25

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-25/

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• The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
• Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow
• Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
• Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee
• We Can! by Alexandra Strick
• You Only Spy Twice by Be...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 24

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-24/

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• The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
• First Big Book of How by Sally Symes
• Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie
• Clive Penguin by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders
• Ivy Newt and the Vampixies by Derek Keilty and Magda B...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 23

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-23/

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• Sisters of the Moon by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
• A Celebration of Evolution by William Spring
• Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green, illustrated by Francis Martin
• Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Dragon by Candy ...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 22

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-22/

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• The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
• Move, Mr Mountain! by Francesca Sanna
• Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn
• Doggy Dance Off by Steve Smallman
• Becoming Brave by Jennie Cashman Wilson
• Watts & Whiskerton by Meg McLaren
• Gri...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 21

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-21/

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• Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood
• Galápagos Islands by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Amy Grimes
• You Got This! by Rachael Davis
• Natterjack Toad Can't Believe It! by Sean Taylor
• The Big Day by Rachel P...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 20

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-20/

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• Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke
• The Teenage Guide to Digital Wellbeing by Tanya Goodin
• Old Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin Brown
• Where’s Mog? by Judith Kerr
• Supersaurus: Total Tricera-Flop! b...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 19

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-19/

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• Serena and the Little Blue Dog by Rosemary Clunie
• Moving Up: How to Ace Secondary School by Christian Foley
• Champ by Payam Ebrahimi and Reza Dalvand
• Pink Trucks by Sam Clarke
• Heavy Metal Badger by Duncan Beedie
• It Takes Gu...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 18

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-18/

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• Gigantosaurus – I Love Giganto by Cyber Group Studios
• I Really, Really Need a Poo by Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie
• Sammy and the Extra-Hot Chilli Powder by Charlie P. Brooks
• Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds by B...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 17

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-17/

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• Meet the Wildlings by Gwen Millward
• The Best You by Nima Patel
• I Love You to the Moon and Back: All Year Long by Amelia Hepworth
• Nikhil and Jay by Chitra Soundar
• The Shape of Rainbows by Neal Zetter
• Diamond Jack: Your Magi...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 16

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-16/.

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• Glassborn by Peter Bunzl
• Amazing Octopus by Michael Stavaric and Michele Ganser
• Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith
• Fate of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell
• Rise Up and Sing! by Andrea Warner and Louise Reimer
• The Undying ...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 15

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-15 

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•  Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica
• I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
• The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček
• Ancient Love Stories by Emily Hauser, illustrated by Sander Berg
• Storm ...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 14

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-14

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•  The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and Joe Todd-Stanton
• All Bodies Are Wonderful by Beth Cox, illustrated by Samantha Meredith
• Butterfly Wings: A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety by Samuel Larochelle and Eve Patenaude
• ...

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 13

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-13 

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•  The Last Tiger by Petr Horáček
• Against the Odds: The Incredible Struggles of 20 Great Adventurers by Alastair Humphreys, illustrated by Pola Mai
• Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
• Superquesters: The Case of the Great Ener...