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June 30, 2023 33 mins

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 11

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-11 

Part 1
Book post

  •  The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith 
  •  Rivers by Simon Chapman
  •  I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon 
  •  The Bear who had Nothing to Wear by Jeanne Willis and Brian Fitzgerald 
  •  Sharks! Sharks! Sharks! by Susan Martineau 
  •  The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Ritva Voutila 
  •  Max Magic by Stephen Mulhern & Tom Easton 
  •  Indiana Bones and the Invisible City by Harry Heape
  •  Last Girl In by Cheryl Diane Parkinson 
  •  Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin 
  •  Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure by Sai Pathmanathan
  •  Veggies! by Ayako Watanabe

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in June 2023

  • The Teen Witches' Guide to Tarot
  • Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc by Joe Todd-Stanton
  • Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World by Louie Stowell
  • Nightjar by Katya Balen
  • Star Cat: A Turnip in Time! By James Turner
  • Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle
  • Bad Influence by Tamsin Winter
  • Just Like Everyone Else by Sarah Hagger-Holt
  • Art Makes People Powerful by Bob and Roberta Smith
  • Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo by Sufiya Ahmed
  • Grounded by Aisha Saeed
  • How to Survive The Future by Larry Hayes
  • Bridget Vanderpuff and the Baked Escape by Martin Stewart
  • Julia Donaldson's Book of Names by Julia Donaldson
  • Bite Risk by S.J. Wills
  • Stone Age Beasts by Ben Lerwill
  • Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer by Jeffrey Boakye
  • Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin
  • Everybody's Equal by Patricia Hegarty
  • You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
  • SH!T BAG by Xena Knox
  • The Day the Hiccups Took Over by Jo Simmons
  • Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions by Carrie Sellon
  • The Greatest Treasure Hunt by James Patterson
  • My Family and Other Romans by Marie Basting
  • Timelines of Nature by DK
  • Indiana Bones and the Invisible City by Harry Heape
  • The Dream Book by Bia Melo
  • Gender Identity for Kids by Andy Passchier

June 2023 books of the month

  • Fiction: The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith
  • Nonfiction: Rivers by Simon Chapman
  • Picture book: I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon

Part 2
The transition from picture books to short chapter books in Year 2. https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-year-2-pupils-ks1-age-6-7/

New book pitches: Katy on Broadway by Ella English, Movie Night with the Wizziwigs by Saxon North-Cornell, The 4th Dimension by Dr. Joseph J. Pamelia

Part 3
A look at our new list of adventure books for children and teens

Credits and licensing
3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/podcasts/#podcast-credits

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