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/
Part 1
Book post
- 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 Plummer and Forrest Burdett
- Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle by Nicola Colton
- How to be a Genius Kid by Jim Smith
- The Last Dragon by Polly Ho-Yen
- Nora and the Map of Mayhem by Joseph Elliott
- Sar Wylda and the Legendary Goldbreaker by Jake R. Wilson
- Kofi and the Secret Radio Station by Jeffrey Boakye
- We Have Everything We Need to Start Again by Koleka Putuma
Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in July 2024
- The Dog Who Danced on the Moon by John Boyne
- Delta and the Lost City by Anna Fargher
- The Whisperling Twins by Hayley Hoskins
- The Love Dare by Abiola Bello
- The Seal on the Beach by Mara Bergman
- Back of the Net by Eve Ainsworth
- Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn
- Three Cheers for the River School by Sabine Adeyinka
- The Boy and the Octopus by Caryl Lewis
- Wigglesbottom Primary: The Pirate Cat by Pamela Butchart
- Secret FACTopia! by Paige Towler
- Myths of China by Xiaobing Wang
- The Others by Sarah Merrett
- The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
- The Boy Who Painted The World by Tom McLaughlin
- The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
- Break to You by Neal Shusterman
- Hike It by Iron Tazz
- Fallout by Lesley Parr
- The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals by Mike Barfield
- Warriors Graphic Novel by Erin Hunter
- The Dinosaur that Pooped a Superhero by Tom Fletcher
- Bea's Bad Day by Tom Percival
- Roman Boy by Tony Bradman
- The Fun We Had by Charissa Coulthard
- A Wild Walk to School by Rebecca Cobb
- Chemistry for Beginners by Kristie Pickersgill
- Taylor Blake Is a Legend by Laura Jane Williams
- Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fossils and Shells by Nina Chakrabarti
- It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell
- In Time by Marina Ruiz
July 2024 books of the month
- Fiction: The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
- Nonfiction: Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn
- Picture book: Move, Mr Mountain! by Francesca Sanna
Part 2
Politics and election books for children and teens - our rundown
New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps
Part 3
2024 election and literacy: what are the main parties promising?
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