School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 7
For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-7
Part 1
Book post
- Our Planet by Matt Whyman and Richard Jones
- Faruq and the Wiri Wiri by Sophie Payne
- Vita and the Gladiator by Ally Sherrick
- Tell Me About series by Emily Dodd
- Blanksy the Street Cat by Gavin Puckett
- BOB vs The Selfie Zombies by Andy Jones
- You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud
- Don't be Silly by Padmacandra
- Corey's Rock by Sita Brahmachari
- The Emerald Forest by Catherine Ward
- Paper World: Human Body by Gail Armstrong
- Two Terrible Vikings: Feast with the King by Francesca Simon
Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in February 2023
- Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
- Unspoken by Kwame Alexander & Dare Coulter
- Out of the Blue by Robert Tregoning & Stef Murphy
- Teddy's Midnight Adventure by Yoko Mori
- Don't Be Silly by Padmacandra
- Two Terrible Vikings Feast with the King by Francesca Simon
- Xanthe & the Ruby Crown by Jasbinder Bilan
- Lizzy and the Cloud by Eric Fan & Terry Fan
- Lost by Mariajo Ilustrajo
- Glitter Boy by Ian Eagleton
- You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud
- Cherry Moon by Zaro Weil
- Vita & the Gladiator by Ally Sherrick
- The Monkey Who Fell From The Future by Ross Welford
- The Emerald Forest by Catherine Ward & Karin Littlewood
- Corey's Rock by Sita Brahmachari
- Fighting in a World on Fire by Andreas Malm
- The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell
- Tell Me About: The Human Body by Emily Dodd
- Blanksy the Street Cat by Gavin Puckett
- Paper World: Human Body by Gail Armstrong
- A Passing On of Shells: 50 Fifty-Word Poems by Simon Lamb & Chris Riddell
- Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers
- The Versatile Reptile by Nicola Davies & Abbie Cameron
- Rugby Rookie by Gerard Siggins
- Now Let Me Fly by Ronald Wimberly & Brahm Revel
- SuperQuesters: The Case of the Missing Memory
February 2023 books of the month
- Fiction: You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud
- Nonfiction: Paper World: Human Body by Gail Armstrong
- Picture book: The Emerald Forest by Catherine Ward
Part 2
Why it's not a good idea to use reading records
New book pitches: The Bumper Book of Double Learning by Helen J Bailey; My Magical Bearded Friend by Chris Husband; Dumb Orphans by Allan Low; The PhilosoCats by Judith Millecker.
Part 3
6th form books - our rundown of great titles for this age group.
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