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February 28, 2023 45 mins

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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