Suggested Books for Year 5
An amazing choice of books is available for this age group. Not all children will feel able to tackle these independently so like has been said on the previous year group pages, read together. Your enjoyment of the book is important to motivate your child to read further. Most children will be able to read for 30 minutes in a quiet, distraction free environment i.e. without the TV on. Again you asking them questions is vital to check their understanding of what they are reading.
If you feel these books are too hard for your child then the books from year 4 and 3 are still equally of value to them. It is essential that what they are reading is appropriately challenging i.e. they can read 95/100 words correctly. If they are getting too many words wrong then they will lose understanding and feel demotivated.
Please see you child's teacher for more advice if you need to.
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Water Wings |
Morris Gleitzman |
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Blabbermouth |
Morris Gleitzman |
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Belly Flop |
Morris Gleitzman |
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The Diddakoi |
Rumer Godden |
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Stormbreaker |
Anthony Horowitz |
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Walter and Me |
Michael Morpurgo |
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Friend or Foe |
Michael Morpurgo |
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Mister Monday |
Garth Nix |
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Aquila |
Andrew Norris |
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Harry and the Wrinklies |
Alan Temperley |
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The Story of Tracy Beaker |
Jacqueline Wilson |
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Double Act |
Jacqueline Wilson |
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Northern Lights |
Philip Pullman |
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A Christmas Carol |
Charles Dickens |
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Dragon Rider |
Cornelia Funke |
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Journey To Jo’burg |
Beverly Naidoo |
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Journey to the River Sea |
Eva Ibbotson |
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The Owl Service |
Alan Garner |
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Pig Heart Boy |
Malorie Blackman |
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Tom’s Midnight Garden |
Philippa Pearce |
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Watership Down |
Richard Adams |
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The Wizard of Earthsea |
Ursula K Le Guin |
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Wolves of Willoughby Chase |
Joan Aiken |
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Where the Red Fern Grows |
Wilson Rawls |
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Little Women |
Louisa May Alcott |
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The Secret Garden |
Frances Hodgson-Burnett |
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Artemis Fowl |
Eoin Colfer |
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The Wind in the Willows |
Kenneth Grahame |
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Anne of Green Gables |
L M Montgomery |
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Black Beauty |
Anna Sewell |
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Holes |
Louis Sachar |
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There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom |
Louis Sachar |
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Vicky Angel |
Jacqueline Wilson |
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The Other Side of Truth |
Beverley Naidoo |
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Harry Potter series |
J K Rowling |
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