Year 5 recommended reading
This is by no means an exhaustive list but the books below
are recommended for children of Year 5. Some are single books, others are part
of a series. Please ensure that you read a range of different text types and
genres, and a range of authors as this will help with reading and writing.
Please read the blurbs and summaries before buying as different books suit
different children. This list includes books with thriller and horror themes as
some children in Year 5 will enjoy them.
Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Billionaire Boy by David Walliams
Demon Dentist by David Walliams
A Place Called Perfect by Helena Duggan
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
Frostheart by Jamie Littler
Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
Five Have Plenty of Fun by Enid Blyton
Grandpa's Great Escape by David Walliams
Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jakob Grimm
Hansel and Gretel by Michael Morpurgo
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Mr Stink by David Walliams
The Parent Agency by David Baddiel
Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
Wolf Brother (One of Mrs Cresswell's favourites) by Michelle
Paver
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar
Bridge to Terabitha by Katherine Paterson
The Stone Lion by Margaret Wild
Waiting for Anya by Michael Morpurgo
Room 13 by Robert Swindells
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Street Child by Berlie Doherty
The Bomber Dog by Megan Rix
The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross
The Magician’s Elephant by Kate Di Camillo
The Scarecrow and his Servant by Philip Pullman
The Time Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess by Julia
Jarman
The Watertower by Gary Crew
Clockwork by Philip Pullman
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell
Darkmouth by Shane Hegarty
Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick
Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
The Executioner’s Daughter by Jane Hardstaff
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