Reading
Reading Plus
Log ins for Reading Plus are in children’s study logs. Please log in to enjoy reading a wide range of texts and practise comprehension. Children should try to complete at least one reading lesson at home each week.
Sora
Every child at MJS has a log in to our Marchwood online library, called Sora, in their study log; it is the same as their google log in. This is available online as a website, or as a free downloadable app on phones or tablets. Here the children can take out eBooks or audio books to read or listen to. This is an excellent resource as it has thousands of books, with many more being added all the time. In particular, the audio books offer children the opportunity to enjoy books that perhaps they would find difficult to read for themselves.
Reading At Home
Must Reads
Each year group has six books which have been chosen as must reads for that age group. They have been carefully selected so that throughout their time at MJS, the children encounter a wide range of genres, themes, authors and narratives. We encourage the children to work their way through these, trying to read all six each year. Although these books are at a suitable level for each year group, some children may struggle to read them independently and so may need, or just prefer, to have them read to them.
Year 3
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Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost Giants, by David MacPhail |
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Agent Asha: Mission Shark Bytes, by Sophie Deen |
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Me and Mister P, by Maria Farrer |
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Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson |
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A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond |
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Mammoth Academy by Neal Layton |
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Little people, big dreams by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara |
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Once Upon A Raindrop, the story of water by James Carter |
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Boot, by Shane Hegarty |
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Planet Omar, Incredible Rescue Mission, by Zanib Mian |
Year 4
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Anisha, Accidental Detective, by Serena Patel |
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Knights and Bikes, by Gabrielle Kent |
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Poems Aloud, by Joseph Coelho |
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The 13-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton |
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The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo |
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George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl |
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Rebel Girls, by Elena Favilli |
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Boys who dare to be different, by Ben Brooks |
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The nothing to see here hotel, by Steven Butler |
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The Griffin Gate, by Vashti Hardy |
Year 5
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Runaway Robot by Frank Cottrell-Boyce |
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Varjak Paw by S. F. Said |
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My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons |
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Oranges in Nomansland by E.Laird |
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The Lady Of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson |
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The Girl Who Stole An Elephant by Nizrana Farook |
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Explorers, by Nellie Huang |
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Goldfish Boy, by Lisa Thompson |
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Secrets Of A Sun King, by Emma Carroll |
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Guardians of Magic, Chris Riddell |
Year 6
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Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston |
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Malamander by Thomas Taylor |
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Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis |
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The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf |
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War Horse by Michael Morpurgo |
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Tell Me No Lies by Malorie Blackman |
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Survivors, David Long |
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Who Let The Gods Out, Maz Evans |
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The Colour Of Hope, Ross MacKenzie |
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Can You See Me? Libby Scott |
Recommended Book Lists
Please see the lists below.