Whole School Reading Spine
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Year |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 3 |
The Hodgeheg (Dick King-Smith
Journey narrative Featherlight (Peter Bunzl)
Rescue narrative |
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (Phillip Pullman)
Traditional tales |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
Portal |
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Warning tale
|
Beowulf (Michael Morpurgo)
Defeating the Monster
|
Perry Angel's Suitcase (Glenda Millard)
Rags to Riches |
|
Year 4 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Rags to riches Charlotte’s Web (E B White) Losing and finding |
When the Whales Came (Michael Morpurgo)
Warning tale
|
Iron Giant (Ted Hughes)
Beating the baddie
|
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo
Character transformation |
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Portal
|
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter (Philip Pulman)
Quest narrative
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Year 5 |
Flotsam (David Weisner)
Finding Tale
Varjak Paw (SF Said)
Beating the baddie
|
Skellig (David Almond)
Keeping a secret narrative
|
There’s A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (Louis Sachar)
Character transformation
|
Pinocchio (Michael Morpurgo)
Wishing narrative
|
Kensuke’s Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo) Rescue narrative
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A series of unfortunate events: The bad beginning (Lemony Snicket)
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Year 6 |
The Liszts (Kyo McClear)
Wishing tale
Oranges in No Man's Land (Elizabeth Laird)
Quest Narrative |
Orphans of the Tide (Struan Murray)
Rescue narrative
|
The Night Gardener (Jonathon Auxier)
Tale of fear
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Holes (Louis Sacher)
Character transformation |
The Girl of Ink and Stars (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)
Quest narrative |














