Key Stage 2 & 3 Book Reviews and Comprehension

Key Stage 2 & 3 Recommended Reading

We will produce a Book Review Summary on each of these Books with a Comprehension exercise with each

Here is a comprehensive list of recommended books for Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11):

Classic and Modern Fiction

1. “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling

2. “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White

3. “Matilda” by Roald Dahl

4. “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis

5. “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan

6. “The BFG” by Roald Dahl

7. “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis

8. “The Famous Five” series by Enid Blyton

9. “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett

10. “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame

Adventure and Fantasy

1. “How to Train Your Dragon” by Cressida Cowell

2. “Artemis Fowl” by Eoin Colfer

3. “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien

4. “The Explorer” by Katherine Rundell

5. “The Last Wild” by Piers Torday

Historical Fiction

1. “War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo

2. “Goodnight Mister Tom” by Michelle Magorian

3. “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” by John Boyne

4. “Carrie’s War” by Nina Bawden

5. “Street Child” by Berlie Doherty

Mystery and Detective

1. “Nancy Drew” series by Carolyn Keene

2. “The Hardy Boys” series by Franklin W. Dixon

3. “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Arthur Conan Doyle

4. “Murder Most Unladylike” by Robin Stevens

5. “The London Eye Mystery” by Siobhan Dowd

Non-Fiction

1. “The Usborne Encyclopedia of World History” by Jane Bingham

2. “The Story of Life: A First Book about Evolution” by Catherine Barr

3. “Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World” by Kate Pankhurst

4. “The Big Book of the Blue” by Yuval Zommer

5. “The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai” by Hiba Noor Khan

KEY STAGE 3 Reading List

Here is a comprehensive list of recommended books for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14):

Classic and Modern Fiction

1. “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins

2. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry

3. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

4. “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien

5. “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio

6. “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott

7. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

8. “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton

9. “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak

10. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon

Adventure and Fantasy

1. “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series by Rick Riordan

2. “Eragon” by Christopher Paolini

3. “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner

4. “His Dark Materials” series by Philip Pullman

5. “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis

Historical Fiction

1. “Private Peaceful” by Michael Morpurgo

2. “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” by John Boyne

3. “Goodnight Mister Tom” by Michelle Magorian

4. “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit” by Judith Kerr

5. “The Silver Sword” by Ian Serraillier

Mystery and Detective

1. “Sherlock Holmes” series by Arthur Conan Doyle

2. “Nancy Drew” series by Carolyn Keene

3. “The Hardy Boys” series by Franklin W. Dixon

4. “Murder Most Unladylike” by Robin Stevens

5. “The London Eye Mystery” by Siobhan Dowd

Non-Fiction

1. “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban” by Malala Yousafzai

2. “Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race” by Margot Lee Shetterly

3. “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank

4. “The Story of Life: A First Book about Evolution” by Catherine Barr

5. “The Usborne Encyclopedia of World History” by Jane Bingham