Episode 3 - Does reading decline in children aged 11-16 in secondary schools?

School Reading List

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 3

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Part one.
Book post:

• Human Kindness: True Stories of Compassion and Generosity that Changed the World by John Francis
• Iceberg by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
• Everything Sustainable Energy by National Geographic Kids
• Whisper on the Wind by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
• Bad Panda: The Cake Escape by Swapna Haddow
• Gross Factopia by Paige Towler
• Found by Sam Usher
• Secrets of the Dead: Mummies and Other Human Remains From Around the World by Matt Ralphs
• Big Questions about the Universe by Alice James and Alex Frith
• Lionel Poops by Éric Veillé
• Old Oak and Little Acorn by Elena Mannion
• The Last Storyteller by Donna Barba Higuera
• The Cats Who Wanted More by Katie Sahota and Naomi Tipping
• The Spell Tailors by James Nicol
• Granny Pip grows fruit by Deborah Chancellor and Julia Groves

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in September 2022:

• Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief by David Owen
• How To Survive Anywhere by Ben Lerwill
• Big Questions about the Universe by Alice James & Alex Frith
• Iceberg by Claire Saxby
• The Last Storyteller by Donna Barba Higuera
• Stories of Peace and Kindness For a Better World by Elizabeth Laird
• Granny Pip Grows Fruit by Deborah Chancellor and Julia Groves
• Gross FACTopia! By Paige Towler
• Eco Girl by Ken Wilson-Max
• Human Kindness by John Francis
• The Curse of the Tomb Robbers by Andy Seed
• Stone by Finbar Hawkins
• Everything Sustainable Energy by National Geographic Kids
• The Spell Tailors by James Nicol
• Found by Sam Usher
• Unraveller by Frances Hardinge
• The Treekeepers by Kieran Larwood
• No Place for Monsters by Kory Merritt
• Tom Gates 19 Random Acts of Fun by Liz Pichon
• And Everything Will Be Glad to See You by Ella Risbridger
• Everything Human Body by National Geographic Kids
• The Cats Who Wanted More by Katie Sahota
• Secrets of the Dead by Matt Ralphs
• Which Way to Anywhere by Cressida Cowell
• The Elemental Detectives by Patrice Lawrence
• The Baddies by Julia Donaldson
• Joyful, Joyful by Dapo Adeola
• Old Oak and Little Acorn by Elena Mannion.
• Dogs of the Deadlands by Anthony McGowan
• The Collectors by Philip Pullman

September 2022 books of the month:

• Fiction: Stone by Finbar Hawkins
• Nonfiction: Gross Factopia by Paige Towler
• Picture book: Found by Sam Usher

Part two.
Time travelling to a world of second-hand books. In this episode, we feature children's historical fiction writer, Rosemary Sutcliff.

Part three.
Do you think children's reading declines in KS3 and KS4? With a social media poll.

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