Staff Recommendations
Our staff at Chelford CE Primary School are passionate about creating a positive and inspiring reading environment which celebrates and encourages our pupils to develop a love of literature. As part of this, our staff are encouraged to engage with children's literature in order to discuss the works of authors and make recommendations to our pupils. Here are some of the texts that our staff recommend pupils to explore....
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Mr Brady |
Keeper by Mal Peet Accelerated Reader BL: 5.1 |
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson Accelerated Reader BL: 5.0 |
Last Bear by Hannah Gold Accelerated Reader BL: 5.6 |
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Mrs Baker |
The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson Accelerated Reader BL: 3.4 |
The Tiger Who Came for Tea by Judith Kerr Accelerated Reader BL: 3.2 |
The Three Little Pigs - Traditional
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Miss Southan |
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett Accelerated Reader BL: 6.4 |
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Accelerated Reader BL: 4.8 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling Accelerated Reader BL: 6.7 |
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Mrs Badger |
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson Accelerated Reader BL: 3.6 |
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae Accelerated Reader BL: 3.8 |
The Magic Faraway Tree by Accelerated Reader BL: 4.1 |
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Mrs Thwaites |
Whatever Next by Jill Murphy Accelerated Reader BL: 2.0 |
Sky Song by Abi Elphonstone Accelerated Reader BL: 6.1 |
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf Accelerated Reader BL:5.4 |
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Mr Norman |
Carpet People by Terry Pratchet Accelerated Reader BL: 4.7 |
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver Accelerated Reader BL: 4.5 |
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Accelerated Reader BL: 3.4 |
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Mrs Latchford |
Bears Don't Wear Shoes by Sharon Davey
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The BFG by Roald Dahl Accelerated Reader BL: 4.8 |
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo
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Mrs Nuttall |
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman Accelerated Reader BL: 6.8 |
Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell Accelerated Reader BL: 3.3 |
The Gruffalo's Wean by Julia Donaldson (see Gruffalo's Child also) Accelerated Reader BL: 2.5 |
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Mrs Downer |
The Ickabog by J K Rowling Accelerated Reader BL: 6.8 |
Marcello Mouse and the Masked Ball by Julie Monks |
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell Accelerated Reader BL: 6.5 |
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Miss Allen |
The Trouble with Perfect by Helena Duggan Accelerated Reader BL: 5.0 |
The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo Accelerated Reader BL: 4.6 |
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
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Miss Aspinall |
Charlotte's Web by E B White Accelerated Reader BL: 4.4 |
Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo Accelerated Reader BL: 4.7 |
Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter Accelerated Reader BL: 4.2 |
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Mrs Jackson |
The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson Accelerated Reader BL: 4.0 |
The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher Accelerated Reader BL: 5.8 |
Oi Cat! by Kes Gray
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Mrs Toland-Smith |
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Accelerated Reader BL: 7.7 |
My Naughty Little Sisterby Dorothy Edwards Accelerated Reader BL: 5.0 |
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo Accelerated Reader BL: 5.9 |
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Mr Scarterfield |
Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy Accelerated Reader BL: 2.4 |
Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg Poems |
When Mum Turned into a Monster by Joanna Harrison
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Mrs Ainsworth |
Elmer by David McKee
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A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson and Axel `Scheffler Accelerated Reader BL: 2.8 |
The Twits by Roald Dahl Accelerated Reader BL: 4.4
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Mr Moore |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling Accelerated Reader BL: 6.0 |
The Family From One End Street by Eve Garnett Accelerated Reader BL: 6.6 |
Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban by J K Rowling Accelerated Reader BL: 6.7 |
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Mrs Booth |
Stig of the Dump by Clive King Accelerated Reader BL: 5.5 |
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Accelerated Reader BL: 8.4 |
Goodnight Mr Tom by MIchelle Magorian Accelerated Reader BL: 5.1 |
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Mrs Mort |
Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson Accelerated Reader BL: 6.8 |
Chicken Licken by Jonathon Allen
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A Bear called Paddington by Michael Bond Accelerated Reader BL: 4.7 |
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Miss Sherwood |
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy Accelerated Reader BL: 5.4
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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Accelerated Reader BL: 7.3
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The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier Accelerated Reader BL: 5.5
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Other favourites to explore.....
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Cool! by Michael Morpurgo Accelerated Reader BL: 3.4
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Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell Accelerated Reader BL: 4.5
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The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Milwood Hargrave Accelerated Reader BL: 5.0
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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Accelerated Reader BL: 4.8
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Wonder by R. J. Palacio Accelerated Reader BL: 4.8
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Pax by Sarah Pennypacker Accelerated Reader BL: 5.3
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Hidden Figures by Morgot Lee Shetterley Accelerated Reader BL: 5.8
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis Accelerated Reader BL: 5.7
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Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman Accelerated Reader BL: 4.3
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The Queen's Hat by Steve Antony
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Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle Accelerated Reader BL: 3.1
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Bad Dad by David Walliams Accelerated Reader BL: 4.2
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Race Cars by Jenny Devenny Accelerated Reader BL: 4.1
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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywelt Accelerated Reader BL: 3.8
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The Scarecrow's Wedding by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Accelerated Reader BL: 3.4
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Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo Accelerated Reader BL: 5.7
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The Pirate Cruncher by Jonny Duddle Accelerated Reader BL: 3.3
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The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Milwood Hargrave Accelerated Reader BL: 4.7
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Matilda by Roald Dahl Accelerated Reader BL: 5.0
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Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne Accelerated Reader BL: 2.8
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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Accelerated Reader BL: 2.3
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The French Confection by Anthony Horowitz Accelerated Reader BL: 4.2
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Freind of Foe by Michael Morpurgo Accelerated Reader BL: 4.6
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Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine Accelerated Reader BL: 4.9
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Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl Accelerated Reader BL: 4.7
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Not Now Bernard by David McKee Accelerated Reader BL: 1.4
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Alan Turing by Isabel Sanchez Vegara Accelerated Reader BL:5.5
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Alex Rider Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz Accelerated Reader BL:5.1
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Accelerated Reader BL: 8.3
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The Long Walk to Freedom by Chris Van Wyk
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Iron Man by Ted Hughes Accelerated Reader BL: 4.7
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The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart
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Scavengers by Darren Simpson Accelerated Reader BL: 4.8
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Rosa by Lisbeth Kaiser Accelerated Reader BL: 4.6
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Coming to England by Floella Benjamin Accelerated Reader BL: 6.1
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You Are a Champion by Marcus Rashford Accelerated Reader BL: 5.9
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