Episode 7 - Why it's not a good idea to use reading records

School Reading List

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 7

For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-7

Part 1
Book post

• Our Planet by Matt Whyman and Richard Jones
• Faruq and the Wiri Wiri by Sophie Payne
• Vita and the Gladiator by Ally Sherrick
• Tell Me About series by Emily Dodd
• Blanksy the Street Cat by Gavin Puckett
• BOB vs The Selfie Zombies by Andy Jones
• You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud
• Don't be Silly by Padmacandra
• Corey's Rock by Sita Brahmachari
• The Emerald Forest by Catherine Ward
• Paper World: Human Body by Gail Armstrong
• Two Terrible Vikings: Feast with the King by Francesca Simon

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in February 2023

• Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
• Unspoken by Kwame Alexander & Dare Coulter
• Out of the Blue by Robert Tregoning & Stef Murphy
• Teddy's Midnight Adventure by Yoko Mori
• Don't Be Silly by Padmacandra
• Two Terrible Vikings Feast with the King by Francesca Simon
• Xanthe & the Ruby Crown by Jasbinder Bilan
• Lizzy and the Cloud by Eric Fan & Terry Fan
• Lost by Mariajo Ilustrajo
• Glitter Boy by Ian Eagleton
• You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud
• Cherry Moon by Zaro Weil
• Vita & the Gladiator by Ally Sherrick
• The Monkey Who Fell From The Future by Ross Welford
• The Emerald Forest by Catherine Ward & Karin Littlewood
• Corey's Rock by Sita Brahmachari
• Fighting in a World on Fire by Andreas Malm
• The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell
• Tell Me About: The Human Body by Emily Dodd
• Blanksy the Street Cat by Gavin Puckett
• Paper World: Human Body by Gail Armstrong
• A Passing On of Shells: 50 Fifty-Word Poems by Simon Lamb & Chris Riddell
• Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers
• The Versatile Reptile by Nicola Davies & Abbie Cameron
• Rugby Rookie by Gerard Siggins
• Now Let Me Fly by Ronald Wimberly & Brahm Revel
• SuperQuesters: The Case of the Missing Memory

February 2023 books of the month

• Fiction: You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud
• Nonfiction: Paper World: Human Body by Gail Armstrong
• Picture book: The Emerald Forest by Catherine Ward

Part 2
Why it's not a good idea to use reading records

New book pitches: The Bumper Book of Double Learning by Helen J Bailey; My Magical Bearded Friend by Chris Husband; Dumb Orphans by Allan Low; The PhilosoCats by Judith Millecker.

Part 3
6th form books - our rundown of great titles for this age group.

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