The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
Bill Masen wakes up in a London hospital with his eyes bandaged, on the morning after a dazzling green meteor shower. When he takes off the bandages, he finds that almost everyone who watched the lights has gone blind, and the triffids, tall stinging plants that can walk, are loose.
- Length
- About 85,000 words
- To read it
- About 57 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 3
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why The Day of the Triffids is on the list
- Year 9, Stretch. A step up in length or difficulty, for a confident reader.
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.