The Unforgotten Coat
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Julie is in her last year of primary school in Bootle when two brothers from Mongolia arrive in fur coats and hats. The older one, Chingis, picks Julie to be their Good Guide, but the boys are secretive, say a demon is chasing them, and never go home the same way twice.
- Length
- About 18,000 words
- To read it
- About 12 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 2
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 Unforgotten Coat is on the list
- Year 5, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start.
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.