Key Stage 2
Year 6 reading list
30 books. Books that primary schools read as class novels and recommend for independent reading in this year.
Core
13 books
The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start.
Carrie's WarNina Bawden
Friend or FoeMichael Morpurgo
Letters from the LighthouseEmma Carroll
RooftoppersKatherine Rundell
ClockworkPhilip Pullman
The London Eye MysterySiobhan Dowd
A Kind of SparkElle McNicoll
CosmicFrank Cottrell-Boyce
Room 13Robert Swindells
The Girl of Ink and StarsKiran Millwood Hargrave
FloodlandMarcus Sedgwick
When the Sky FallsPhil Earle
The Last WildPiers Torday
Stretch
11 books
A step up in length or difficulty, for a confident reader.
Goodnight Mister TomMichelle Magorian
The Silver SwordIan Serraillier
The Machine GunnersRobert Westall
The Wolf WilderKatherine Rundell
The Dark Is RisingSusan Cooper
Peter PanJ. M. Barrie
HolesLouis Sachar
SkelligDavid Almond
The Boy Who Swam with PiranhasDavid Almond
The Secret of Nightingale WoodLucy Strange
When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitJudith Kerr
Challenge
6 books
Demanding books for a strong reader who wants a real challenge.