 | The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Buy new: £4.90 / Used from: £0.01 A beautifully written book with many narratives. Lots of twists and turns through its setting, plot and characterisation. A great message looking at the relationship bwt reader and book.
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 | The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Buy used from: £3.95 A goldmine of a story set in WW2 from the perspective of Death. Death's descriptions of the world around him are both astounding and moving as you see the story of the main character through his eyes.
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 | The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £1.75 I have used this book with all ages, abilities as it perfectly explores the relationship between words and pictures. It also is rich in its interpretations of both the imaginative and real life world.
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 | Skellig (Signature) by David Almond
Buy new: £2.68 / Used from: £0.01 A powerful book with many themes. The relationship between Michael and Skellig opens up much disucssion and is a great forum for drama work.
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 | Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Buy used from: £0.28 Any book written by this author has been fantastic to use in the classroom. She writes in different styles which creates rich and varied interpetations. Issues in today's society from dif perspective.
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 | His Dark Materials Boxed set (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
Buy new: £13.20 / Used from: £10.00 I have used these books with varied ages and abilities and it has never ceased to be a valuable book. It is written on so many different levels with several narratives and stories working together.
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 | Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Buy new: £3.81 / Used from: £1.25 A wonderful story to use alongside WW1 poetry. It offers affevtive learning and identification with young soldiers discussed when studying the poetry.
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 | Bambert's Book of Missing Stories by Reinhardt Jung
Buy new: £15.83 / Used from: £0.01 This book is a wonderful story made up of many little ones. I have often used it to model story - mood, setting and character building. Good for comprehension too.
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 | The Works: Every Kind of Poem You Will Ever Need for the Literacy Hour by Paul Cookson
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £2.42 Fantastic book with many types of poems for all your needs! Great to use when modelling composition.
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 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Buy new: £4.34 / Used from: £0.01 This offers great insight into autism asking the reader to step outside their world in order to understand someone else's. A great mystery to see who did it!
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