Monday, December 26, 2016

Grade Six students recommend 2016

A book I enjoyed reading ... Grade Six 2016

Each year I use our student Year Book to list here on my blog the favourite books named by our Grade Six students.

Below are links to some past lists. .  There were a lot of new choices this year and not so many of the obvious popular titles which I find quite exciting.



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It is interesting this year to see such a huge variety of titles.  Only a few titles were mentioned more than once.  Hatchet (3), Rain Reign (4), Alex Rider (2), Harry Potter (2) and Wonder (6).

I have linked to my reviews so you can read a little more about some of these choices.



Series listed by students :

A series of Unfortunate events Lemony Snickett
Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Michael Scott
Tom Gates Liz Pichon
Harry Potter JK Rowling
How to train your dragon Cressida Cowell
Friday Barnes RA Spratt
Heartland Lauren Brooke
Alice Miranda Jacqueline Harvey
Stuff Happens various authors
Storey Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths
WeirDo by Ahn Do
Kaboom Kid David Warner
Once, After, Now, Soon Morris Gleitzman



Novels I also read and loved :

Cartwheeling in thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell
The war that saved my life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Out of the dust by Karen Hesse
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
Rain Reign Ann M Martin
Bird Crystal Chan
The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander
Wonder by RJ Palacio
Floors Patrick Carmen




Other titles :


Blueback Tim Winton
Stay Well soon by Penny Tangey
Too small to fail Morris Gleitzman
Matilda Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl
Gangsta Granny David Walliams
Mr Stink David Walliams
Just Shocking Andy Griffiths
A room full of chocolate Jane Elson
Meet Grace (Our Australian girl series) by Sofie Laguna
Hatchet Gary Paulsen
I survived the shark attacks of 1916 Lauren Tarshis
Half a man Michael Morpurgo
Wonder struck Brian Selznick
George's secret key to the universe Stephen Hawking
Magnus Chase and the sword of Summer Rick Riordan
Alex Rider Anthony Horowitz
Fly away girls Julia Lawrinson
The Hobbit JRR Tolkein
Nick Riley's ninth life Bronwyn Blake
Magic Thief Sarah Prineas
Caro was here Elizabeth Farrelly
Quest of the Sunfish Mardie McConnochie
Extra Time Morris Gleitzman

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