Fiction Books For Year 5
Explore our age-appropriate reading-for-pleasure recommendations for Upper Key Stage 2 (UKS2) pupils. With over 300 titles to choose from, including works from bestselling authors and prize-winning titles, there’s something for every young reader. Perfect for topping up class libraries or purchasing class sets to complement your school’s reading spine, these books are ideal for fostering a love of reading and enhancing literacy across your school. Choose your selection now and inspire your students with exciting and engaging stories!
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Year 5 Recommended Reads Collection | 25 Books
The Year 5 Recommended Reads Collection brings together 25 carefully chosen titles to support children aged 9–10 as they develop confidence, stamina, and enjoyment in reading. Perfect for Upper KS2 classrooms, this pack includes a mix of chapter ...
The Funny Life Of Teachers
A hilarious book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own.
Uncover the ridiculously funny life of teachers (and some things that...
- Book Cover : Paperback
Kay’s Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body
The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well . . . pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even weirder.
This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there, and answer the really important ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
Beyond the Bright Sea
Crow has lived her whole life on a tiny, starkly beautiful island. Her only companions are Osh, the man who rescued her from a washed-up skiff as a baby and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their neighbour across the sandbar. But it is only when a ...
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Rock Jaw: Bone Book 5
Fone Bone and Smiley Bone strike out into the wilderness to return a lost Rat Creature cub to the mountains. It doesn't take long before they run smack into Rock Jaw, a sly and mighty mountain lion with a none-too-friendly disposition.
Life ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.2
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Out from Boneville: Bone Book 1
After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins – Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone – are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Great Cow Race: Bone Book 2
Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran'ma Ben. But Phoney Bone risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town's annual Great Cow Race.
As usual, Phoney's plans ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Cat on the Run: Hidden Layers
The third instalment of Cat on the Run! Find out what happens to Princess Beautiful in the third book of the trilogy
- ATOS Book Level : 2.5
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
Eyes Of The Storm: Bone Book 3
Life in the Valley isn't getting any easier for the Bones and their newfound friends. Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney are attacked by the Rat Creatures and barely make it back to Lucius's tavern. It doesn't take long before Phoney is back to his old ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.6
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Dragonslayer: Bone Book 4
Fone Bone confronts a host of dangers: Along with Gran'ma Ben and Thorn, he has a terrifying encounter with Kingdok, ruler of the Rat Creatures. The Hooded One is inciting their army to full-scale war. Someone is continuing to haunt Thorn in her ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.6
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Old Man’s Cave: Bone Book 6
The Bone cousins are in the thick of it as the showdown between the Hooded One and the people of the Valley begins. Thorn and Phoney Bone seem to be at the centre of the maelstrom.
Will they survive the Hooded One's sacrificial ceremony by the...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.7
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Bride Of The Living Dummy
When Slappy, the world's most evil ventriloquist dummy, shows up after being abandoned by his previous owner, things start to go wrong around the house.
- ATOS Book Level : 3.0
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Reading for Pleasure Lower Key Stage 2 Collection
The Reading for Pleasure Lower Key Stage 2 Collection brings together a carefully curated set of titles designed to inspire children in Years 3 and 4 to read for enjoyment. With engaging plots, accessible language, and a wide variety of genres—from...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
I Survived: The Destruction Of Pompeii, AD 79
The beast beneath the mountain is restless...
No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. The beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes – and always goes back...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.0
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Attack Of The Jack-O’-Lanterns
Nothing beats Halloween. It's Drew Brockman's favorite holiday. And this year will be awesome. Much better than last year. Or the year Lee and Tabby played that joke. A nasty practical joke on Drew and her best friend, Walker.
- ATOS Book Level : 3.3
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
A Tricky Kind Of Magic
Cooper is brilliant at magic tricks. Card tricks, clever illusions - he can do them all. His dad, also known as the Great Eduardo, taught him the tricks of the magical trade before he passed away. But the one thing Cooper can't do is see his dad ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Goosebumps: Scariest.Book.Ever
From the delightfully twisted mind of R.L. Stine comes a fresh new vision for the fan-favorite brand.
This new series will feature an ALL NEW line-up of incredible villains, with iconic monsters as you’ve never seen them before, whose antics are...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.3
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The 156-Storey Treehouse
Andy and Terry have added 13 new levels to their treehouse!
There's a wishing well, a world-record breaking level, a TV quiz show (hosted by Quizzy the Quizzical Quizbot) and an amazing mind-reading sandwich-making machine!
But it’s the night...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Falling Boy
Nothing is the same for Joff this summer. His dad is sick, his mum is working, there's a new kid in town. The days are long and hot, and change is in the air.
With his dog, Jet, Joff explores. The Chapel of Doom is always there, ancient and ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.3
- Points Value : 5.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Tom Gates: Spectacular School Trip (Really…) Book 17
The seventeenth laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated Tom Gates adventure!
Tom's doing everything possible to stay out of trouble but somehow he's got
THREE sad faces :( :( :(
on the school achievement chart!
And getting another sad face means ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.4
- Points Value : 2
- Book Cover : Paperback
Werewolf Hotel
The Full Moon Resort in western Canada looks all but abandoned when Hunter, his twin sister, Maeve, and their parents arrive. The outdoor pool is in disrepair and the cabins are overgrown with strange plants. What a dump! And to make matters worse, ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Please Do Not Feed The Weirdo
Robby and his sister Karla beg their parents to take them to a big carnival that has opened on the other side of town. When they arrive, the two kids are delighted by the rides, the sideshow, the interesting displays, and the great food booths.
...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.4
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Skate Park Plans
Avani Patel loves to skateboard. With the nearest skate park an hour away, though, she doesn't get much chance to sharpen her skills or practice advanced tricks. Then one day, she learns the city council is considering building a skate park in town! ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Desirable
When George gets an out-of-date aftershave for his birthday, he isn't particularly impressed. But the aftershave seems to have developed some extra properties…and George is now irresistible to every girl around!
George is so unpopular that even ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The 143-Storey Treehouse
There's a word-o-matic (it knows every word in the whole world!), a recycling depot, a wrecking ball, a deep, dark cave with a real live, fire-breathing dragon, a complaining room, a spooky graveyard (where it's always midnight, even in the middle of...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.4
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
