Key Stage 2

Discover the latest titles for Key Stage 2 readers (ages 7-11), featuring exciting new releases and bestselling authors that will captivate and inspire young readers. These books are perfect for encouraging independent reading, promoting reading for pleasure, and supporting literacy development. Whether you’re looking to top up your school library, enhance classroom reading corners, or find new material for group reading sessions, these fresh, engaging titles are ideal for Key Stage 2 students.

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A Most Peculiar Toy Factory

Shadows of teddy bears flit across windows. Dolls whisper behind closed doors. Something has gone very wrong at Hoggle's Happy Toys. But five years after shutting its doors, the toy factory is opening again, and Tess Pipps has found herself a job ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.6
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

A Remarkable Ear

Everyone's always telling Will to stop making so much noise. That is, until he meets music teacher Mr Brand. He thinks Will's not just noisy but that he has a gift and must learn to play the violin. But Will doesn't feel special . He can never find ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.7
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Baby Aliens Got My Teacher

The first in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creators! Packed with excellent black and white illustrations, this is the perfect longer read for newly confident readers. Nothing is ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Becoming Grace

Award-winning Hilary McKay brings the childhood of Victorian heroine Grace Darling to life in this heartfelt reimagining of her life up to and including the Forfarshire shipwreck. Despite her fear of boats, Grace Darling loves her life as the ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.2
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Blitzers

When Danny reveals the dark underside of a company making a new fighting toy gadget, he has no idea of the danger he’s in. A gripping sci-fi mystery from bestselling author Alastair Chisholm. Everyone is desperate to have a Blitzer, the new ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.6
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

City Of Dragons: The Awakening Storm

When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mum and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school. But when a mysterious old woman gifts her a dragon egg during a field trip, Grace discovers that the wonderful ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.1
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Cosima Unfortunate Steals A Star

Cosima has spent all her life at the Home for Unfortunate Girls, along with her best friends: Pearl, Mary and Diya. Cos longs for a real home and a real family. But when Cos finds out that famed explorer Lord Francis Fitzroy is planning to adopt ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.3
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Crookhaven: The Forgotten Maze

It's Gabriel's second year at Crookhaven School for Thieves. And with a tricky Break-In challenge to the teacher's section of the library to attempt, plus a new class called Reclamation, his Miscreant year is already off to a busy start. Then ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Crookhaven: The Island Heist

It's Gabriel's third year at Crookhaven School for Thieves. Along with the usual Break-In challenge - this year to Reclamation island - and difficult new classes like Signs & Signals, Gabriel and his friends have another goal: taking down the ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.6
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Dance Of Resistance: The Josephine Baker Story

Catherine Johnson celebrates the incredible life of Josephine Baker in this true story, chronicling her journey from an impoverished childhood to beloved actress, dancer and wartime heroine. Dancer, singer, actress, movie star, civil-rights ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.1
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Deep Dark

Cassia Thorne leads a double life. By day, she sells ballads at Bartholomew Fair. By night she spends her evenings locked up in Fleet Prison. Cassia has plans of escaping both of these lives. But this year there are rumours of children being snatched...

ATOS Book Level : 6.1
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Dread Wood: Terror Tower

Angelo and his friends have faced some truly fearsome foes, from mind-controlling parasites to deadly monsters of the deep and giant spiders to vampire birds … but their adventures aren't over yet! Dread Wood High is suffering from an ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.1
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Emba Oak And The Beckoning Bones

'That wasn’t a welcome, she realised. It was a warning.' After the defeat of her cruel father, Emba Oak's nights are haunted by strange dreams with beckoning dragons calling her to faraway mountain peaks. With an ever-flowing stream of questions ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Emba Oak And The Screaming Sea

But treasures lost may still be found, and broken hearts restored. With her devious father back to his full power and Odolf and Fred gone, Emba Oak is at rock bottom. It’s enough to make anyone want to give up and hide. But Emba’s not a giving up...

ATOS Book Level : 5.4
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Emba Oak And The Terrible Tomorrows

"A hero forged in fiercest flame, A child of iron and pain By blood shall heal and chasm seal A kingdom torn in twain." - The Final Prophecy from the Tome of Terrible Tomorrows* *Also known as Odolf's prophecy. (But only by Odolf!) ------ All the ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.1
Points Value : 6.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Future Hero: Battle For Sky Kingdom

Destiny is HERE ... Jarell is the hero Ulfrika, the land of his ancestors, needs and he must return if he is to stop the sorcerer Ikala from gaining power. Jarell and his friends journey to Sky City to find what they need to defeat their enemy. But ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.9
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Future Hero: Escape From The Clay City

Destiny is Near... The land of Jarell's ancestors, is still not safe, and he must return if he is to stop the sorcerer Ikala from gaining power. Together with the help of Kimisi, and their new ally Bo-de, the trio must journey to a city of clay if...

ATOS Book Level : 4.7
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Ghost And Zombie And The Curse Of The Living

Fusion Readers are a brand new addition to the Maverick Reading Scheme. They combine traditional text on one page and comic book panels on the other to seamlessly combine these two mediums together. Fusion Readers are perfect for both able and ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.8
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Gloria the Gladiator

ATOS Book Level : 3.3
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Gordon The Meanest Goose On Earth

There are plenty of mean geese in the world. They hiss and honk and chase you down for a handful of crumbs. But Gordon is the meanest of them all. He stomps on sandcastles, knocks ice-creams out of hands, and punches sharks - he's the worst, and he...

ATOS Book Level : 2.8
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Greenwild: The World Behind The Door

Daisy Thistledown has escaped from boarding school and has a mystery to solve. Her search for her missing mother will lead her across London and through a hidden doorway to another world, filled with plants and bursting with magic: the Greenwild. ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.2
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Harley Hitch And The Fossil Mystery

On a school trip to the Inventia Jurassic Coast, Harley finds an unusual fossil. Has she discovered an entirely new species of dinosaur? Her class nemesis, Fenelda, doesn't believe it, so Harley decides to build a time machine to prove the ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

In The Shadow Of The Wolf Queen

When her sister vanishes after a mysterious earthquake, Ysolda sets off on a rescue mission. But these are dangerous times, and soon she is forced to strike a deadly bargain with the wolf queen herself. Join Ysolda and her loyal sea hawk as they ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.8
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Jack Splash

Jack really wants to impress his diving coach dad ... there's just one problem. Jack is the worst diver in the worst diving team in Damp Bottom, England. But when a new kid starts at school with magic swimming skills and an eagerness to share tips,...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 6.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Kofi And The Rap Battle Summer

Kofi had an idea . . . one big lightning bolt of an idea that hit him like electricity. And all it needed was Kelvin's incredible memory for words. Kofi is used to stuff going wrong, he's usually in detention or about to be. But when he finds out ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 6.0
Book Cover : Paperback