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A Reading List for World Book Day!
6th March, 2025
It’s World Book Day! This year the theme is Read Your Way, encouraging children to read in all the different formats available now. From graphic novels to chapter books, and a couple of picks for older YA readers, we have compiled a reading list of some of our best middle-grade and YA fiction and non-fiction!
Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Beach Ball Bedlam by Dan & Jason
The first book in a hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel series from the creators of Barb the Brave, the Blue, Barry & Pancakes series is loved by early readers and includes themes like:
- Friendship that embraces difference
- Fun teamwork
- Creative problem solving
The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen
HE WASN’T MEANT TO BE THE HERO. BUT HE WAS CHOSEN BY THE DRAGON.
This epic sci-fantasy mash up is the perfect book for readers age 10+ – and if they’re not already book lovers, this series might just convince them that books are the best!
Rani Reports on the Missing Millions by Gabrielle & Satish Shewhorak
Schoolgirl reporter Rani Ramgoolam and her badly behaved grandmother set out to solve a mystery in this first book in a fun, illustrated series.
The second installment in the series, Rani Reports on the Copycat Crook, is also available!
The Train of Dark Wonders by Alex Bell
All aboard the Train of Dark Wonders!
The magical must-read middle-grade novel from the bestselling author of The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club and Frozen Charlotte.
The second installment to the series, The Hunt for the Cursed Unicorn, is also out now!
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
Percy Jackson meets Yu-Gi-Oh in this hilarious, action-packed fantasy adventure.
Wild Planet by Hayley Rocco and John Rocco
An inspiring picture book biography of broadcaster and biologist, Sir David Attenborough.
For YA Readers
The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow
From the author of bestselling Girl in Pieces, comes the story of a teenage girl on the brink, and the bumpy road back to recovery.
HappyHead by Josh Silver
We are in an epidemic. An epidemic of unhappiness.
Friends, here is the good news: HappyHead has the answer.
Squid Game meets They Both Die at the End in the first in a thrilling new YA duology.
The second installment, Dead Happy, is also available now!
