Arboretum Primary School Reach for the Stars
Recommended for Y5 and Y6
Recommended by the children:
| Book Title | Author |
| The Pointless Book | Alfie Deyes |
| The Highwayman | Alfred Noyes |
| Ark Angel | Anthony Horowitz |
| Eagle Strike | Anthony Horowitz |
| Groosham Orange | Anthony Horowitz |
| Point Blank | Anthony Horowitz |
| Skeleton Key | Anthony Horowitz |
| Snakehead | Anthony Horowitz |
| Storm Breaker | Anthony Horowitz |
| The Phone Goes Off | Anthony Horowitz |
| Jim Smith | Barry Loser |
| House of Secrets | Chris Columbus |
| The Multi-Million Pound Mascot | Chris Powling |
| Nanny McPhee | Christiannaq Brand |
| How to cheat a dragons curse | Cressida Cowell |
| In the Shadow of the Striker | David Clayton |
| Awful Auntie | David Walliams |
| Billionaire Boy | David Walliams |
| Demon Dentist | David Walliams |
| Gangsta Granny | David Walliams |
| Mr Stink | David Walliams |
| Ratburger | David Walliams |
| The Boy in a Dress | David Walliams |
| Witch Baby and Me | Debi Gliori |
| The Eye-ball Collector | E.Higgins |
| The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett |
| Horrid Henry and the Secret Club | Francesca Simon |
| Horrid Henry tricks the tooth fairy | Francesca Simon |
| Horrid Henry's Guided to perfect parents | Francesca Simon |
| The Wizard of Oz | Frank L Baum |
| Fairytales | Hans Christian Andersen |
| Mr Majeika | Humphrey Carpenter |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J K Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | J K Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | J K Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | J K Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | J K Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone | J K Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J K Rowling |
| Bed and Breakfast Star | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Best Friends | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Buried Alive | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Candyfloss | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Clean Break | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Cliffhanger | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Cookie | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Diamond | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Hetty Feather | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Little Darlings | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Opal Plumstead | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Queenie | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Secrets | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Sleepovers | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Suitcase Kid | Jacqueline Wilson |
| The Butterfly Club | Jacqueline Wilson |
| The Dare Games | Jacqueline Wilson |
| The Illustrated Mum | Jacqueline Wilson |
| The longest whale song | Jacqueline Wilson |
| The Worst Thing About My Sister | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Vicky Angel | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Dog Days | Jeff Kinney |
| Diary of a wimpy kid cabin fever | Jeff Kinney |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid- Cabin Fever | Jeff Kinney |
| Diary of a wimpy kid Roderick Rules | Jeff Kinney |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid- Rodrick Rules | Jeff Kinney |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid- The Third Wheel | Jeff Kinney |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid- The Ugly Truth | Jeff Kinney |
| Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa | Jenny Nimmo |
| Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors | Jenny Nimmo |
| Charlie Bone and the Hidden King | Jenny Nimmo |
| Charlie Bone and the Red Knight | Jenny Nimmo |
| Charlie Bone and the Time Twister | Jenny Nimmo |
| Midnight for Charlie Bone | Jenny Nimmo |
| There's a Pharaoh in our Bath | Jeremy Strong |
| The Prisoner of Azkaban | JK Rowling |
| Book Thief | John Boyne |
| Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | John Boyne |
| Stay where you are and then leave | John Boyne |
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | John Boyne |
| Spooky Tale Dare to Face the Dark | Joseph Delaney |
| Monkey Puzzle | Julia Donaldson |
| The Boy with No Face | Kevin Higgins |
| Agatha Parrot and the Mushroom | Kjartan Poskitt |
| Tom Gates | L.Pichon |
| The Bad Beginning | Lemony Snicket |
| The Miserable Mill | Lemony Snicket |
| The Reptile Room | Lemony Snicket |
| The Wide Window | Lemony Snicket |
| Boy in the Girl's Bathroom | Louis Sachar |
| The Girl in the Boys' Bathroom | Louis Sachar |
| The Children of Green Knowe | Lucy M Boston |
| H.I.V.E Interception Point | Mark Walden |
| Attack of the Paper Bats | Michael Dahl |
| An Elephant in the Garden | Michael Morpurgo |
| Billy The KId | Michael Morpurgo |
| Born To Run | Michael Morpurgo |
| Farm Boy | Michael Morpurgo |
| Kensueke's Kingdom | Michael Morpurgo |
| Little Manford | Michael Morpurgo |
| Long Way Home | Michael Morpurgo |
| Mr Nobody's Eyes | Michael Morpurgo |
| Private Peaceful | Michael Morpurgo |
| The Dancing Bear | Michael Morpurgo |
| The Ghost of Grey O'Malley | Michael Morpurgo |
| War Horse | Michael Morpurgo |
| War Monkey | Michael Morpurgo |
| The amazing story of Adolphus tips | Michael Morpurgo |
| The Rescue Party | Nick Butterworth |
| The Crowfield Curse | Pat Walsh |
| The Revenge of Captain Blood | Paul Shipton |
| Robinson Crusoe | Pauline Francis |
| I was a rat | Philip Pullman |
| The Firework Maker's Daughter | Philip Pullman |
| Sister Ella | Pippa Goodhart |
| Goosebumps- One Night at Horrorland | R. L. Stine |
| Dork Diaries | Renee Russell |
| Percy Jackson | Rick Riordan |
| BFG | Roald Dahl |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl |
| Fantastic Mr Fox | Roald Dahl |
| Matilda | Roald Dahl |
| The BFG | Roald Dahl |
| The Twits | Roald Dahl |
| The Witches | Roald Dahl |
| Soccer Stars | Rob Childs |
| Mr Men | Roger Hargreaves |
| Gold Keeper | Sally Prue |
| The stair fruit tree and other stories | Sally Prue |
| Horrible Histories | Terry Dreary |
| Football academy | Tom Palmer |
| Macbeth | William Shalkespeare |
| Girl's World | Zoella |