If you’ve previously purchased our 50 Recommended Reads pack for Year 5, then this list is for you! Update your collection with this special list of books which have been newly added to our 50 Recommended Reads list for Year 5.
Newly updated: June 2026
Welcome to BooksForTopics’ recommended reading list for Year 6 (ages 10-11). If you’re looking for a list of the best books for Year 6, you’ve come to the right place. Our team of experts has selected a list of the 50 best books for Year 6 to read. We’ve tried to include something for all tastes – so look out for gothic adventures, secondary school transitions, tightrope walkers and bubble tea…
With a mix of classic and contemporary titles, our selection of recommended reads is designed to provide Year 6 children with a diverse range of literature that will encourage them to develop a love of reading.
Our list includes popular Y6 books such as Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, Murder Most Unladylike and The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks as well as lesser-known treasures that are equally delightful, like The Not-So Great Escape and My Soul, A Shining Tree.
If you’ve previously purchased our 50 Recommended Reads pack for Year 6, then this list is for you! Update your collection with this special list of books which have been newly added to our 50 Recommended Reads list for Year 6.
Newly Updated – June 2025
We’ve hand-picked a list of 30 recommended books for Junior School children. Update your Key Stage 2 classroom library or home book collections with our list of the best books for children aged 7-11, featuring lasagne-eating snails, an overnight train, an invisible spaceship and a boy who ate his school!
This KS2 booklist includes books to read with children alongside books for them to read themselves. Featuring popular storytime reads like The Great Crisp Robbery, laugh-out-loud choices like Betty Steady and the Toad Witch, thrilling adventure stories like Hunt for the Golden Scarab and fact-filled favourites like Into the Volcano, this junior school reading list has something for everyone.
This Key Stage 2 book list has been put together based on a mix of titles taken from our popular individual year group reading lists and with the help of the librarians and booksellers at Peters. The emphasis is on introducing newer books that school libraries may not already have, to help pupils discover brand-new favourites to read for pleasure.
There is also a downloadable checklist and a printable poster, and schools can purchase full packs of these books from Peters or select packs of the Primary books or KS1 books instead.
If you want more specific recommendations, you may like our Year Group Lists (see below) or Curriculum Topic Booklists.
Browse the junior school reading list below or scroll down to find more purchasing options and printable resources.
Newly Updated – June 2025
Browse our reading list of 50 recommended books for Primary Schools. Update your class library or home book collections with our list of the best Primary School books, featuring everything from roller derbies and horses in shorts to an invisible spaceship and a boy who ate his school.
This primary reading list includes books to read with children alongside books for them to read themselves. Featuring popular storytime reads like The Great Crisp Robbery, early chapter books like Dino Dad, action-packed adventure books like Hunt for the Golden Scarab and top-notch non-fiction like Robots, this list really does have something for everyone.
This list has been put together based on a mix of titles taken from our popular individual year group reading lists and with the help of the team of librarians and booksellers at Peters.
If you’re a parent or teacher looking for the best books for Primary School children, look no further than our list. Whether you are looking for funny read-alouds, new releases or educational reads, we have something to suit every young reader’s interests. Our Primary School booklist includes both fiction and non-fiction recommendations to offer primary school children a deliciously tempting offering of reading-for-pleasure choices.
There is also a downloadable checklist and a printable poster, and schools can purchase full packs of these books from Peters or select packs of the KS2 books or KS1 books from the list.
If you are looking for more specific recommendations, you may like our Year Group Lists (see below) or Curriculum Topic Booklists.
Browse the primary school reading list below or scroll down to find more purchasing options and printable resources.
For almost 40 years, Renaissance Accelerated Reader has been encouraging reading for pleasure and information through motivational comprehension quizzes for readers of all ages and abilities. Learn more here.
At BooksForTopics, we believe that quality, well-matched texts can make a big impact on children’s reading journeys. Not all texts are equal when it comes to quality, and we make it our mission to highlight only the best for you. Teachers, parents and librarians have all asked the same question – how do you find the best quality Accelerated-Reader-quizzed books for Y6 readers? To answer the query, we’ve selected a list of 20 AR quizzed books that we recommend to Year 6 readers. All of the books have passed our quality screening process and have been handpicked to help the cream of AR books rise to the top.
This list of Accelerated Reader quizzed titles includes selections from our Year 6 Recommended Reads, featuring storytime favourites like The Lost Whale alongside shorter reads like Song of the River. Poetry and verse also feature in Love that Dog and The Final Year, while Everest is a fascinating non-fiction pick.
Scroll down for our list of recommended Year 6 books for the Accelerated Reader programme.
Featuring real-life stories alongside fast-paced fiction, this list of books about STEM puts women and girls in the starring role!
This list of the best children’s books about women and girls in STEM will introduce young readers to some of the most important women in STEM history – from DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin to human computer Katherine Johnson.
Alongside these real-life stories, our selected picturebooks and chapter books feature favourite characters like Izzy Gizmo, Cookie and Harley Hitch to help bring STEM to life for children of all ages!
Electricity is everywhere in children’s lives, but it can be a tricky concept for children to grasp. This list of the best children’s books about electricity will help to illuminate the science topic through colourful illustrations, interactive experiments and fascinating real-life stories.
Exploring the history of electricity and its pioneers, alongside modern, renewable energy production and learning about simple circuits, this list offers an accessible and engaging introduction to this most essential of utilities!
The exciting, courageous and innovative history of flight is brought to life in this selection of fiction and non-fiction texts for children. This hand-picked list of the best children’s books about the history of flight features fascinating life stories of flight pioneers like Amelia Earhart and the Wright Brothers, alongside beautifully illustrated histories of flying machines such as Aviation and Planes.
Fly up, up and away with this list of the best primary school books about flight and flying machines!
Celebrate our playful and loyal furry friends with this list of the best children’s books about dogs.
From storytime classics like Hairy Maclary and accessible, shorter chapter books like The Dog That Saved the World (Cup), to longer reads exploring more complex themes like The Way of Dog, this list has something to offer readers of all ages and abilities. Dog-lovers will find plenty of new children’s books to choose from featuring canine characters.
Read on for our list of the best books about dogs and dog characters for primary school children.
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