Reading for Pleasure Resources
Featured Resources
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April 2025 Fiction Newsletter
Click here to download my April Fiction Newsletter for 7+, 11+ and 13+. Head to the Monthly Picks section for my previous newsletters all packed with recommendations, activities and R4P ideas.
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Year 9 Fantastic Fiction Picks
Click here to download my 2025 booklists for Year 9, 50 picks for display and discussion at school and home.
See below for other 2025 year group lists.
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Fiction Menu: A Literary Gift
Feed a hungry reader with this A3 poster, a smorgasbord of 50 novels. Frame it and add a few of the titles for the perfect literary gift.
Head to my Etsy shop to purchase: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ReadingJackdaw
Paid for Resources
All available at my TES shop for £2 to £5 or contact me at readingjackdaw@outlook.com Scroll down for my Free Reading Resources
KS2 Christmas Fiction
KS3&4 Christmas Ficton
R4P Poster
Emoji Displays
Book in your Bag Poster
Get Caught Reading
38wk Reading Journal
Year 7 September starters Fiction Menu
Year Group Fiction Bookmarks
R4P Booklet
Yr7 Fiction Menus
Free Resources
Please download these free resources or add them as a link on your Library catalogues or school websites, I only ask that you display my details. Thank you and happy browsing.
If you would like bespoke booklists that reflect your school’s collection then do email me on readingjackdaw@outlook.com or take a look at the Bespoke Reading Lists section of the website.
Featured Free Resources for April 2025
April 2025 Fiction Newsletter - Ages 7+, 11+, 13+
Roll and Chat - All Ages (February 2025)
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y10 & 11 (March 2025)
Detectives, Sleuths & Whodunnits - Ages 6+ (March 2025)
Year Group Booklists
Shortlisted Children’s/YA Fiction -2000 to Current - Ages 7+ (August 2024)
KS2
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y3&4 (January 2025)
45 Books to rock your world - Y3&4 (February 2024)
40 Books to rock your world - Y3&4 (March 2023)
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y5&6 (January 2025)
50 Books to rock your world Y5&6 (February 2024)
40 Books to rock your world - Y5&6 (March 2023)
40 Books to rock your world - Y6&7 (May 2022)
45 Books to rock your world - Y6&7 (July 2021)
Don’t Know What to Read? - Fiction 10+ (November 2023)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - 10/11+ (October 2024)
KS3
40 Books to rock your world - Y6&7 (May 2022)
45 Books to rock your world - Y6&7 (July 2021)
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y7&8 (January 2025)
45 Books to rock your world - Y7&8 (February 2024)
45 Books to rock your world - Y7&8 (March 2023)
40 Books to rock your world - Y7&8 (May 2022)
50 Books to rock your world - Y7&8 (July 2021)
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y9 (February 2025)
50 YA novels that might… Y9 (February 2024)
45 Novels that might… - Y9 (March 2023)
45 YA Novels that might… Y9 (May 2022)
50 YA novels that might… Y9 (July 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - 12/13+ (October 2024)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - Years 7 & 8 (April 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - Years 9 & 10 (April 2021)
Don’t Know What to Read? - Fiction 12+ (November 2023)
KS4/5
50 Fantastic Fiction Picks - Y10 & 11 (March 2025)
50 YA novels that might… Y10&11 (February 2024)
45 YA Novels that might - Y10 & 11 (March 2023)
45 YA novels that might…. Y10&11 (May 2022)
50 YA novels that might…. Y10&11 (July 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - 14/15+ (October 2024)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - 15+ (April 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Relationships - Years 9 & 10 (April 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Emotions - 15+ (April 2021)
Wellbeing & Mental Health: Emotions - Years 9 & 10 (April 2021)
Don’t Know What to Read? - Fiction 14+ (November 2023)
Book Quests
Book & Movie Trivia Quest - Ages 7+ (May 2024)
Book & Movie Trivia Quest - Ages 11+ (May 2024)
Book & Movie Trivia Quest - Ages 13+ (May 2024)
Book & Movie Trivia Quest - KS4 (May 2024)
Book Quest (9-12) - 24 questions about books (Updated April 2024)
Book Quest 12+ - 24 questions, activities and challenges (Updated April 2024)
Book Quest 14+ - 24 questions, activities and challenges (Updated April 2024)
KS2 Book Quest - 24 questions, activities and other book quests (Updated April 2024)
Get them reading without them knowing it! - 6 fun reading activities
General Booklists
Detectives, Sleuths & Whodunnits - Ages 6+ (March 2025)
Sporting Fiction -Chapter & Picture Books for 3-14+ (September 2024)
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE - Any age (July 2024)
Summer Reading Challenge Booklist (July 2024)
Olympic Sports Fiction Book List - Fiction for 6 to 14+ (July 2024)
Mighty Paralympians Who Write - (August 2024)
Winter Wonderland - Fiction 7-14yrs (November 2024)
Verse Novels - Ages 9+ (May 2023)
AI, Robotic, Computing & Gaming Fiction - Ages 9+ (May 2023)
Physical, Sensory, Cognitive, Neurological Diversity - Fiction 7-14yrs (January 2023)
Some Favourites Reads - 11+/13+/14+ (March 2022)
Challenging fiction - Y7&8 (August 2021)
Mood Boosting Fiction - 11+/YA/ 16+ (May 2021)
WBD 2021 YA Recommendations - Years 7-13 (March 2021)
R4P, Library and Display Material
Roll and Chat - All Ages (February 2025)
Reading for Pleasure Pledge - (December 2024)
A Thriving R4P Environment Poster - (September 2024)
Library Bingo - Any age (September 2024)
6 Quick and Easy R4P Ideas - A simple idea per week to promote R4P (September 2024)
I am Reading - two posters for display (April 2024)
Book Review Ideas - 6 different approaches to book reviewing (April 2024)
My Bookshelf - Template bookshelf to write favourite books (April 2024)
Author R4P Quotes - 12 quotes from authors for display (April 2024)
Reading for Pleasure Bunting (February 2024)
Dewey Decimal Posters - Including Shelf labels (January 2023)
R4P Research Articles - A Bibliography (September 2022)
20:20 Poster - 20 Reasons for R4P (January 2021)
Shared Reading and Book Groups - Poster (January 2021)