Reading for Pleasure Resources
Featured Resources
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Women's Rugby World Cup
Click here to read your way around this year’s World Cup. Based around England there are 16 countries to delve into, explore their stories, settings and characters. For all ages.
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Year 7 Starters Menu
Click here to see my Fiction Menu for transition from Y6 to Y7. Compiling many of the great stories about school, change, fitting in and being yourself into one easy to display booklist for school librarians, Y6 and Y7 teachers as well as parents.
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Sept 2025 Newsletter
Click here to download my latest Fiction Newsletter for 7+, 11+ and 13+. Packed with recommendations for yourg readers, teachers and parents.
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KS2 British History
Click here for a timeline of over 100 books all set in the British Isles from prehistoric times to the end of the 20th Century.
Paid for Resources
All and more are available at my TES shop or contact me. Scroll down for my Free Reading Resources
R4P Poster
Emoji Displays
Book in your Bag Poster
38wk Reading Journal
Year Group Fiction Bookmarks
R4P Booklet
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 more bespoke booklists that reflect your school’s collection then do contact me or take a look at the Something Extra section of the website.
Featured Free Resources for September 2025
Women’s Rugby World Cup - Book lists for all ages
September 2025 Fiction Newsletter - Ages 7+, 11+ and 13+
Year 6/7 Transition Fiction Menu - (July 2025)
History set in the British Isles - KS2 (April 2025)
KS2
History set in the British Isles - KS2 (April 2025)
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
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
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE - Any age (July 2025)
Shortlisted Children’s/YA Fiction -2000 to Current - Ages 7+ (May 2025)
History set in the Britsh Isles - KS2 (April 2025)
Detectives, Sleuths & Whodunnits - Ages 6+ (March 2025)
Sporting Fiction -Chapter & Picture Books for 3-14+ (September 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)
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)