Recommendations for a book to read aloud to a group of 11 year olds

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BatCrapCrazy · 02/10/2014 19:33

As part of a new reading intervention I am delivering in the school I work in (I'm a learning support assistant) I am to spend 20 minutes everyday reading to my group (5 kids in year 7, mix of boys and girls).
I would love some good recommendations. My own dc are 3 and 4 so we are still in the Gruffalo and Beatrix potter stage at home, so I'm a bit clueless about year 7s.
Thankyou

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 02/10/2014 19:50

DS is in year 6 and he is reading Holes too. In fact I've started reading it too.

How about David Walliams new book Awful Auntie? It only came out last month so they are unlikely to have all read it

dementedma · 02/10/2014 19:50

The Silver Sword by Ian Serailler.
Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton
Goodnight Mr Tom

Awakeagain · 02/10/2014 19:44

I read Robert swindella room 13 when I was a child in year 6 and still think it was good

Our year 6 at school have read pig heart boy, the boy in the striped pyjamas and some others (which my mind has blanked now), these might give you a starting point for other similar books

SilasGreenback · 02/10/2014 19:43

the 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear
Wolf Brother

AnimalsAreMyFriends · 02/10/2014 19:43

Just having another think -

Y5 & Y6 at my school are currently reading Beowulf, another one they do is The Eye of the Wolf - I was reading it with some today in guided reading, I'm not normally in there, so have downloaded it, because I want to know what happens!

They all really enjoyed Coraline.

CQ · 02/10/2014 19:40

Was just coming on to say Holes too, it's fab and both my DCs loved it ( one boy, one girl.). Also The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

stripes1 · 02/10/2014 19:39

Holes, remember reading it to year 6 once and it went down well.

BOFster · 02/10/2014 19:36

Harry Potter?

AnimalsAreMyFriends · 02/10/2014 19:36

My ds read Skellig in Y7 and really enjoyed it - in fact he went on about it so much, that I read it myself!!

What a fab sounding intervention you will be doing - those children will really enjoy it!

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