Our Class Novels
Darwin's Dragons
by Lindsay Galvin
Linking in with our work on Living Things, Evolution and Inheritance, our first novel of the year was about a fictional character who worked as Charles Darwin's Assistant. after being shipwrecked on an island he makes a discovery that could change the world forever!
How I Saved the World in a Week
by Polly Yo-Hen
With themes of family, resilience and hope, this novel is part drame, part thriller. It's key message is that while we are all unique, we are always stronger together.
Space Oddity
by Christopher Edge
UFOs, killer robts, black-holes and aliens, this book has everything you would expect from a space-centred narrative. However, it also touches on the sometimes testing relationship between children and their parents and how we should all be careful what we wish for! The novel also makes the reader reflect on the importance of music for connection in humanity.
VIPERS Texts (including extracts)
Narratives:
- Dorling Kindersley Eye Witness Guide: World War Two
- 'When the Sky Falls' by Phil Earle
- 'The Final Year' by Matt Goodfellow
- 'The Machine Gunners' by Robert Westall
- 'The Girl of Ink and Stars' by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Poetry:
- 'Dulce et Decorum est' by Wilfred Owen
- 'Tyger' by William Blake
- 'Tiger' by Gordon Ramel
- 'Caged Bird' by Maya Angelou