Here are some recommended titles of books that have been chosen specifically for children with dyslexia and struggling readers. You are sure to find something for your child! Thanks to our friend Trish, owner of the children's bookshop 'Halfway Up The Stairs' for sharing this booklist with us.
Barrington Stoke Little Gems series (Early Readers)
Splash Day by Nick Sharratt (very little text)
"The Unlucky Eleven" by Phil Earle
"The Great Telephone Mix-Up" by Sally Nicholls
"Mariella, Queen of the Skies" by Eoin Colfer
Snug by Michael Morpurgo
Clever Cakes by Michael Rosen
https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781129289/
Reading Age 7-8, Interest Age 7-12
"Football Crazy" by Tony Bradman (Barrington Stoke)
"The Spectacular Revenge of Suzi Sims" by Vivian French (Barrington Stoke)
"The Dog that Saved the World (Cup) by Phil Earle (Barrington Stoke)
Noodle the Doodle by Jonathon Meres (Barrington Stoke)
"Thor" by Benjamin Hulme-Cross (Bloomsbury Hi Lo Series)
"King Arthur" by Benjamin Hulme-Cross (Bloomsbury Hi Lo Series)
Graphic Novels
"Narwhal - Unicorn of the Sea!" by Ben Clanton (Interest age 5-7)
Hilo by Judd Winink
https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9780141376929/ (Interest age 8+)
The Witches Graphic Novel by Roald Dahl retold by Pénélope Bagieu (Interest age 8+)
Young Teen:
Published by Barrington Stoke:
The Humiliations of Weldon Blake by Alex Wheatle - https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781129494/
Lark by Anthony McGowan https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781128435/
The Pavee and the Buffer Girl by Siobhan Dowd https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781128794/
Letting Go by Cat Clarke https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781128381/
White Eagles by Elizabeth Wein https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781128961/
Jane Eyre a Retelling by Tanya Landman https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781129128/
Wuthering Heights A Retelling by Tanya Landman https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781129371/
Graphic Novels:
Alex Ryder 1 Stormbreaker The Graphic Novel by Anthony Horowitz https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781406366327/
The Sad Ghost Club by Lize Meddings https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781444957358/
Batman Nightwalker by Marie Lu https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781401280048/
Illegal by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781444931686/
9-12
Published by Barrington Stoke:
The Griffin Gate by Vashti Hardy https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781129432/
A Dangerous Game by Malorie Blackman https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781128237/
Gamer by Chris Bradford https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781128978/
The Ghost Garden by Emma Carroll https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781129005/
After the War by Tom Palmer https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781129487/
Sequin & Stitch by Laura Dockrill https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781129319/
A Most Peculiar Toy Factory by Alex Bell https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781781128756/
Graphic Novels:
Stick Boy by Paul Coomey https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781788952309/
Smile by Raina Telgemeier https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9780545132060/
Big Nate Payback Time by Lincoln Peirce https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781449497743/
Artemis Fowl The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9780241426258/
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