Oxford Literacy Web

These are the titles for the "OLW" fiction strand for upper Key Stage 2, (Y5 and Y6) designed to fit the National Literacy Strategy. "Year 5" includes titles: "The Treasure in the Mud" by Gillian Cross is an historical story set in Victorian Britain; "The River Runs to the End of Time" by Frances Usher is a story about friendships during the English civil war; "How Did the World Begin?" by Rosalind Kerven is about creation myths from around the world; "The Legend of King Arthur" by Mick Gowar is a retelling of part of this famous legend; "Lennox and the Casa Montego Smugglers" by Errol Lloyd talks about Lennox and his grandfather who discover a smuggling ring while on holiday in Jamaica; and "Cloud Forest" by Mark Leyland talks about children in Equador who lay a ghost to rest.