BOOK OF THE WEEK
12 October 2026
Hello Bookworms!
We have more books for you to read this week!
Do take a look at our Lion Print magazine, under our Further Resources tab. Here are some of the stories our younger pupils have written at the beginning of the magazine and give you inspiration for your own writing. There is also some incredible art work from our pupils.
If you’d like some more ideas of great books to read, do check out our Reading List.
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge
An extraordinary novel for anyone who’s ever been curious.
When Albie’s mum dies, it’s natural he should wonder where she’s gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutters something about Albie’s mum being alive and with them in a parallel universe. So Albie finds a box, his mum’s computer and a rotting banana, and sends himself through time and space to find her…
Charlotte’s Web by EB White
On foggy mornings, Charlotte’s web was truly a thing of beauty . Even Lurvy, who wasn’t particularly interested in beauty, noticed the web when he came with the pig’s breakfast. And then he took another look and he saw something that made him set his pail down. There, in the centre of the web, neatly woven in block letters, was a message. It said: SOME PIG!
This is the story of a little girl named Fern, who loves a little pig named Wilbur – and of Wilbur’s dear friend, Charlotte, a beautiful large grey spider. When Fern’s uncle decrees that Wilbur must become bacon, Fern, Charlotte, Templeton the rat and all Wilbur’s farmyard friends come up with an ingenious plan to fool the humans, and save their very special pig.
Joyful, funny, and deeply moving, Charlotte’s Web is a story about the power of friendship, and celebrating what makes everyone special. It is rightly heralded as one of the greatest children’s books ever written.
WORDS OF THE WEEK
Here are two new words for you!
Learn them, spell them, then see if you can you use them in your writing or, even better, can you use them when talking to someone?
osmatic:
Pronounced: oz-mat-ik
of or relating to the sense of smell
eftsoons:
Pronounced: eft-soonz
soon after
Reading List
Reading is dreaming with open eyes.
Looking for a good read? Take a look at some of our recommendations in our book list below:
Hampton School teachers and pupils have been helping celebrate National Storytelling Week 2023 by reading extracts from their favourite stories. From Douglas Adams to Agatha Christie and John Grisham to Isaac Asimov, why not give one of their recommendations a read?
Take a look below at their favourite books:
Further Resources
Discover Hampton Podcast – The Power of Poetry
In this episode, we marvel at the power of poetry. Join English teacher Mr Baker with our Third Years and Lower Sixth discussing how poetry reflects the complexities of real life. Click on the link below to listen.
Lion Print
Take a look at the publication below to get a flavour of what our pupils produce:
Why not have a go at our Maths Wizard challenge too? Click on the link below to find out more:
