P6 Book List for the SEAG GL Transfer Test

Where can I find a book list for the SEAG GL Transfer Test? This is a common question we get asked all the time in our tuition centre. It is important that you get your child reading if they are going to succeed in Transfer Test English! Unfortunately GL Assessment who write the tests like to use long passages from what might be called classic novels. They are often not the sort of books it is easy to persuade your child to read.

I have put together a list of books that will be helpful. This does not mean that your child has to read all of these books, but it will give you somewhere to start.

P6 Book List For SEAG GL Transfer Test

Older Classic Novels

You might find some children are reluctant to read these. The language used will be harder for them to grasp and they may not relate as well to some of the story lines. However, these are just the sort of texts that tend to come up in the AQE and GL tests. If you can get them reading any of these, you will be winning!

1. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
2. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
4. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
5. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
6. The Famous Five by Enid Blyton
7. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
8. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
9. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery 
10. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
11. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
12. The Diary of Anne Frank
13. The Sheep Pig by Dick King Smith
14. Charlotte’s Web by E. B White

Modern Classic Novels

1. The Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz
2. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
3. The Butterfly and the Lion by Michael Morpurgo
4. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
5. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
6. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
7. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
8. Holes by Louis Sacher
9. Boy by Roald Dahl
10. Going Solo by Roald Dahl
11. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
12. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
13. Billionaire Boy by David Walliams
14. The Horrible History Books
15. Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson
16. The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross
17. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

This P6 book list for the SEAG GL Transfer Test is by no means exhaustive. If you find your child really likes one particular author then run with it and see what other books they have written that you can add to the list. Happy reading!

Our Transfer Test Comprehension Book will give your child the opportunity to practise a wide range of comprehension texts, including poetry, fiction and non-fiction texts. We have chosen a range of classic and modern passages to allow them to practise their skills on texts similar to what they encounter in the real SEAG tests. The questions replicate the types of questions asked in the tests: Multiple Choice, True/False/Don’t Know, Finding words with Similar Meanings, Finding Phrases with Similar Meanings, Finding Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs.

If your child needs help with transfer test preparation, On Target Tuition can help. Find out more on our tuition website.

If you are looking for practice papers and revision books that reflect the questions and texts you will find in the real AQE and GL tests then please take a look at our transfer test resources.