Reading list for years 7, 8 & 9



5737860-60325000-821055-60706000-233464-350196Reading list for years 7, 8 & 900Reading list for years 7, 8 & 9-233045465807“Books are time machines and teleporters. They are magnifying glasses and telescopes. They help us see ourselves and our world in an infinite number of ways and they conjure up imaginary universes where anything can happen…”00“Books are time machines and teleporters. They are magnifying glasses and telescopes. They help us see ourselves and our world in an infinite number of ways and they conjure up imaginary universes where anything can happen…”-701040526983This list of books has been chosen by the English Department, based upon what we know boys love to read.00This list of books has been chosen by the English Department, based upon what we know boys love to read.-6997701909540It will provide a guide to:Author Title – GenreYear Group (e.g. year 8-10)Brief description/synopsisRead on = if you like this author, you may also like these other authorsWebsites about authors, titles, and more books00It will provide a guide to:Author Title – GenreYear Group (e.g. year 8-10)Brief description/synopsisRead on = if you like this author, you may also like these other authorsWebsites about authors, titles, and more books1438910112903000-5626107609205* = Children’s classic – you would be expected to know this...# = particularly recommended by the English staff.00* = Children’s classic – you would be expected to know this...# = particularly recommended by the English staff.0000Adams, Douglas Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Science Fiction/Humour8-adultStarring Marvin the depressed robot, and a towel the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy started as a radio series, and has been turned into a novel, a film, a computer game and a TV series.Read on: Neil Gaiman, Tom Holt, Terry Pratchett, Robert Rankin63518097500Adams, RichardWatership Down # Animal fantasy/political allegory7-adultEvicted rabbits look for new home: book, then film.Read on:William Horwood, George Orwell, Henry Williamson.-137223514732000*AesopFables Animals/morals6-adultThis ancient Greek writer still influences usWatch out for odd translation problems.Many illustrators have enjoyed these as a starting point.0-127000Ahlberg, Allan 6-8Woof 6-8Animals/humourHuman turns into dog. Desperate attempts to regain humanity.Read on: “Fluke” by James Herbert0000Joan Aiken, #*Wolves of Willoughby Chase Fantasy/horrorBlack Hearts in Battersea Fantasy/thrillerNightbirds on Nantucket Fantasy/ thrillerStolen Lake Fantasy/thrillerA Touch of Chill7-9HorrorThe wolves chase Sylvia through snow-covered wastes to the safely ofWilloughby Chase, and her friendly cousin, only to discover a worsefate: evil Miss Slighcarp who is supposed to be looking after them.Read on about wolves: Neil Gaiman, The wolves in the walls (graphic novel)Michelle Paver, Wolf brother.019431000David Almond* Skellig - Carnegie PrizeThe Fire-eatersClay6-9Read on: Tim Bowler, Jostein Gaarder, Alan Garner,Louis Sacher, Marcus Sedgwick.19054445000Lloyd Alexander Chronicles of Prydain7-9Fantasy/MagicRead on: Terry BrooksDiana Wynne JonesUrsula Le Guin-63512954000Piers Anthony Centaur Aisle8-adult Fantasy/humourFor those of you who love puns… and nature gadgets: a tree that grows shoes?0000Bernard AshleyLittle Soldier8-10Conflict/schoolRead on:Alan GibbonsRobert LeesonJan MarkMalcolm Rose018859500Isaac Asimov I, Robot7-adultScience fictionThe three rules of robotics are beginning to become more relevant. Find out what they are! Great Film tie-in.Read on: Poul AndersonBen BovaLarry Niven-190519812000Lynne Reid BanksThe Indian in the Cupboard #6-adultFantasyIs this the book that inspired Toy Story. What do you think?019812000Nina BawdenCarrie’s War 7-9World War II novel about evacuationRead on:Theresa BreslinAdele GerasMichelle Magorian0000Malorie Blackman 7-10 Heart Boy - CourageHacker - Computers/gadgets7-10Highly recommended website – watch out for forthcoming films!Read on: Peter Dickinson, Celia Rees.014160500Terence Blacker Boy2Girl - Social realism8-9An American cousin wreaks havoc in an English householdRead on: Julie BertagnaJenny Nimmo285751016000Stephen BowkettThe Web: Dreamcastle - Computer fantasy6-9In the virtual world of the WEB, nothing is what it seems…063500Tim Bowler* 7-9Star Seeker - Gangs, grievingRiverboy – Adventure7-9 on: Katherine PatersonNicky Singer-95251270000Tony Bradman Bad Boys - Football7-8Easy readlovereading4kids.co.uk website which will give you lots of reading ideas.John BranfieldThe Day I Shot My Dad – Humour7Let a boy loose with a camera, and who knows…0-63500Theresa BreslinDeath or Glory Boys - TerrorismThe Dream Master - Dyslexia7-9A Scottish author who knows that real life doesn’t always comeeasy. on: Rachel Anderson, Berlie Doherty063500 #John Buchan*The Thirty Nine Steps - Crime/Adventure8-11Atmospheric, dark, dangerous. For the advanced reader.04191000Anthony BuckeridgeThe Jennings Series - School/humour7-9Mad, completely daft. Public schools of the 1930s.If you come across a copy with this front cover, you have an early edition05842000 # Frances Hodgson Burnett*Secret Garden - Victorian friendship/Disability7-9Something to read to your younger sister (without admitting how much you are enjoying it).03810000Melvin BurgessCry of the WolfKite7-10Taylor finds almost extinct birds’ eggs, but his father is headgamekeeper.Read on: Gerald Durrell, Janni Howker, Gary Paulson0-9525000Trudi CanavanMagician’s Guild - FantasyThe High Lord8-adultRead on: David Eddings, Ursula Le Guin0381000Victor CanningFlight of the Grey Goose - Animal/escape7-80-381000Lewis CarrollAlice Through the Looking GlassAlice In Wonderland6 - adultAre you enough of a mathematician to spot that the author was one?Find the original on-line, and turn the pages to read at: Carter *Under Goliath - Friendship/N. IrelandThe Sentinels - Anti slave trade/sea/historical8-10A ship which used to transport slaves is now enforcing the new anti-slave trade laws along the African coast. Our cabin boy faces danger and challenges, not least is befriending an African boy, and learning from him how to survive on land, when they become stranded.0000#Agatha ChristieThe Body in the Library - Crime/Detective7-adult on: Margery AllinghamNgaio MarshDorothy Sayers063500John ChristopherFireball - Science FictionThe Tripods - Science FictionWhite Mountains - Science Fiction7-11Read on:H. G. WellsJohn Wyndham0-317500 Arthur C. Clarke2001 - Science fiction8-adultArthur C. Clarke is so famous that the Science Fiction book award is named after him. He is a scientist, writing about the future.Read on: Brian Aldiss, Greg Bear, Robert Silverberg01841500David Clement-DaviesFire Bringer – Animal/Fantasy/MythThe Sight – Animal/Fantasy/Myth7-10A story of man and wolf, of power and death.-1968513779500Stephen ColeThe Wereling Series – Horror8-9Have a rest; read something easy.0000Eoin ColferArtemis Fowl – Fantasy/Humour7-9In this case twelve year old Artemis is the bad human, who kidnaps a leprechaunSupernaturalist Top ten readThis web site is worth checking out : on: Cornelia Funke, Dianna Wynne Jones, Gary Kilworth, Terry Pratchett0000Susan CooperThe Dark is Rising Series #Over Sea, Under Stone - Adventure/Welsh myths7 – 90-127000Robert Cormier Chocolate War - Satire/School8 – 10Selling chocolates to raise school funds corrupts both staff and pupils.08509000Bernard CornwallSharpe novels – War/AdventureArthur novels – Myth8 – adultRichard Sharpe violently fights his way through the Napoleonic wars.Read on: Alan Evans, Alexander Kent, Allan Mallinson0317500Richmal Crompton#William at War - Humour/Home & School6-8-26035-4826000Michael CroninAgainst the Day – Alternative/History8-9What if the Nazis conquered Britain?0317500Gillian Cross# New World (or other titles) – Adventure7-9This website has some interesting links: Crossley-HollandShortsThe shortest short stories you’ll ever findArthur: the Seeing StoneArthurian legend7-9A beautifully written account of the Arthur legend in threeVolumes. on: Alan Garner, Roger L. Green, Ted Hughes,Myths and Legends (398.2), T. H. White0127000Roald DahlBoy – BiographyGoing Solo – BiographyThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – Fantasy7-9165101968500Daniel DefoeRobinson Crusoe – Survival7- adult Children have been borrowing this tale of shipwreck & survival on a desert island from their parent’s bookshelves, ever since it came out in 1719.0317500 Charles Dickens*Oliver Twist – History/Crime*Christmas Carol – History/Morals*David Copperfield – History/Growing up7-adult“Rags to riches”, with many strange characters.0190500Peter Dickinson# Seventh Raven - Hostages7-10The entire cast of a school play are kidnapped; only one is in real danger, but will his friends give him up?The Ropemaker – Fantasy/Magic0317500Franklin W. DixonThe Hardy Boys Series – Adventure5-8Have these become dated? Do you still enjoy these – they used to be the absolute favourite with boys. Make up your own mind.0254000Arthur Conan Doyle*Hound of the Baskervilles Horror*The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes Crime*The Lost World Science fictionThe White Company series Historical adventure6-10It is the sign of a skilled author that he can write different genres convincingly. All of these are classics, if a little old fashioned.0000Alexandre Dumas*The Three Musketeers – Adventure/Fencing7-10Read on:L. Brittney: Nathan Fox: dangerous timesBaroness Orczy : The Scarlet Pimpernel0-317500 #Gerald Durrell*My Family and Other Animals – Biography/AnimalsGerald Durrell has always collected animals, but in doing so pushes his tolerant family to its limits.(He went on to be a world leader in animal conservation). - about the Jersey Zoo0317500Deborah EllisThe Breadwinner Afghanistan survival8-9Under the Taliban, women are not allowed out of the house alone. So when Pavana’s father is arrested, she has to undertake a daring plan.Read on: Gaye Hicyilmaz, Elizabeth Laird, Beverley Naidoo0254000Virginia Euwer WolffMake Lemonade – Family & friends7-9-63518161000John FardellThe Seven Professors of the Far North – Adventure/Humour7-9-40005508000Anne Fine 7-10Granny Project – Family humourMrs Doubtfire – Family humour C. S. ForesterHoratio Hornblower Series – Naval history/War7-adultHornblower slowly wins respect through his naval exploits, and moves up through the ranks from Midshipman to Admiral.Read on: Jan Needle, Patrick O’Brian0-190500Anne Frank*Diary of a Young Girl – World war II8-adult.uk website about Anne Frank and other holocaust survivors: BEWARE VERY DISTURBING IMAGES.0-254000Cornelia FunkeDragon Rider – Draconic fantasyInkspell7-9Read on (Dragon titles)Chris D’Lacey – IcefireCharlie Fletcher – Stone heartJason Hightman – The Saint of DragonsUrsula Le Guin – The Farthest ShoreAnne McCaffery – Dragon FlightEdith Nesbit – The Last of the DragonsJenny Nimmo – The dragon’s childChristopher Paolini – EldestRosemary Sutcliffe – BeowulfMargeret Weiss – Dragons of the Autumn Twilight063500Leon GarfieldDevil in the Fog – Historical fantasySmith – Adventure7-8His historical adventures are feisty, fast moving, and tend to dwell on the seamy side of the Victorian era. Not for the faint-hearted.-40005952500Alan Garner*Weirdstone – FantasyMoon of Gomrath – Fantasy7-adult0000Eve Garnett*Family From One End – Humour7-8One of the earliest children’s novels about working class life. Disaster hits when a school hat is lost.0317500Jamila GavinThe Wheel of Surya – Indian IndependenceCoram Boy Slavery, orphans, London7-9"Coram, Coram. That's the name. I've heard of him. You are the Coram man, aren't you? You will take my baby, won't you? You will deliver her safely to that kind gentleman? It is true, isn't it, that he never turns any baby away? And they look after them until they are ready to work? It's true, isn't it? Tell me it is.-1270013462000Adele GerasTroy – Myth/humour/drama7-9 on: Ancient GreeceMargeret Doody Aristotle DetectiveMichael Ford The Fire of AresV. M. Manfredi TyrantRick Riordan The Lighning ThiefKatherine Roberts The Olympic conspiracy0254000Alan GibbonsCaught in the Crossfire – Responses to Sept. 11 Race, riots, justiceInjury Time – Football8-9Some people have all the luck. Dave Lafferty for one. How else do you explain a kid who's brilliant at everything? But Kev is stunned when he discovers that Dave has to cope with epilepsy. This is the fourth volume in the "Total Football" series.0-254000Brian GlanvilleGoalkeepers are Different – Sport6-80000Morris GleitzmanToad Rage – Humour/family6-905397500Kenneth GrahameWind in the Willows - Animal fantasy6-adult A much quoted book by adults: if you’ve only read an abridged version, you ought to read the original.0190500Greene, Roger L *The Adventures of Robin Hood – Myth*Myths of the Norsemen – Myth7-adultOne of the oldest tales known: recently a medieval manuscript has been found complaining about Robin Hood, the criminal…Perhaps these tales are true!Read on: Kevin Crossley-Holland0254000Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm*Fairy Tales – Folklore7-adultThe Grimm collection of German folktales are hard hitting, gory, nightmarish, completely different from the sickly sweet Disney version.0190500David GrossmanThe Zig-Zag Kid – Adventure/coming of age8-9Includes a train hijack, and a vat of chocolate. For advanced readers.-241303302000Harry HarrisonMen from PIG and ROBOT – Science FictionStainless Steel Rat – Science Fiction7-8A crime novel in outer space.0000Herriot, JamesIf Only They Could Talk – Vets/AnimalsLet Sleeping Vets Lie6-adultGentle tales about being a vet in Yorkshire0-317500Hicyilmaz, GayeAnd the Stars were Gold – Evacuation/Poland7-90317500Carl HiaasenFlush – Crime/HumourHoot – America8 - 100-63500Stuart HillThe Cry of the Icemark Series – Epic fantasy8 - 10Read on: Nancy Farmer – The Sea of Trolls0127000Susan HillThe Woman in Black – Gothic horrorI’m King of the Castle8 - adultAdvanced readers0-190500Jason HightmanThe Saint of Dragons – Adventure6-9St George’s reluctant descendant finds that he is called to hunt dragons in this century.0000Russell Hoban*Mouse and his Child – Animal7-adultRead on: Lewis Carroll, William Mayne, Mary Norton, Robert O’Brien0-190500Mary HoffmanStravaganza Series – Adventure/Fantasy7 - 9A romp through Venice.0-317500Anne Holm*I am David – Identity8-11Escaping from a concentration camp, David makes his way acrossEurope knowing only his name, and several languages.0000Tom HoltPaint your Dragon – Myth/Humour/Fantasy.8 – adultMythological gods try to survive in contemporary England.0-63500Anthony HorowitzAlex Rider Series – Spy/Thriller7 – 10For a list of children’s thrillers see: HorwoodDuncton Chronicles – Animal/Fantasy7-11These are international best sellers. William Horwood also wrote sequels to “The Windin the Willows”.0-825500Ted Hughes Tales of the Early World – Creation/MythHow the Whale Became – Creation/Myth7 - adultShort, elegant and fun.0-317500Thomas Hughes*Tom Brown’s Schooldays – School7-9The “Flashman” books are based on the bully in this first school story and were written by the grandfather of an Eltham College boy.0-63500Norman Hunter#Professor Branestawm Series – Humour/Inventions6-8Full of gadgets, these remind me of Wallace and Gromit films. Perhaps a bit dated?0-127000Brian JacquesSeven Strange and Ghostly Tales – Ghosts#Redwall Series – Animal/Fantasy6-80-63500Robin Jarvis#Deptford Mice Series – Animal fantasy/London#Whitby Series7-9. E. Johns#Biggles Series. 7-9W.W.I ace flyer with outdated attitudes.0000Diana Wynne JonesEight Days of Luke – Fantasy/magicChrestomanci Series – Fantasy/magicDalemark series – Fantasy/adventure7-10 Official websiteRead on:Joan Aiken, Catherine Fisher, Ursula Le Guin,C. S. Lewis, Jenny Nimmo, J. K. Rowling0-254000Tim Wynne JonesA Thief in the House of Memory – Thriller8-11Declan Steeple thought the past was over. Dec is a sixteen-year-old who has it all: great grades, dreams for the future, a loyal and wise best friend. Then one day, Dec decided to hitch a ride home from school, and he sets off an unsettling chain of events – a robbery, a death, and the unearthing of dark memories.0-381000 Terry JonesSaga of Eric the Viking – Fantasy/adventureThe Knight and the Squire – Fantasy/adventure6-9One of the Monty Python writers, Terry Jones writes both books and films for children.0-317500Norman Juster The Phantom Tollbooth – Humour/timetravel6-8Read on: Time TravelHelen Cresswell MoondialMichael Hoeye Time Stops For No MouseGary Kilworth Mallmoc’s CastleDaniel Pinkwater The Time TouristsH.G. Wells The Time Machine-63520066000Judith KerrWhen Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit – Evacuation7-8Read on World War IINina Bawden, Michelle Magorian, Ian Serraillier, Robert Westall0000Garry KilworthSpiggot’s Quest – Fantasy8-9Read on: Eoin Colfer, Tom Holt, Garth Nix0-190500Rudyard KiplingJungle Book – HumourJust So Stories – HumourKim India6-9-1587512954000Derek LandySkulduggery PleasantWinner of the Red House Childrens’ Book Award7-8063500Caroline LawrencePirates of Pompeii – Roman/Historical7-8The Roman mysteries have reached top place in year 7 favourite novels.Read on: Frances Hendry, Conn Iggulden, Valerio Manfredi, Allen Massie, Rosemary Sutcliff, Henry Treece0127000Michael LawrenceThe Iron, the Switch and the Broom Cupboard – HumourThe Aldous Lexicon – Alternative World6-9 Le Guin,The Earthsea Trilogy – Fantasy7-10Wizards and quests by a highly regarded author.0000Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the Opera – Mystery/Suspense7-100317500C.S Lewis *# The Narnia Chronicles – Fantasy5-100-63500Penelope Lively *Ghost of Thomas Kempe – Ghost/HistoryWild Hunt of Hagworthy – Horror7-8Read on: Neil Gaiman (Coraline) Leon Garfield (Mr Corbett’s Ghost) and others Diana Wynne Jones (The Time of the Ghost) Margaeret Mahy (The Haunting) William Mayne (Earthfasts) Michael Morpurgo (Ghostly haunts) Justin Somper (Vampirates series)0-317500Jack LondonWhite Fang – AnimalCall of the Wild – Animal7-90254000Anne McCaffreyDragonflight – Science Fiction/Dragons7-adult0000Geraldine McCaughreanPlundering Paradise – Pirates/Desert Islands8-10But who are the “bad guys”? Not everything is what it seems here.geraldinemccaughrean.co.uk0-190500Cliff McNishThe Doomspell Trilogy – Magic7-9Snatched by a witch, avoiding slavery, two children embark on a journey.0127000Anthony McGowanHell Bent – Life after death8-9Can Conor improve his hell by swapping with someone else?Read onC.S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters0-317500Andy McNabPayback – War/Realism/Terrorism8 - 10A real soldier writes about his experiences in a fictional form.0-317500#Michelle Magorian*Goodnight Mr Tom – WarBack Home Post war/ relationships6-8825519939000John Masefield**Box of Delights – Fantasy7-80000William MayneEarthfasts – Ghosts/Time-travel/Yorkshire8 – 10Standing stones open a door to a lost drummer boy & other creatures…Levi MichaelFrank and the Black Hamster of Nashiz – Science/Fantasy7-100127000Spike Milligan Treasure Island – Parody8-adult(You’ll only get the jokes if you have read the Stevenson version first)0127000Michael MolloyThe Witch Trade – Rollicking Adventure6-8022669500Michael MorpurgoKensuke’s Kingdom – Desert Island/JapanPrivate Peaceful – World War 1Dear Mr Morpungo – Letters/Biography7-9 - look up his latest plays, and news of his farm-635000Robert MuchamoreClass A Spy – Thriller/Relationships7-10Read on: Charlie Higson, Jo Craig, David Gilman, Anthony Horowitz,Nicholas Wilde, Rick Yancey. To find more look up thrillers on the booktrust website: NaidooWeb of Lies – South AfricaJourney to Jo’burg7 – adultSurviving apartheid in South Africa took extra-ordinary courageRead on: James Berry, James Watson, Benjamin Zephaniah0-317500# Edith Nesbit*Railway Children – Edwardian adventurePhoenix And The Carpet – Myth7-9These classic adventures still hold interest for today’s children063500William Nicholson*Wind Singer Trilogy – Fantasy7-10Fed up with exams? This challenges a society based on examination results!Read on: Jan Mark063500Garth NixSabriel – FantasyMister Monday – Game fantasy7-10Popular read0000# Mary NortonBorrowers series – Fantasy/Humour7- 9Small people recycle human left-overs.0127000Edna O’BrienTales for the Telling: Irish Folk and Fairy Stories6-90000Pat O’SheaThe Hounds of the Morrigan – Danger/fantasy8-9Irish adventure involving St. Patrick, evil serpents and an ancient manuscript.0-127000Kenneth Oppel Silverwing – Bats7-8Pupil recommendation, proving popular.0-190500George OrwellAnimal Farm – Fantasy/allegory8-adult Animals take over a farm and run it for their own benefit0127000Christopher PaoliniEragon – Dragons7-adult Highly popular, and written by a teenager!0-381000Gary PaulsonBlue Light – Time travel, adventureYear 8A desert camping trip turns into a terrifying journey across time & space063500Michelle PaverChronicles of Ancient Darkness – Survival/prehistory7 – adult Torak is alone, wounded, and on the run. His only ally a wolf cub..For more about the prehistoric world read: The kin by Peter Dickinson,or the Earth’s Children (series) by Jean Auel.-8255571500Mervyn PeakeLetters From a Lost Uncle – AdventureMad explorer in the arctic searching for a white lion.. great illustrationsBoy in Darkness – HorrorA tale of Titus, who escapes from Gormenghast to a nightmare grey world.6-adult Pearce*Tom’s Midnight Garden – Fantasy6-8Find book reviews for this and others at:readingmatters.co.uk0-444500Mel PeetKeeper – Sport/Detective/Ghosts8 – 10An undead football keeper inspires a South American teenager to play football0-127000K. M. PeytonBeethoven – Music/Relationships8-9Read on music: William Mayne0-317500# Anne PillingHenry’s Leg – Humour/Crime6-8Henry recovers a shop manikin’s leg from a bin, and finds the oddest ways to use it…Very funny, and the oddest bit of recycling ever.6352730500Edgar Allen PoeTales of Mystery and imagination – Horror (very)Tales of horror – Horror (very)8 - adultWarning: Poe’s use of language has been known to send pupils screaming from the classroom.0000Terry Pratchett# Disc World series – Humour/Fantasy8 - adultRead on: Humour in science fiction: Douglas Adams, Piers Anthony, Tom Holt, Robert Rankin Allegorical social satire: George Orwell’s Animal Farm0-381000# Philip PullmanHis Dark Materials trilogy – Adventure7 - adult Watch out for the film: The Golden Compass0-317500# Arthur Ransome*Swallows and Amazons – Sailing AdventureOld Peter’s Russian Tales5-9Children muck about in boats in the Lake District on: Marcus Sedgewick Blood Red, Snow White (the story ofArthur Ransome as a spy in Russia, during the Russian Revolution)0762000Celia Rees Truth or Dare – Bullying8 - 100889000Philip Reeve Mortal Engines – Future/London8 – adult The cities are on the move, and London is joining in the chase. Tom and Hester have been stranded, and somehow want to get back on board.Read on: Neverwhere by Niel Gaiman, Un Lun Dun by China Mieville-22860-381000Justin RichardsThe Invisible Detective: Legion of the Dead – Detective7-9London, 1937. Four children investigate crimes.0-381000# Hans Peter Richter 8Friedrich – German Jews in WWII0190500James RiordonWhen the Guns Fell Silent – Football/World War I7-10A quick but intense read0-63500Rick RiordanPercy Jackson series – Myths7-9The Greek Gods do not behave well in these booksRead on: Tom Holt, Katherine Roberts0-63500Katherine RobertsThe Seven Fabulous Wonders – Ancient world/Crime/Magic7-9Each title is about one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.0190500J. K. Rowling5-8#Harry Potter series – Magic/SchoolRead on Wizards: Frank L. Baum, Terry Goodkind, Diana Wynne Jones,Ursula Le Guin, Gregory Maguire, Cliff McNishRead on Schools: Anthony Buckeridge, Gillian Cross, James Hilton,Thomas Hughes, Gene Kemp, Michael Morpurgo, Mark Walden0000Chris RyanAlpha Force series – Thrillers/survival8-9Easy read thrillers, but includes SAS safety tips0317500Louis Sachar Holes7-9Stanley Yelnat has been wrongly sent to Camp Green Lake detention centre where he has to dig a hole a day.07175500S. F. Said Varjak PawA cross between 101 Dalmations (only cats) and the kungfu kidEnormous fun. Easy to read0317500Brian SelznicThe Invention of Hugo Cabret – Clocks, Paris6-8A charming adventure, involving films and clocks, beautifully illustrated.0-190500Ian Serraillier**Silver Sword – World War II/ EuropeThere’s No Escape – Sequel7-9Classic story of running away, but in war-torn Europe, and in danger fromthe Nazis, make this a realistic historical novel.-69852413000Darren ShanThe Saga of Darren Shan – Popular Horror5-7A very quick and easy read.READ ON: Philip Gross, Robert Westall, Christopher Pike, Robert Swindells, Charlie Fletcher, Ann Halam, Mervyn Peake, Edgar Allen Poe0-635000Alex ShearerThe Lost – HorrorBootleg – ChocolateThe Great Blue Yonder – After death8-9Alex Shearer’s books vary immensely, from horror to humour to serious issues. Quite easy to read, they will build reading confidence and speed.0127000Paul Shipton Bug Muldoon and the killer in the rain – Parody/Spy/Animal8-10You have to read this with an American accent to get the joke: Based on American detective films.0190500Nicky Singer Feather Boy – Self discovery8-10Why does the boy spend a night in a haunted house? Why is he collecting feathers?Read on: Aiden Chambers, Anne Holm, Linda Newbury0-444500Lemony Snicket The Bad Beginning – Victorian adventure6-8Nothing nice happens in these unfortunate adventures0000Justin SomperVampirates7-8I have difficulty with the idea of pirates who can only sail at night, but year 7’s seem not to mind!0-63500Robert Louis Stevenson*Treasure Island – AdventureDr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Crime/HorrorKidnapped – Adventure7-9With these challenging reads, you not only advance your vocabulary, but also meet a deeper level of horror & more excitement in your adventure0127000Paul Stewart and Chris RiddellThe Edge Chronicles – Adventure6-9Read on: Brian Jacques Redwall This is a great web site!0381000Ian StrachanJourney of 1000 miles – Survival/Escape/Refugees7-9This is a remarkable tale, based on real life, of courage, enduranceand survival.Read on Yann Martel, Rutgers Van der Loeff0127000Jonathon StroudBartimeaus trilogy – Fantasy8 - adult Sutcliff* Eagle of the Ninth – Roman soldiersSword and the Circle – Celtic survival6-adult The Roman Celtic clash in ancient Britain affects soldiers and citizens. There is plenty of tension and excitement in these stories.0-381000#Robert Swindells Brother in the Land – Post nuclear holocaustRoom 138-9Teenage novels tackling issues like homelessness and survivalRead on: Robert Westall0-317500Swift, JonathonGulliver’s travels (Lilliput only) – Satire/Fantasy/Allegory7- adult I love the ingenuity with which the little Lilliputians meet the challenge of their giant.0-444500 Andrew TaylorThe Invader – Adventure7-8Thrillers for pupils just becoming aware that politics can be dangerous.021336000James Thurber13 clocks – Fantasy funPeople have forgotten how funny James Thurber can be: both in his adultand children’s books.0254000#*J. R. R. TolkienThe Hobbit – Fantasy/Adventure.Lord of the Rings – Fantasy/Adventure7 - adult Ridding the world of a ring with terrible powers tests hobbit ingenuityRead on: Terry Brooks, David Eddings, Robert Jordan, Guy Gavriel Kay, C. S. Lewis, Philip Pullman, Michael S. Rohan, T. H. White, Tad Williams01460500Sue TownsendGrowing Pains of Adrian Mole – HumourSecret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ? - Humour8-10Yearning after Pandora, Adrian’s scrapes become more crazy by the day.063500Mark TwainTom Sawyer – American boy, humourPrince and the Pauper – Role swap/Humour7 – 11Tom is a rogue: full of scams like getting his friends to paint a fence for him...andpay him for the privilege!0127000Jean UreTea Leaf on the Roof – AdventurePlague 99 – Survival7-9A London author, whose novels often have an unusual twist.0-190500Rutgers Van der Loeff Children on the Oregon Trail – Survival/U.S. settlers/Adventure7-9Could you make your way over the Rocky Mountains after your covered wagon is destroyed? Based on a true story.0-254000 # Jules Verne*Around the World in 80 Days – Balloon adventure*2000 Leagues Under the Sea – AdventureJourney to Centre of the Earth – Adventure7-adult Scientists, especially geologists enjoy these detailed fictional excursions0-63500Jill Paton Walsh A Parcel of Patterns Eysham plagueDolphin Crossing – World war II7-9Brings history to life, especially the danger at Dunkirk0000Keith Waterhouse Billy Liar – Humouradvanced year 8At one point Billy finds himself engaged to three women at the same time. He just can’t tell the truth0317500H. G Wells*Time machine – Time travel*War of the Worlds – London/Aliens8 - adultThis is the one which, when broadcast, had people running from their homes in panic. ................
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