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SUGGESTED READING LIST 2022-23 JUNIOR FORMS

AUTHOR TITLE THEME
1. ADEYEMI Tomi Children of Blood and Bone Brothers & sisters / fantasy / government /
resistance to / imaginary places / kings &
rulers / magic / prejudice & racism / children
& death / facing adversity
2. AHLBERG Allan My Brother’s Ghost Overcoming adversity
3. ALEXANDER Lloyd Westmark Political upheaval / revolution
4. ALMOND David Kit’s Wilderness Human relationships
Heaven Eyes Spiritual healing / family relationships
Clay Nature of good, evil, creativity, God
5. ANDERSON Rachel War Orphan War / survival / family relationships
6. ANTHONY Michael Green Days by the River Love / growing up / entering manhood
7. ASIMOV Isaac I Robot Science fiction
8. AVI Emily L. Punch with Judy Overcoming adversity / war / human
relationships
9. BALDACCI David Day of Doom Mystery / friendship / love
10. BARDUGO Leigh Six of Crows Action & adventures / love & romance
11. BAUBY Jean- The Diving Bell and the Meaning of life / perseverance
Dominique Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in
Death
12. BELL, Cece El Deafo Autobiography / disabilities
13. BERNARD Evslin The Greek Gods Greek mythology
14. BLYTON Enid The Malory Tower Series School life / friendship
15. BOOTH Martin Soul Stealer Love / family / adventure / fantasy
Doctor Illuminatus Thriller / adventure / time travel
16. BOYNE John The Boy at the Top of the History (Germany) / adventures/ World War
Mountain II/ Adolf Hitler
17. BRAITHWAITE To Sir with Love Autobiography
Edward R.
18. BRANFORD Henrietta Fire Bed & Bone Family relationships / honour
19. BROOKS Kevin The Bunker Diary Thriller / Suspense / Captivity
20. BROWN Peter The Wild Robot Animals / friendship / robots / survival
21. BUNZI Peter Cogheart Science fiction / history / inventions / family
relationship
Moonlocket Adventure / science fiction / children &
adults
Skycircus Circus / secrecy / Great Britain / London /
Science fiction
22. BURPO Todd Heaven is for Real God / religion / faith
23. CABOT Meg The Princess Diaries series Adolescence / love / betrayal
24. CARROLL Emma Letters from the Lighthouse World War II/ England- evacuated children
25. CHBOSKY Stephen The Perks of Being a Wallflower Coming of age / respect / friendship
26. COBURN Ann Welcome to the Real World Adolescence / human relationships

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27. COLFER Chris The Land of Stories: An Author's
Odyssey
The Land of Stories: Beyond the
Kingdoms
The Land of Stories: the Brothers & sisters / fantasy / magic /
Enchantress Returns adventure
The Land of Stories: the Grimm
Warning
The Land of Stories: the Wishing
Spell
28. COLLINS Suzanne The Hunger Games Power / identity / versions of reality / love /
Catching Fire society and class / politics / strength and
Mockingjay skills / appearances / competition / sacrifice
29. COOLING Wendy Listen To Me! Humour / tragedy / romance / mystery /
magic
30. COOPER Susan Dawn of Fear Adolescence / war
King of Shadows Grief / death
31. CRANE Stephen The Red Badge of Courage Courage / manhood / war / self-preservation
32. CREECH Sharon Walk Two Moons Grief / death / love / loss / relationships /
cultural identity / women
33. CRESSWELL Helen The Sea Piper Magic / family / adolescence
34. CROSS Gillian Pictures in the Dark Mystery / adolescence
35. CROSSAN Sarah Apple and Rain Family / abandonment / coming of age
36. DAHL Roald Charlie and the Great Glass Fantasy / poverty vs. wealth / good things
Elevator come in small packages / what goes around
The Witches comes around
Boy Family relationships / transformation
Tales of the Unexpected Autobiography – childhood / the fight of
children against cruel adults and authorities
37. DALTON Annie Fighting Fit Overcoming adversity / death
38. DEARY Terry Horrible Histories: The Angry Non-fiction
Aztecs
39. DE MAUPASSANT A Night of Terror and Other Horror / mystery
Guy Strange Tales
40. DE SAINT-EXUPERY The Little Prince Relationships / dangers of narrow-
Antoine mindedness / enlightenment
41. DONOHUE Keith The Stolen Child Childhood / growing up / identity
42. DOYLE Arthur Conan The Complete Sherlock Holmes Crime and mystery
43. DU MAURIER Daphne Rebecca Jealousy / escaping the past / identity
The Birds and Other Stories Alienation / horror
44. DUNBAR Fiona The Lulu Baker Trilogy Family relationships / humour
45. ELLIS Deborah Shauzia Life of refugee children / role of women /
following dreams / war
46. ENZENSBERGER Hans The Number Devil: A Mathematics / dreams
Magnus Mathematical Adventure
47. FERRIS Jean Of Sound Mind Friendships / overcoming adversity
48. FILIPOVIC Zlata Zlata’s Diary War and peace

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49. FITZGERALD F. Scott The Great Gatsby The American Dream / society and class /
wealth / love / past and future
50. FINE Anne Loudmouth Louis Adolescence
The Stone Menagerie Overcoming adversity / friendships
Bad Dreams Identity / dreams
51. FOER Jonathan Safran Extremely Loud and Incredibly Family / trauma / loss
Close
52. FRANK Anne The Diary of a Young Girl Adolescence / loneliness / inward versus
outward self / generosity and greed in
wartime
53. FRENCH Dawn A Tiny Bit Marvellous Relationship / humour / growing up / coming
of age
54. FUNKE Cornelia Dragon Rider Power of belief / family
Inkheart Family / secrets and lies / overcoming fear /
power of imagination / magic
55. GATES Susan P. Pagans Magic / family
56. GAIMAN Neil Stardust Fantasy / love
57. GAINS Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying Injustice / responsibility / death / the past /
lying
58. GARDNER Sally Maggot Moon Finding out the truth / friendship /
exploration
59. GILES Gail Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters Family relationships / change
60. GLEITZMAN Morris Water Wings Time / death / family
61. GREEN John The Fault in Our Stars Love / life / dealing with cancer / death
62. GRISHAM John The Rainmaker Crime / law / mystery
The Confession Crime / law / trust
63. HARGRAVE Kiran The Island at the End of Friendship/ mother-daughter relationships/
Millwood Everything leprosy
64. HARRISON Michelle Thirteen Curses Fantasy / good versus evil / family
65. HENDRY Frances M. Chandra Overcoming adversity / cultural traditions
66. HENRY James The Turn of the Screw Change and innocence / the supernatural /
youth / secrecy
67. HO Minfong The Stone Goddess Family / god / war / death / hope / renewal
68. HORVATH Polly The Canning Season Age / youth / changes / new experiences /
friendships / family
69. HOROWITZ Anthony Alex Rider series Spying / courage / determination
Diamond Brothers series Mystery / freedom
Power of Five series Fantasy / science fiction / supernatural
70. HOSSEINI Khaled The Kite Runner Friendship / tragedy / social issues
71. HOWE James Dew Drop Dead: A Sebastian Mystery
Bath Mystery
72. HWANG David Henry M. Butterfly Desire / self-deception / betrayal / regret /
gender identity
73. HUGHES Ted The Iron Giant War / friendship / rebellion
74. IBBOTSON Eva Which Witch Friendship / adventure / different cultures /
magic
75. JACQUES Brian A Tale of Redwall War / national pride
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76. JENNINGS Paul The Gizmo Peer pressure and emotions
Unreal Adolescence / death / overcoming adversity
77. JIANG JILI Red Scarf Girl Cultural revolution / rite of passage
78. JONES Gareth P. Constable and Toop Supernatural / mystery
79. KATE Elizabeth A Patch of Blue Racism / discrimination / friendship
80. KEENE Carolyn Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Mystery
81. KORMAN Gordon No More Dead Dogs Friendship / popularity / stereotypes
Island (Book 2: Survival) Survival / overcoming adversity
82. LAIRD Elizabeth A Little Piece of Ground War / living with adversity / growing up /
social inequality
83. LANDMAN, Tanya Buffalo Soldier Freedom & War / Death / Feminism
84. LAWRENCE Iain The High Seas Adventures Series War / survival
85. LEESON Robert The Song of Arthur Magic / heroism
86. LINTER Robin The Odyssey Temptation / power of cunning over strength
87. LOCKHART E. We Were Liars Family / versions of reality / love / power /
morality
88. MAH Adeline Yen Falling Leaves Non-fiction – survival
89. MASTERS Anthony Deathtrap Thriller
90. MIDDLETON Haydn Come and Have a Go If You Adolescence / overcoming adversity
Think You’re Mad Enough
91. MONTGOMERY Lucy Anne of Green Gables Growing up / Relationships / school /
M. friendship / conflict between imagination and
social expectations
92. MORPURGO Michael Private Peaceful War and peace / friendship / love and
jealousy / cowardice and bravery
93. NAIDOO Beverly Journey to Jo’burg Hope and freedom
94. NEWBERY Linda Sisterland Friendship / ethnic alienation / racism
95. NICHOLLS Sally An Island of Our Own Friendship / family / detective
96. NIVEN Jennifer All the Bright Places Mental illness / family / guilt and blame /
identity / mortality / change
97. NIX Garth The Abhorsen Trilogy Fantasy
98. NOLAN Han Dancing on the Edge Family relationships / mental illness / death
99. NORTON Mary The Borrowers Freedom
100. PALACIO R.J. Wonder Unconditional love / overcoming obstacles /
judgement / compassion / true friendship /
courage
101. PAOLINI Christopher Eragon Friendship / identity / good vs. evil
102. PELZER Dave A Child Called ‘It’ Non-fiction – family relationships /
adolescence
103. PENNYPACKER Sara Pax Foxes as pets / human-animal relationships
104. PULLMAN Philip His Dark Materials trilogy Love / betrayal / religion / science / power /
Clockwork or All Wound Up ambition
The Ruby in the Smoke Mystery / investigate thriller
105. REEVE Philip Mortal Engines Future life / London / teenagers / science
fiction
106. RIORDAN Rick Percy Jackson: The Sea of Mystery / adventure

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AUTHOR TITLE
Monsters
107. RHUE Morton The Wave
108. RUBIN Gretchen The Happiness Project
109. RUNDELL Katherine The Explorer
Rooftoppers
The Wolf Wilder
110. SACHAR Louis Small Steps
111. SAUNDERS Kate Five Children on the Western
Front
112. SERRAILLIER Ian The Clashing Rocks
113. SHAN Darren The Demonata Series
The Saga of Darren Shan
114. SHELDON Sidney The Best Laid Plans
The Naked Face
115. SEDGWICK Marcus My Swordhand is Singing
116. SETTERFIELD Diane The Thirteenth Tale
117. SILVERSTEIN Shel Where the Sidewalk Ends
Light in the Attic
118. STEINBECK John The Pearl
119. STEVENSON Robert L. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll &
Mr. Hyde
120. STINE Robert Lawrence Goosebumps # 9 – Go Eat
Worms
The Nightmare Room Trilogy
121. STROUD Jonathan The Bartimaeus Trilogy:
The Amulet of Samarkand
The Golem’s Eye
Ptolemy’s Gate
122. SUTCLIFF Rosemary Beowulf: Dragonslayer
The Sword and the Circle
123. TANIUCHI Yutaka The Miracle Visas
124. TAYLOR Theodore The Cay
125. THIELE Colin Jodie’s Journey
126. TOLKIEN John R.R. The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
127. TOWNSEND Sue The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Adolescence / family / relationship
Aged 13
128. URE Jean Boys are OK!
129. VERNE Jules Around the World in Eighty Days Adventure / love
130. VANDERPOOL Clare Moon Over Manifest
131. VITTACHI Nury The Feng Shui Detective
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THEME
Needs / bullying / leadership / peer pressure /
family
Pursuit of happiness
Survival / plane crash
Missing person/ homelessness
Mothers & daughters / Russian history
Perseverance / believing in others / goal
setting
Adventure / growing up / nostalgia
Heroism / adventure
Bravery / love / resilience
Insecurity / religion
Power / betrayal / mystery
Thriller / mystery
Horror / love
Death / identity / loss / reconciliation /
isolation / twins / Jane Eyre
Youth / dreams
Adolescence / supernatural
Greed / oppression of cultures
Importance of reputation / duality of human
nature
Adolescence / horror
Survival / horror / supernatural
Fantasy / magic / good and evil / love /
family / politics
War / heroism
Adventure / war
Faith / religion
Survival / friendship / sacrifice prejudice /
war
Adventure / friendship
Power / fellowship / fantasy
Heroism / lineage / race / character
Adolescence
Family / prejudice / loneliness / hope /
perseverance / community / friendship
Responsibility / maturity / respect for other
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Dead Eric Gets a Virus cultures / thriller
132. VUIJICIC Nick Life Without Limits Overcoming one’s disability
133. WAHL Mats The Invisible Crime / thriller / ghosts
134. WALTER Jon My Name’s Not Friday Endurance / hope / racial awareness
135. WATTERSON Bill Calvin & Hobbes Fantasy vs. reality / innocence vs. cynicism /
good vs. bad / people vs. tigers
136. WILSON Jacqueline The Mum-Minder Adolescence / family
Girl Out Late Love / friendship /family
137. YEP Laurence Dragonwings Friendship / family / home / fear /
supernatural / dreams and hopes / race
138. ZUZAK Markus The Book Thief War / growing up / love / friendship

F1 Set Books/ Class Readers F2 Set Books/ Class Readers F3 Set Books/ Class Readers
A Wrinkle in Time Animal Farm A Thousand Splendid Suns
Lion, Witch and Wardrobe Piecing Me Together Northern Lights
Holes The Giver The Thief Lord
The Suitcase Kid The Graveyard Book The House of Scorpion
Bridge to Terabithia River Boy Moon over Manifest
There is a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom The Silver Sword The Help
Flour Babies Red Sky in the Morning Stormbreaker
The Bad Beginning Coraline Lord of the Flies
Chinese Cinderella The Demon Headmaster An Angel for May
Superfudge Hatchet Uglies
The Dragonfly Pool Boy Underwater Everything, Everything
The Westing Game The Hoot Abarat
Charlotte’s Web A Midsummer Night’s Dream Of Mice and Men
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dracula
Black Brother, Black Brother [The Watch House]
Journey to the River Sea [Artemis Fowl]
[Skellig]