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Crickhowell
English
Department
Recommended Reading
This booklet is intended to be a guide of books suitable for students from KS3 to KS5. The list, covering a range of genres, is drawn from a number of sources including teacher and student recommendations; the National Literacy Strategy’s recommended texts; reading lists suggested by other schools and the National Literacy Trust’s website. Some of the texts are more challenging than others but every book in this list has been enjoyed by someone else.
A Guide to Reading
Year 7 Recommended Texts
Author
Title
Adventure Anthony Horrowitz Stormbreaker Arthur Ransome Swallows and Amazons Zouzou Carter Lion Boy Sally Prue Cold Tom
Adele Geras Troy Cornelia Funke The Thief Lord Theresa Tomlinson The Moon Riders
Brian Jacques Castaways of the Flying
Dutchman Chris Ryan Alpha Force Series
Classics Louisa May Alcott Little Women Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden
Johanna Spyri Heidi Nina Bawden Carrie’s War Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
Lewis Carroll Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Lost World Elizabeth Nesbit The Railway Children J R R Tolkein The Hobbit Charles Kingsley The Water Babies
Anna Sewell Black Beauty
Noel Streatfield Ballet Shoes
Frank Baum The Wizard of OZ Eleanor H. Porter Polyanna
L.M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables
Laura Ingalls Wilder The Little House on the
Prairie J.M.Barrie Peter Pan
Real Life/Teenage Meg Cabot The Princess Diaries Malorie Blackman Noughts and Crosses Benjamin Zephaniah Refugee Boy Anne Fine Madame Doubtfire
Step by Wiked Step Jane Ure Plague 99 Nina Bawden Granny the Pag Rosie Rushton Just Don’t Make a Scene
Mum! Cathy Hopkins The Game; Enchanted
Glass Hilary McKay Saffy’s Angel Louis Sachar Holes Jacqueline Wilson The Story of Tracey
Beaker Jaclyn Moriarty Feeling Sorry for Celia
Fantasy Teresa Tomlinson Moon Riders
Phillip Pullman Northern Lights
Stewart and Riddell Stormchasers; The Edge
Chronicles
Brian Jacques Redwall NESS, Patrick. A Monster Calls
J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit Ursula Le Guin The Earthsea Quartet Joan Aiken The Wolves of Willoughby
Chases Mary Hoffman Stravaganza: City of Masks Cornelia Funke Inkheart Eoin Coifer Artemis Fowl Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate
Events Tony Di Terlizzi & Holly Black
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Stuart Hill Cry of the Icemark; The Blade of Fire
William Nicholson The Wind of Fire Trilogy J. K. Rowling Harry Potter C.S. Lewis Narnia Richard Adams Watership Down Marianne Curley The Named
Biography/Autobiography Anne Frank The Diary of Anne Frank Judith Kerr When Hitler Stole Pink
Rabbit Adeline Yen Mah Chinese Cinderlla Gerald Durrell My Family & Other Animals James Herriot All Creatures Great &
Small Science Fiction
John Wyndham The Day of the Triffids
Jean Ure Plague 99 History
Michelle Magorian Goodnight Mr Tom (WWII)
Jamilia Gavin The Wheel of Surya (Indian Independence)
Elizabeth Laird Kiss the Dust (Kurdish refugees)
Phillip Pullman The Ruby in the Smoke (first of the Sally Lockhart trilogy set in Victorian London)
Caroline Lawrence Roman Mysteries James Riordan Sweet Clarinet (WWII) Ian Serraillier The Silver Sword Nina Bawden Carrie’s War Sally Gardiner I Coriander
Life Issues Sharon Creech Walk Two Moons Jacqueline Wilson Vicky Angel (a girl coping
with the death of a friend) Mary Hendry Chandra (arranged
marriage) Prize Winners
Sharon Creech Ruby Holler Alan Gibbons The Edge Mark Haddon The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time Frank Cottrell Boyce Millions
Funny Sue Townsend The Secret Diary of Adrian
Mole Karen McCombie Ally’s World (series) Lauren Child Utterly Me, Clarice Bean Steward and Riddell The Edge Chronicles Gerald Durrell My Family & Other Animals Roald Dahl
Other Cultures Elizabeth Laird The Garbage King
Beverley Naidoo The Other Side of Truth Benjamin Zephaniah Refugee Boy Eva Ibbotson Journey to the River Adeline Yen Mah Chinese Cinderella
Film/T.V Tie-Ins Gail Carson Levine Ella Enchanted Mary Rogers Freaky Friday Lemony Snickett A Series of Unfortunate
Events Louis Sachar Holes Jacqueline Wilson The Story of Tracey
Beaker Allan Ahlberg Woof! E. Nesbit Five Children and It Mary Norton
The Borrowers
Roald Dahl Matilda; The Witches; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Frank Cottrell Boyce Millions C. S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch and
The Wardrobe J. K. Rowling Harry Potter
Animal Stories Richard Adams Watership Down Paul Gallico The Snowgoose; Jennie D. King-Smith The Sheep Pig Gerald Durrell My Family and Other
Animals Jeanne Willis Dumb Creatures Michael Morpurgo The Amazing Story of
Adolphus Tips
Year 8 Recommended Texts
Historical
Michael Morpurgo Private Peaceful James Riordan Sweet Clarinet Caroline Lawrence Roman Mysteries Lynne Reid Banks Tiger, Tiger Robert Harris Pompeii Mary Hooper Petals in the Ashes Sally Gardener I Coriander Ann Turnbull No Shame, No Fear
Teen Girl Dyan Sheldon Confessions of a Teenage
Drama Queen Hilary McKay Indigo’s Star; Saffy’s Angel Cathy Hopkins Mates, Dates… Jean Ure Skinny Melon & Me Rosie Rushston What a Week to Make a
Stand Jaclyn Moriarty Feeling Sorry for Celia;
Finding Cassie Crazy Narinder Dhami Bhangra Blues Mary Rogers Freaky Friday Meg Cabot The Princess Diaries;
Missing Series; The Mediator Series
Classics J. D. Weiss Swiss Family Robinson Mary Norton The Borrowers E. Nesbit Five Children and It L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables Louisa M. Alcott Little Women
Animals
Robin Jarvis Deptford Histories etc Terry Pratchett The Amazing Maurice and
his Educated Rodents Richard Adams Watership Down Zizou Carter Lion Boy Brian Jacques Redwall Series Gerald Durrell My Family and Other
Animals School
Jean Ure Skinny Melon & Me J. K. Rowling Harry Potter Biography/Personal Stories/Real Life/Other Cultures
Judith Kerr A Small Person Far Away; When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Adeline Yen Mah Chinese Cinderella Roald Dahl Boy Elizabeth Laird Garbage King David Almond Fire Eaters Kevin Brooks Martyn Pig Anne Holm I am David Mark Haddon The Curious Incident of the
Dog in the Night-time Detective Stories
Agatha Christie The Body in the Library Phillip Pulman The Ruby in the Smoke Eleanor Updale Montmorency
Horror/Witchcraft Cate Tiernan Wicca Chris Wooding The Haunting of Alaizabel
Cray John Wyndham Day of the Triffids Darren Shan The Sago of Darren Shan
Other Worlds/Fantasy Teresa Tomlinson Moon Riders Stuart Hill Cry of the Icemark; The
Blade of Fire Mary Hoffman Stravanganza Series Phillip Pullman His Dark Materials Cornelia Funke Inkheart Stewart and Riddell The Edge Chronicles Shannon Hart The Goosegirl Christopher Paolini Eragon Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate
Events G. P. Taylor Shadowmancer Garth Nix Mr Monday; Sabriel Eoin Colfer The Supernaturalist
Funny Louis Sachar Holes Louisa Rennison Georgina Nicholson Series
Year 9 Recommended Texts
Biography
Jung Chang Wild Swans Frank McCourt Angela’s Ashes Arthur Golden Memoirs of a Geisha
Other Cultures Tanuja Desai Hidier Born Confused Rani & Sukh (Un)arranged Marriage;
Bali Rai; Garbage King; A Little Piece of Ground; Elizabeth Laird
Alice Walker The Color Purple Malorie Blackman Noughts & Crosses Jan Mark Useful Idiots
History Theresa Breslin Remembrance
Robert Harris Pompeii Tracy Chavalier The Girl with the Pearl
Earring Philippa Gregory The Other Boleyn Girl
Teen Girl Louise Rennison Georgia Nicholson series Cathy Hopkins Mates, Dates… Helen Fielding Bridget Jones’ Diary Jacqueline Wilson Lola Rose Julia Clarke Between You and Me Robin McKinley Beauty Meg Cabot The Mediator series
Issues Melvin Burgess Junk Anne Cassidy Looking for JJ Julie Bertagna The Opposite of Chocolate
Classics Jane Austen Pride & Prejudice;
Northanger Abbey Thomas Hardy The Mayor of Casterbridge;
Tess of the d’Urbervilles Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre Charles Dickens Tale of Two Cities; Great
Expectations Other Worlds/Fantasy
Lian Hearn Across the Nightingale Floor
Mary Hoffman City of Stars; City of Masks Philip Pullman His Dark Materials Terry Pratchett The Wee Free Men Garth Nix Sabriel Tamora Pierce Song of the Lioness Quartet Terry Brooks Tales of Shannara Terry Pratchett Discworld Isaac Asimov I Robot Alison Croggons The Gift JRR Tolkien The Lord of the Rings
Trilogy G.P. Taylor Shadowmancer;
Wormwood Adventure
Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider Novels (Stormbreaker etc)
Animals Jack London White Fang Paul Gallico Jennie Henry Williamson Tarka the Otter Yann Martel Life of Pi
Funny Helen Fielding Bridget Jones Diary
Terry Pratchett The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
Miscellaneous Meg Rosoff How I Live Now
Suggestions for Boys (11-14)
Jules Verne Around the World in Eighty Days
Milena Baisch Anton and Piranha Sarah Hammond The Night Sky in My Head Paul Dowswell
Eleven Eleven
James Dawson Being a Boy Julia Golding Young Knights of the Round
Table Pete Johnson The Vampire Fighters Rick Riordan The Throne of Fire Fletcher Moss The Poison Boy Garth Nix, Sean Williams The Mystery Alex Scarrow The Mayan Prophecy Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena Jeff Norton, Ryan Hunter The Fight for the Future Andrew Beasley The Claws of Evil Nigel McDowell Tall Tales from Pitch End Mark Lowery Socks Are Not Enough Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant:
Kingdom of the Wicked Anthony Horowitz Russian Roulette Marcus Sedgwick Revolver Keren David Another Life
KS4 Recommended Texts
Author Title Helen Dunmore My Polish Teacher’s Tie Claire Wigfall When the Wasps Drowned Elizabeth Baines Compass and Torch Haruki Murakami On Seeing the 100%
Perfect Girl Penelope Lively The Darkness Out There Ridjal Noor Anil Leila Aboulela Something Old, Something
New William Golding Lord of the Flies Kevin Brooks Martyn Pig Joe Simpson Touching the Void Susan Hill The Woman in Black Dylan Thomas Under Milk Wood Arthur Miller The Crucible Diane Samuels Kindertransport J B Priestley An Inspector Calls Dennis Kelly Deoxyribonucleic Acid
(DNA) John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men Lloyd Jones Mister Pip Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus
Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird William Shakespeare Macbeth William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Twelfth Night William Shakespeare Julius Caesar Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights Charles Dickens Great Expectations Thomas Hardy The Withered Arm and
other Wessex Tales George Orwel Animal Farm
In addition, the following writers come highly
recommended and any of their texts would represent
worthwhile reading:
Pre 20th Century 20th Century Other Cultures
Matthew Arnold Kingsley Amis Chinua Acheba Jane Austen WH Auden John Agard William Blake TS Eliot Monica Ali Charlotte Bronte EM Forster Moniza Alvi Emily Bronte Robert Frost Maya Angelou Robert Browning William Goulding Isaac Bashevis
Singer John Bunyan Graham Greene James Berry Lord Byron Seamus Heaney Edward
Braithwaite Geoffrey Chaucer
Ted Hughes Anita Desai
William Congreve
Aldous Huxley Emily Dickenson
John Clare Elizabeth Jennings
F Scott Fitzgerald
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
James Joyce Athol Fugard
Wilkie Collins Phillip Larkin Jamilia Gavin Joseph Conrad DH Lawrence Nadine Gordimer Daniel Defoe Katherine Doris Lessins
Mansfield Charles Dickens Sean O’Casey Arthur Miller John Donne George Orwell Les Murray John Dryden Wilfred Owen Beverley Naidoo George Eliot Harold Pinter RK Nurayan Henry Fielding Sylvia Plath Grace Nicholls Elizabeth Gaskell JB Priestley Ruth Prawer
Jhabvala Oliver Goldsmith Siegfried Sasson Bali Rai Thomas Hardy Peter Shaffer Wole Soyinka George Herbert George Bernard
Shaw Meera Syal
Robert Herrick RC Sherriff Mildred D Taylor Gerard Manley Hopkins
Stevie Smith Mark Twain
Henry James Muriel Spark Dereck Walcott John Keats Dylan Thomas Walt Whitman Christopher Marlowe
Edward Thomas Tennessee Williams
Andrew Marvell RS Thomas Adeline Yen Mah John Milton William Trevor Benjamin
Zephaniah Alexander Pope Evelyn Waugh William Shakespeare
Arnold Wesker
Mary Shelley John Wyndham Percy Bysshe Shelley
WB Yeats
RS Sheridan Edmund Spencer Robert Louis Stevenson
Jonathan Swift Alfred Lord Tennyson
Anthony Trollope Henry Vaughan HG Wells Oscar Wilde William Wordsworth
KS5 Recommended Texts
Author Title
Angelou, Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Atwood, Margaret The Handmaid’s Tale Austen, Jane Emma
Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Persuasion Northanger Abbey
Barker, Pat The Regeneration Trilogy Burgess, Anthony A Clockwork Orange
A Dead Man in Deptford Nothing Like the Sun
Bronte, Anne The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights Camus, Albert The Outsider
The Plague Coe, Jonathan The Rotters’ Club
What a Carve Up!
Coupland, Douglas Hey, Nostradamus! Girlfriend in a Coma Eleanor Rigby
Conan Doyle, Arthur The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Sign of Four
Dickens, Charles
A Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations Hard Times Oliver Twist The Pickwick Papers
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Crime and Punishment
Faulks, Sebastian Birdsong Fitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby
Garland, Alex
The Beach
Golding, William Lord of the Flies Hardy, Thomas Tess of the D’Urbevilles
Jude the Obscure Heller, Joseph Catch 22 Hornby, Nick About a Boy
Fever Pitch Huxley, Aldous Brave New World Joyce, James Dubliners
Portrait of the Artist… Ulysses
Lawrence, D.H. Sons and Lovers Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird Morisson, Toni Beloved
Paradise Nabokov, Vladimir Bend Sinister
Despair
Lolita Pnin
Orwell, George Animal Farm The Clergyman’s Daughter Inside the Whale and other Essays Nineteen Eighty-Four
Plath, Sylvia The Bell Jar
Poe, Edgar Allen
Tales of Mystery and Imagination The Raven
Remarque, Erich Marian
All Quiet on the Western Front
Salinger, J.D The Catcher in the Rye
Shelley, Mary Frankenstein
Steinbeck, John Cannery Row East of Eden The Grapes of Wrath Of Mice and Men Tortilla Flat
Stoker, Bram Dracula Swift, Jonathan Gulliver’s Travels Syal, Meera Anita and Me Tokein, JRR Lord of the Rings Walker, Alice The Colour Purple Wells, H.G The Time Machine
War of the world Wilde, Oscar The Picture of Dorian Grey Winterson, Jeanette Oranges are Not the Only
Fruit The Passion
Quick Reads
These recommendations are ideal for dyslexic students.
Author Title Bradford, Chris Ninja: First Mission Chambers, Beth Petrify Childs, Rob Moving the Goal Posts Cross, Vince Bighead Don, Lari Drawing a Veil Gardener, Sally Various titles-dyslexia
friendly Johnson, Catherine The Nightmare Card McGowan, Anthony The Fall Rooney, Anne Grim, Gross, and Grisly
Disgusting Facts About People
Wooding, Chris Pale
For more information about dyslexia and reading please
visit the following sites:
http://www. barringstoke.co.uk
http:www.booktrust.org.uk/books/teenagers
British Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia Action
Being Dyslexia
Writers’ Recommended Reads
for Parents or Guardians
Teens are more likely to read if they are surrounded by
reading role models, so make sure they’ve got a chance to
talk to you about your reading choices and the reasons
behind them. Talk about everything: why there are some
books you didn’t finish, why you re-read certain books,
how you go about choosing a new read, etc.
William Boyd recommends:
Breakfast with Lucian by Geordie Greig
Breakfast at Sotheby's by Philip Hook
Bill Bryson recommends:
The Compatibility Gene by Daniel M Davis
London: Hidden Interiors (English Heritage)
Eleanor Catton recommends:
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Galley Beggar Press)
Colin McAdam's A Beautiful Truth (Granta)
Elizabeth Knox's sly and ingenious Mortal Fire
(Farrar Straus Giroux)
Roddy Doyle recommends:
George Saunders's collection of stories, Tenth of
December
Reading Strategies
Good readers always have strategies that help them to
read. Here are some useful strategies that can help your
reading:
De-coding:
Chunk it up and sound it out.
Can you work it out by breaking it into
prefix/stem/suffix?
Comprehending:
Go back and read the sentence again.
Look up any words you don’t understand in a
dictionary.
Read it out loud.
Use a reading ruler.
Take your time, pause to process.
Is there a clue in the title?
Start with the bits you do understand and see if
you can work the rest out from there.
Highlight important sections for later reference.
Useful Websites
Fan-fiction sites:
http://hungergamesfanfiction.com/ http://www.twilighted.net/ http://www.squidoo.com/fanfictionsites
Malorie Blackman’s Top 10 graphic novels for
teens:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/19/
malorie-blackman-top-10-graphic-novels
The Teenage Book Forum: http://theteenagebookforum.proboards.com/
The Spark (competitions, reviews, blogs, and
more) - www.facebook.com/thesparkpage
More reading lists:
http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/
For further adult recommendations try visiting:
http://www.theguardian.com/books