KS3 Recommended Reads
Blackman, Malorie
Pig Heart boy
Blackman, Malorie
Blade, Adam
Boyne, J
Cassidy, Cathy
Noughts and Crosses
Beast Quest Series
The Boy in The Striped
Pyjamas
Aliens are Invading the
School
Range of funny novels
Cole, S
Z-Rex
Collins, Suzanne
The Hunger Games
Colfer, Eoin
Artemis Fowl
Cowell, Cressida
Dickens, Charles
How to Break a
Dragon’s Heart
(and others)
Any of his many
entertaining stories
Boy: Tales Of
Childhood
Oliver Twist
Doyle, Sir Arthur
Conan
Fine, Anne
Fine, Anne
The Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes
The Tulip Touch
The Flour Babies
Freedman, Dan
Gardner, Graham
The Kick Off
(and others)
Inventing Elliot
Gavin Jamila
Coram Boy
Gibbons, A
The Dying Photo
Gleitzman M
Once, Then, Now trilogy
Two Weeks with the
Queen
The Big Fat Cow that
Goes Kapow!
Vampire Park
Capparucci D
Dahl, R
Dahl, Roald
Gleitzman, M
Griffiths, Andy &
Denton, Terry
Hall, Y
Harris, M. G.
Hill, Susan
The Joshua Files:
Invisible City
The Woman in Black
Horowitz, Anthony
Stormbreaker
Hosseini Khaled
The Kite Runner
Lewis
C.S.
Malley Gemma
The Declaration and
Y7
up
Y9
Y7
Y8
up
Y7
A young boy desperately needs a new heart, but a pig’s heart? Will
this cure him? What will he decide?
Modern day Romeo and Juliet
Fantasy, adventure.
The heart rending story of an unusual friendship against the
conflict of the Second World War.
Funny book about Jordan, his friends and many disasters!
Y7
up
Y7
up
Yr
7-9
Y79
Y7
Aimed at girls
Y7
up
Y7,
Y8
Y 89
Yr
8-9
Y8
Y8
such as : James and The Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, The Witches . Entertaining fantasy.
Autobiography - entertaining, short chapters.
Y7,
Y8
Y79
Y8,
Y9
Y7,
Y8
Y7
up
Y7
Y7
Y78
Y7,
Y8
Y9
up
Y79
Y9
up
Y7
up
Y9
A mystery, adventure and thriller – an action packed read.
Trilogy about a dystopian future world where teenagers fight to
the death in a brutal reality TV show.
All about a teenage, criminal mastermind! Thrilling.
Fun fact/fantasy appeals to boys.
A twisting tale of hope and struggle in Victorian London.
Classic literature about the world famous consulting detective.
For girls; focus on friendship and trying to fit in
Quite difficult language but fun tale about a boy who doesn’t like
school until a school project makes him view life differently
Great books for boys – interesting tales with a link to football
Elliot moves to a new city, new home, new school and attracts
some unwanted attention.
Fascinating tale set in eighteenth century – what happened to the
orphans?
A short, action packed and chilling story!
Follow a young boy’s life and experience through the second world
war
Colin embarks on a mission to help cure his brother’s cancer. A
book which combines comedy and tragedy in a brilliant way.
Funny rhymes and hilarious pictures for the less confident reader.
Funny, spooky and entertaining as Count Alucard tries to stop his
castle becoming a theme park.
A spy thriller.
Suspense and horror. Engaging read; challenging in parts.
A curious boy suddenly becomes a spy and is sent on an exciting
mission.
Set in Afghanistan, a haunting story of love, loss and betrayal.
The Chronicles of Narnia
Girl stuck in a future dystopia where you choose longevity or
Mayfield, S
Meyer Stephenie
Morpurgo Michael
others in the trilogy
Blue
The Twilight Saga
Rai, Bali
Arthur, High King of
Britain
Born To Run, The
Amazing Story of
Adolphus Tips, Private
Peaceful and more!
Midnight for Charlie
Bone
Captain Underpants series
Uncle Montague’s
Tales of Terror
Unarranged Marriage
Reeve, Philip
Fever Crumb
Riordan Rick
The Lightning Thief
Rowling, J. K
Ryan, Chris
Harry Potter Series
Alpha Force: Blood
Money (others in
series)
The Boy Who Lost his
Face
A range of stories
Morpurgo, Michael
Nimmo, Jenny
Pilkey D
Priestley, Chris
Sachar, Louis
Shan, Darren
Stanton A
Swindells, R
Symons, Mitchell
Walsh, Pat
Y9
Y8
and
up
Y7,
Y8
Y79
Y7,
Y8
Y7
Y7,
Y8
Y8,
Y9
Y7,
Y8
Y7
up
All
Y7,
Y8
Y7,
Y8
All
Mr Gum – series of
amusing books
Abomination
Y7
up
Y8
How to Avoid a
Wombat’s Bum
The Crowfield Curse
Y7
Wilson Suzanne
The Hunger Games
Trilogy
Yen Mah, Adeline
Chinese Cinderella
Falling Leaves
Y7,
Y8
Y8
up
Y8,
Y9
children, and it is a crime to be born.
Girl focused - about teen friendships & pressures of the generation
Mystery, romance and vampires!
Retelling of the Arthurian Legend
Range of compelling tales from fantastical tales about dogs and
horses to tales about soldiers in the trenches
When Charlie realises he hears music whenever he looks at
photographs, this begins a whole range of mysteries...
Boys especially love these hilarious books about two friends and
the superhero (alter ego of their teacher)
Take a trip to Uncle Montague’s house for terrifying short stories.
Sad, funny & brave rebellion against culture & fate.
Set in the future, London is on the brink of war... A fantasy
adventure
A young boy kicked out of boarding school meets mythological
monsters. Engaging fantasy.
Magical School Tales
Four friends use special skills and investigating to solve a
complicated thriller.
Trying hard to fit in, David harasses an old woman. But she curses
him and his life becomes worse. What can he do for the best?
Appeals to boys and girls; great plot and story telling. Bit gruesome
and gory at times.
Boys especially love these funny tales – weird and wacky and great
fun.
Bullied because of her parents and different clothes, this is the
story of Martha’s plight and how someone finally tries to help her.
Funny and amazing facts.
A young boy’s life takes an intriguing turn when he finds a small
creature caught in the woods... A magical mystery.
Fantastic, action packed story based in a future dystopia in which
children have to fight for survival in an arena. First one in trilogy
recently made into a film.
Multi cultural autobiography about “all unwanted children”
The adult version really suitable for year 10 up