This document provides a list of recommended book titles organized by genre, including action/adventure, dystopian/science fiction, animal fiction, environment/climate change, fantasy/magic, graphic novels, short stories, immigrant experiences, and relationships/tough situations. Some of the titles recommended include The London Eye Mystery, Pax, War Horse, Skulduggery Pleasant, Northern Lights, Mrs Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Graveyard Book, Inside Out and Back Again, and Front Desk. The document contains over 200 book recommendations for students in years 7 and 8.
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Y7 8 Reading List
This document provides a list of recommended book titles organized by genre, including action/adventure, dystopian/science fiction, animal fiction, environment/climate change, fantasy/magic, graphic novels, short stories, immigrant experiences, and relationships/tough situations. Some of the titles recommended include The London Eye Mystery, Pax, War Horse, Skulduggery Pleasant, Northern Lights, Mrs Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Graveyard Book, Inside Out and Back Again, and Front Desk. The document contains over 200 book recommendations for students in years 7 and 8.
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FloodWorld & DustRoad by Tom Huddleston
Recommended Reads: Years 7/8
Song of the Dolphin Boy by Elizabeth Laird Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thrillers Moon Bear or White Dolphin by Gill Lewis (!) The Terrible Thing […] Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne The Dog Runner, Across the Risen Sea - B Macdibble (!) Bodyguard or The Soul Hunters (& sequels) -C Bradford Between Sea and Sky & World Turns Wild by N Penfeld Mortal Chaos or Lie, Kill, Walk Away by M Dickinson *(!) Here in the Real World by Sarah Pennypacker (!) The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd (!) Dry by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman (!) Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman The Summer We Turned Green by William Sutcliffe Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon No One is Too Small to Make a Difference– G Thunberg Murder in Midwinter by Fleur Hitchcock Harklights by Tim Tilley High Rise Mystery & Mic Drop by Sharna Jackson The Last Wild (& sequels) by Piers Torday I Have No Secrets by Penny Joelson (!) The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan Dystopian & Science Fiction Don’t Doubt the Rainbow by Anthony Kessel The Infinite (& sequels) by Patience Agbabi Eight Pieces of Silva/Splinters of Sunshine-Lawrence* (!) The Middler or Troofriend by Kirsty Applebaum Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean* (!) The Last Human by Lee Bacon Hide & Secrets or Girl Missing (& sequels) by S McKenzie Ink by Alice Broadway* Edge of Extinction by Laura Martin City of Rust by Gemma Fowler The Recruit or Robin Hood (& sequels) - R Muchamore* Gone or BRZK (& sequels) -Michael Grant* Hatchet by Gary Paulsen How I Saved the World in a Week by Polly Ho-Yen Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake* Wolf Wilder, Rooftopper or The Explorer by K Rundell The Giver and Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry* (!) Murder Most Unladylike (& sequels) by Robin Stevens The Supreme Lie by Geraldine McCaughrean (!) Girl. Boy. Sea by Chris Vick* Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicholl The Extinction Trials or The Infinity Files by SM Wilson* No Man’s Land by Joanna Nadin Animal Fiction The Knife of Never Letting Go (& sequels)-P Ness *(!) The One and Only Ivan by K Applegate (gorillas) Railhead & Mortal Engines (& sequels)-P Reeve (!) The Shark Caller by Zillah Bethell (sharks) (!) Scythe, Unwind (& sequels) – N Shusterman *(!) Fenway and Hattie by Victoria Cole (dogs) Destination Earth by Ali Sparkes The Last Bear by Hannah Gold (polar bear) Contagion or Slated (& sequels) by Teri Terry* A Street Dog Named Pup by Gill Lewis (dogs) (!) The Kid Who Came From Space by Ross Welford War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (horses) (!) The 5th Wave (& sequels) by Rick Yancey (!) A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry (wolves) Fantasy, Magic Realism, Horror & Ghost Pax by Sarah Pennypacker (foxes) (!) The House With Chicken Legs &Girl/Bear -S. Anderson Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (dogs) (!) Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo* Cat Tales: True Stories of Fantastic Felines- P Rich (cats) Asha & The Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan Varjak Paw by SF Said (cats) Artemis Fowl (& sequels) by Eoin Colfer I, Cosmo by Carlie Sorosiak (dogs) Pet by Akwaeke Emezi* Dreaming the Bear by Mimi Thebo (grizzly bears) Who Let the Gods Out (& sequels) by Maz Evans The Dog Who Saved the World by Ross Welford (dogs) Ranger’s Apprentice or Brotherband - J Flanagan Environment & Climate Change Inkheart (& sequels) or Reckless by Cornelia Funke (!) Where the River Runs Gold by Sita Brahmachari The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (!) World Burn Down by Steve Cole (SR) Blackberry Blue by Jamila Gavin (!) Breathe by Sarah Crossan Rumaysa: A Fairytale by Radiya Hafiza Melt by Ele Fountain Brightstorm: A Sky-Ship Adventure by Vashti Hardy Squirm, Flush, Chomp or Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (!) Skulduggery Pleasant (& sequels) by Derek Landy Noah’s Gold, Millions, Cosmic or Broccoli Boy –FC Boyce Eragon (& sequels) by Christopher Paolini The Last Kids on Earth (& sequels) by Max Brallier Tales of Terror, Mister Creecher –Chris Priestley Adventures of a Wimpy Superhero(&more)-T.Collins Northern Lights (& sequels) by Phillip Pullman *(!) The 13-Storey Treehouse (& series) by A Griffiths Goth Girl (& sequels) by Chris Riddell (SR) How to Survive Without Grownups by Larry Hayes Mrs Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children -Riggs Cookie & the Most Annoying Boy… by Konnie Huq Alcatraz & Evil Librarians (& sequels) by B Sanderson Disaster Diaries: Zombies (&sequels)-R McGeddon Zom-B or Cirque du Freak (& sequels) by D. Shan The Accidental Series by Tom McLaughlin Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard The World of Norm series by Jonathon Meres (SR) Black Panther the Young Prince by Roland L Smith Accidental Trouble: Planet Omar by Zanib Mian Fear Street by RL Stine Timmy Failure series by Stephan Pastis The Edge Chronicles by P Stewart and C Riddell Super-Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates–Pearson (!) Children of the Quicksands by Efua Traore The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter Tom Gates series by Liz Pichon (SR) Graphic Novels (GN), Short Stories (SS), Verse Something I Said by Ben Bailey Smith Novels (VN), Super-Readables (SR) Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce (SR) Booked, Crossover, Rebound y Kwame Alexander (VN) The Day the Screens Went Blank by Danny Wallace Gamer (& sequels) by Chris Bradford (SR) El Deafo by Cece Bell (GN) The Immigrant Experience & Refugees Jon for Short by Malorie Blackman (SR) No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton Worst Case Collin by Rebecca Caprara (VN) Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros (!) Mind Writer by Steve Cole (SR) Illegal by Eoin Colfer (GN) New Kid or Class Act by Jerry Craft (GN) Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu (!) Grave Matter by Juno Dawson (SR) Boy 87 by Ele Fountain Stat Man by Alan Durant (SR) The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillion (!) Edgar & Adolf by Phil Earle & Michael Wagg (SR) Flying Lessons & Other Stories ed by Ellen Oh (SS) The Island by Armin Greder (PB for older readers) Coraline: Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman & C Russell (GN) The Eleventh Trade by Alyssa Hollingsworth The Greatest (Muhammed Ali) by Alan Gibbons (SR) Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan Amazons, Abolitionists and Activitists: A Graphic When Stars Are Scattered by Jamieson &Mohamed (GN) History of Women’s Fight for Rights -Mikki Kendall (GN) Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (VN) (!) Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi (GN) The Crossing by Manjeet Mann* (VN) Rat by Patrice Lawrence (SR) A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr In the Key of the Code by Aimee Lucido (VN) A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park I am Minotaur by Anthony McGowan (SR) The Red Pencil by Andrea David Pinkney Run Rebel by Manjeet Mann (VN)* Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan 145th Street: Short Stories by Walter Dean Myers White Bird by RJ Palacio (GN) The Arrival by Shaun Tan (PB for older readers) Unboxed by Non Pratt Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga (VN) Miles Morales: Spider Man by Jason Reynolds (GN) Front Desk by Kelly Yang Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds (SS) The Windrush Child or Refugee Boy*-B Zephaniah Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell (GN) Dark Peak by Marcus Sedgwick (SR) Relationships & Tough Situations Operation Frog Effect by Sara Scheerger Cyborg Cat (& sequels)- Ade Adepitan* (!) Dracula by Bram Stoker retold by Burgan & Ruiz (GN) Boy Underwater by Adam Baron (!) The Small Things by Lisa Thompson (SR) Noughts and Crosses* or Pig-Heart Boy - M Blackman (!) Lost (Choose Your Own Adventure) -Tracey Turner (SR) Artichoke Hearts or Jasmine Skies -S. Brahmachari Stargazing by Jen Wang (GN) A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Bushby Humorous books One, Apple &Rain, Moonrise, Toffee -S Crossan*(!) Little Badman &[…] Killer Aunties - Humza Arshad Heartbeat by Sharon Creech Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow by B Dean Football Academy or Foul Play series–Tom Palmer Stella By Starlight or Blended by Sharon Draper (!) Becoming Muhammed Ali by J Patterson & K Alexander Running on Empty by S.E. Durrant Soccer Squad, Dream On (& series) by Bali Rai Mind the Gap, Being Billy or Saving Daisy - P Earle Gloves Off by Louisa Reid* (VN) The Many Worlds of Albie Bright –Chris Edge Ghost, Patina, Sunny, Lu (Track series) by J Reynolds Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine (!) Macbeth United: A Football Tragedy by Michael Rosen Tulip Touch, Goggle Eyes or Flour Babies by A. Fine Outcasts United (young people edition) -W. St John Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee The Football Boy Wonder (& sequels) - Martin Smith Check Mates & The Perfect Parent Project by S Foster (!) Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary Schmidt* (!) One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten (!) History, War & Conflict George or Rick by Alex Gino Soldier Dog or A Horse Called Hero - Sam Angus Tall Story or Shine by Candy Gourlay Unbound by Anne Burg*(VN) The Island at the End of Everything by KM Hargrave(!) The Short Knife by Elen Caldecott* (!) After the Fire by Will Hill*(!) Wolf Children, Red Shadow, Eleven Eleven -Dowswell Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen Copper Sun by Sharon Draper* (!) Red Sky in the Morning or Secret Friends -E Laird (!) The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery (!) Scarlet Ibis, Swan Song, or Eagle Warrior (SR) - G Lewis When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle (WWII) Rain Reign by Ann M Martin Under a War-Torn Sky or Suspect Red y L.M. Elliott Brock, Pike, Rook & Lark by Anthony McGowan *(!) Once (& sequels) by Morris Gleitzman A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicholl (!) Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay (!) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (!) Grenade, Ground Zero or Prisoner B-3087 - Alan Gratz* No Fixed Address or Word Nerd – Susin Nielsen*(!) The Goose Road by Rowena House Wonder or Pony by R.J. Palacio (!) Race to the Frozen North, 1783, Blade and Bones or Pax or Here in the Real World - S Pennypacker (!) Sawbones by Catherine Johnson (!) A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler* The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Rauf (!) Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen* (!) Long Way Down (VN or GN) by Jason Reynolds *(!) Crusade by Elizabeth Laird Ghost Boys or Black Brother[…] Jewell P Rhodes (!) Buffalo Soldier, Apache or Lightning Strike- T Landman* Can You See Me or Do You Know Me–Scott & Westcott Dog Tags: Semper Fido or Strays by C A London* The Marvels or Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (1/2 GN) Diver’s Daughter: A Tudor Story by P Lawrence The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla*(!) The Skylarks’ War or The Swallows’ Flight- H McKay Counting by 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Red Stars by Davide Morosinotto* Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli *(!) Shadow or In the Mouth of the Wolf -Morpurgo Clean Getaway or Fast Pitch by Nic Stone Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers* The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas* (!) After the War, Armistice Runner or Over/Line-T Palmer Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson Now or Never: A Dunkirk Story or The Royal Rebel: The Life of Suffragette Princess Sophia Singh by Bali Rai The 1000 Year Old Boy or Time/Hamster - Ross Welford Salt to the Sea or Fountains of Silence by R Sepetys *(!) A Boy Called Hope or Ocean/Armchair - by L Williamson Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliffe (!) Brown Girl Dreaming or Harbor Me - J Woodson*(!) The Land or Roll of Thunder by Mildred D Taylor* Sports Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle* (!) Booked, Crossover or Rebound – K. Alexander* (!) The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak* (!) Unstoppable or Man of the Match - Dan Freedman * = Content is slightly more mature Kick by Mitch Johnson ! = Highly Recommended The Fix by Sophie McKenzie The Greatest: Muhammed Ali by Walter D Myers* Ultimate Football Heroes Collection – M&T Oldfield