Suggested Reading Lists
Suggested Reading Lists
There are LOTS of free books to download from Amazon, just type free ebooks in the search box on www.amazon.co.uk. We’ve provided a list of the classics below for years 9 and 10, many of these are free. For years 7 and 8 we’ve included some more popular, modern titles that can be found for very reasonable prices. Of course, nothing stopping younger students trying the classics, adult too. A good read is a good read. We’ll try and keep this list up-to-date and add more. Perhaps you have some recommendations? Email us on [email protected].
Reads for years 7 and 8
Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Anything by K Tsang
A boy has to prove to his nemesis that he isn’t afraid of ghosts after an unfortunate incident at the space museum leads to him wetting himself…
Harry Plotter and the Chamber of Serpents by M J Ware
Austen comes to England knowing as an American he’ll stick out at his new school. But when an errant owl lands him at Hogwarts he’s in for more than he expected. If it’s not hard enough being the only American at Hogwarts, Austen’s sorted into the most despised of all the houses. Then bumbling around the dungeon while trying to find his common room, he unwittingly helps the monster from the Chamber of Serpents. Will he discover the secret of the Chamber before he becomes another victim of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?
A French Girl in New York by Anna Adams
This French girl’s life is ugly. Maude has no friends. Her foster family’s mean. She knows nothing about her dead parents. Only one thing keeps her going: her unconditional love for music. Until one person changes her life. Thanks to a chance meeting with an American music producer, Maude flies off to New York to live with his family for six months while she composes her first album. There’s just one problem. She can only sing classical and she needs to make this pop album rock… big time. That’s why she’s stuck working with Matt. He’s cute, he’s famous, and he makes her mad every chance he gets.
Game on Boys – Playstation Play Offs by Kate Cullen
Game on Boys is a hilarious adventure story for boys and girls that will get you laughing hysterically until your guts explode. Just make sure your Mom doesn’t have to clean it up and keep the dog away. Rino James is addicted to Minecraft, PlayStation and anything that looks like a computer game. He goes to a cool school, has a cool teacher and a very uncool sister who does everything in her pink power to ruin his fun.
Witch Willow and the Wrong Spell by I D Blind
A short and cute fairytale for kids about a small Irish town, filled with magic and Robert Burns’ poetry. That spell was wrong! When three young witches, Electra, Cassandra, and Medea, decided to practice witchcraft, they had no idea what consequences the wrong spell could have. Ghosts that scare the townspeople and an old witch with an eerie wail are their minor problems.
Nightcat by Celesta Thiessen
In this first book of the Kitty Castle adventure series, the princes and princesses learn the secret of the night cats. With the help of their own night cat, the children must stop the dragons from ruining the kingdom.
Lost Inside a Video Game by Robert Leroy
This becomes clear to Patrick after a series of unexpected events pulls him inside of his favourite online video game. Now every choice he makes can make the difference between life or… game over. Survival in this virtual battle royale world isn’t what he expected. How did he get here? How does he get back home? How are you supposed to build a fort when you can’t even build a birdhouse in the real world! Will he survive? Where are the toilets in this place? It’s ALMOST enough to make him wish he was back in 6th-grade math class. Almost…
Dead Scary – The Ghost Who Refused to Leave by Sally Gould
Adam is an ordinary boy, except for one thing. He can see and talk with ghosts. When his family moves into what seems like the home of his dreams, Adam finds out it isn’t his dream home after all. Edward Lawrence, a bossy ghost who was Adam’s age when he died, regards the home as his own and he doesn’t want to share it with an annoying boy who can see him.
Dragon’s Fate by Kandi Wyatt
What would you give to soar with dragons?
Every child of Woolpren dreams of being a dragon rider, but few are chosen. Twins Ruskya & Duskya are selected as children to join this elite group, leaving their home and all that is familiar to train for their new lives. Fast forward fifteen years–dragons are becoming extinct and riders are rare. When Ruskya learns of a plot that could destroy the remaining dragon population, he and his friends must fight for their dragons’ future.
Time Travel Family Adventures by Robert Leroy
He thought he lived the typical life of a modern-day middle schooler. Battles with bullies, the perils of pop quizzes, and an endless need for more sleep consumes most of his time. This all changes after he discovers a journal in his attic, written over 100 years ago, describing his every move. Somebody is watching…or WAS watching. This sparks the discovery of a family secret passed down through the generations. Bradley is a time traveller.
Reads for years 9 and 10 (Classics)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Christmas classic in which an elderly miser is visited by three spirits who show him the error of his ways.
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Dickens’ classic story about a young orphan who falls in with criminals on the streets of London.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice falls down a rabbit-hole to a land where the impossible is perfectly normal. She meets one strange character after another: the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Queen.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
When Mary’s parents die she is sent to live with her uncle. Mary hates it there until she finds a secret garden.
The Jungle Book by Robert Louis Stevenson
The classic animal tale of a boy raised by animals set in India.
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Follows the life and changing fortunes of the stallion, Black Beauty.
Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery
The story of Anne, an orphan who finds a new life when she is adopted by Marilla, an old spinster.
Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
The classic story of a girl who is transported to a magical land after a tornado rips through her home in Kansas.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The classic story of a young governess, her love for her employer and the discovery of his terrible secret.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Follows the adventures of Jim Hawkins and a pirate crew as they search for lost treasure.
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