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KS3 SuggestedReading List
Note to parents: Some books from this list are written for young adult readers; this means there may be occasional ‘gritty’ content. Generally by Key Stage 3 young people are ready for this, but parents know their children best; if you have queries about suitability, please check online.
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Action/Thrillers
BodyguardChris Bradford
Young SamuraiChris Bradford
Bullet CatcherChris Bradford
GamerChris Bradford
AloneDJ Brazier
Mortal ChaosMatt Dickinson
Speed FreaksMatt Dickinson
The Everest FilesMatt Dickinson
Lie, Kill, Walk Away Matt Dickinson
Lightning GirlAlesha Dixon
The London Eye Mystery Siobhan Dowd
SilverfinC Higson
The EnemyC Higson
StormbreakerA. Horowitz
Girl MissingSophie McKenzie
The RecruitR. Muchamore
Action/Thrillers
HatchetGary Paulsen
Wolf WilderKatherine Rundell
The Good ThievesKatherine Rundell
The ExplorerKatherine Rundell
RooftoppersKatherine Rundell
Night SpeakersAli Sparkes
CarjackedAli Sparkes
Murder Most Unladylike M Stevens
LostT Turner
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Dystopian & Science Fiction
InkAlice Broadway
GoneMichael Grant
BZRKMichael Grant
The Boy Who FlewFleur Hitchcock
The GiverLois Lowry
Gathering BlueLois Lowry
The Knife of Never Letting Go P Ness
MetaWarsMatt Dickinson
RailheadP Reeve
Mortal EnginesP Reeve
RemadeAlex Scarrow
Time RidersAlex Scarrow
DryN Shusterman
ScytheN Shusterman
UnwindN Shusterman
ContagionTeri Terry
Dystopian & Science Fiction
SlatedTeri Terry
The 5th Wave Rick Yancey
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Fantasy, Magic Realism, Horror & Ghost
Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi
The Girl Who Speaks BearSophie Anderson
The House With Chicken LegsSophie Anderson
CogheartPeter Bunzl
Mind Writer Steve Cole
Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer
The Dark is Rising Susan Cooper
The Stormkeeper’s Island Catherine Doyle
RumblestarAbi Elphinstone
Who Let the Gods OutMaz Evans
Ranger’s ApprenticeJ Flanagan
BrotherbandJ Flanagan
InkheartCornelia Funke
Blackberry BlueJamila Gavin
Girl of Ink and StarsKiran Millwood Hargrave
Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy
Fantasy, Magic Realism, Horror & Ghost
Zom-BD. Shan
Cirque du FreakD. Shan
EragonChristopher Paolini
Tales of TerrorChris Priestley
Mister Creecher Chris Priestley
Northern LightsPhillip Pullman
Goth GirlChris Riddell
Percy JacksonRiordan
Kane Chronicles Riordan
ThunderstruckAli Sparkes
Unleashed Ali Sparkes
The Edge ChroniclesP Stewart and C Riddell
Mrs Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Riggs
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The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
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Humorous Books
Little BadmanHumza Arshad
MillionsFrank C Boyce
CosmicFrank C Boyce
Broccoli BoyFrank C Boyce
The Last Kids on Earth Max Brallier
Fenway and HattieVictoria Cole
Diary of a Wimpy VampireT.Collins
To Be a CatMatt Haig
Cookie & the Most...Konnie Huq
EnginerdsJarrett Lerner
Disaster Diaries: Zombies R McGeddon
The Donut DiariesA McGowan
The Accidental Billionaire T McLaughlin
The World of NormJonathon Meres
Planet OmarZanib Mian
Timmy Failure seriesStephan Pastis
Humorous Books
Middle School seriesJames Patterson
Tom Gates seriesLiz Pichon
(Dyslexia Friendly)
Big Nate series Lincoln Peirce
Killer Animals seriesTracey Turner
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Relationships & Tough Situations
Boy Underwater Adam Baron
Noughts and CrossesMalorie Blackman
Cloud BustingMalorie Blackman
Boys Don’t CryMalorie Blackman
Pig-Heart BoyMalorie Blackman
BlubberJudy Blume
Artichoke HeartsS. Brahmachari
Jasmine SkiesS. Brahmachari
A Pocketful of StarsAisha Bushby
OneS Crossan
Apple & RainS Crossan
MoonriseS Crossan
Toffee S Crossan
Out of My MindSharon Draper
BlendedSharon Draper
Running on EmptyS.E. Durrant
Relationships & Tough Situations
Mind the GapP Earle
Being BillyP Earle
Saving DaisyP Earle
The Many Worlds of Albie BrightChris Edge
MockingbirdKathryn Erskine
Tulip TouchA. Fine
Goggle Eyes A. Fine
Flour Babies A. Fine
Lenny’s Book of EverythingKaren Foxlee
CheckmatesStewart Foster
Bubble BoyStewart Foster
Unstoppable Dan Freedman
George Alex Gino
Tall Story or ShineCandy Gourlay
The Island at the End of Everything
KM Hargrave
After the FireWill Hill
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Relationships & Tough Situations
Boy in the TowerPolly Ho-Yen
A Different DogPaul Jennings
Race to the Frozen NorthC Johnson
1783C Johnson
Red Sky in the MorningElizabeth Laird
Scarlet IbisGill Lewis
LarkAnthony McGowan
A Monster Calls Patrick Ness
No Fixed Address Susan Nielsen
Word Nerd Susan Nielsen
WonderR.J. Palacio
PaxSara Pennypacker
Freak the Mighty Rodman Philbrick
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
A Pitcher
Unboxed Non Pratt
Long Way DownJason Reynolds
Relationships & Tough Situations
Look Both WaysJason Reynolds
Ghost Jason Reynolds
PatinaJason Reynolds
Esperanza RisingPam Munoz Ryan
The Marvels Brian Selznick
WonderstruckBrian Selznick
The BoxerNikesh Shukla
Stargirl Jerry Spinelli
Roll of ThunderMildred Taylor
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas
Goldfish Boy Lisa Thompson
A Boy Called Hope Lara Williamson
Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline Woodson
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Sports
BookedK. Alexander
Crossover K. Alexander
Rebound K. Alexander
Charlie Merrick’s MisfitsDavid Cousins
Stat Man Alan Durant
The Beautiful GameDhami
Man of the Match Dan Freedman
The Number 7 Shirt A Gibbons
The Lion Roars A Gibbons
KickMitch Johnson
The Fix Sophie McKenzie
Football Academy Tom Palmer
Foul Play Tom Palmer
Ultimate Football Heroes Collection
M&T Oldfield
Soccer SquadBali Rai
Dream On Bali Rai
Sports
Pay Attention, Carter Jones
Gary Schmidt
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War, Conflict and the Refugee Experience
Soldier Dog Sam Angus
A Horse Called HeroSam Angus
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas J Boyne
Illegal Eoin Colfer
Wolf ChildrenPaul Dowswell
Red ShadowPaul Dowswell
Eleven ElevenPaul Dowswell
AuslanderPaul Dowswell
True StoriesPaul Dowswell
Under a War-Torn Sky L.M. Elliott
Boy 87 Ele Fountain
The Bone SparrowZana Fraillion
OnceMorris Gleitzman
Bone Talk Candy Gourlay
GrenadeAlan Gratz
Orphan Monster Spy Matt Killeen
War, Conflict and the Refugee Experience
Inside Out and Back Again Thanhha Lai
Buffalo Soldier Tanya Landman
Apache Tanya Landman
Every Falling Star Sungju Lee
Dog Tags: Semper Fido C A London
Number the StarsLois Lowry
The Skylarks’ War Hilary McKay
War Horse M Morpurgo
Private Peaceful M Morpurgo
Sunrise Over Fallujah Walter Dean Myers
A Night Divided Jennifer Nielson
Armistice Runner Tom Palmer
Over the Line Tom Palmer
A Long Walk to WaterLinda Sue Park
The Red Pencil Andrea David Pinkney
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Onjali Rauf
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War, Conflict and the Refugee Experience
Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys
Eagle of the Ninth Rosemary Sutcliffe
Refugee Boy Benjamin Zephaniah
The Book Thief Marcus Zusak
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