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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

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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


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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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


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

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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


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

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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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