Key Stage 3 Reading List
Stuck for a book? Why not try one of these carefully chosen selections? Ask the librarian if you cannot find one of the books on this list.
Adams, Douglas | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy |
Ahmed, Sufiya | Secrets of the Henna Girl |
Almond, David | Skellig |
Blackman, Malorie | “Noughts and Crosses” series |
Bowers, Michael | Prison Ship |
Brahmachari, Sita | Red Leaves |
Bryson, Bill | Notes from a Small Island |
Carson, Claybourne | Martin Luther King |
Chadda, Sarwat | Devil Kiss; The Ash Mistry Chronicles (series) |
Colfer, Eoin | Artemis Fowl series |
Dahl, Roald | ‘BFG’ and many many more! |
Deary, Terry | ‘Horrible Histories’ series |
Dhami, Narinder | Thirteen Hours; Bend it Like Beckham |
Dickens, Charles | Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol |
Doherty, Berlie | Street Child |
Frank, Anne | The Diary of Anne Frank |
Freedman, Dan | ‘The Kick Off’ series |
Gemmel, David | Sword in the Storm |
Gourlay, Candy | Tall Story |
Grant, Michael | ‘Gone’ Series |
Haddon, Mark | The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time |
Higson, Charlie | ‘The Enemy’ series; ‘Young Bond’ series |
Hines, Barry | ‘Kes’ ( Playscript) |
Ho-Yen, Polly | Boy In The Tower |
Hornby, Nick | Fever Pitch |
Horowitz, Anthony | ‘Stormbreaker’ series |
Johnson, Catherine | Curious Tale of the Lady Karaboo |
Kemp, Gene | The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler |
King, Clive | Stig of the Dump |
Knox, Elizabeth | Mortal Fire |
L'Homme, Erik | Quadehar The Sorcerer |
Landman, Tanya | Hell and High Water; Buffalo Soldier |
LeGuin, Ursula | The Earthsea Trilogy |
Lewis, C.S. | Alice in Wonderland |
Magorian, Michelle | Goodnight Mister Tom |
Morpurgo, Michael | Kensuke’s Kingdom; Private Peaceful |
Muchamore, Robert | ‘Cherub’ series |
Naidoo, Beverley | Journey to Jo’burg |
Newland, Courttia | The Scholar; Society Within |
Orwell, George | Animal Farm |
Pele | Autobiography |
Pratchett, Terry | ‘Discworld’ series |
Pullman, Philip | ‘Northern Lights’ series; Clockwork |
Rai, Bali | The Squad; The Crew |
Reeve, Philip | ‘Mortal Engines’ series |
Robert, Na'ima B | Black Sheep |
Sachar, Louis | Holes!; There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom |
Said, SF | Phoenix; The Varjak Paw series (both with Dave McKean) |
Stanley, Malaika Rose | Dad Alert! |
Stevenson, R.L. | Treasure Island |
Swindells, Robert | Stone Cold |
Toksvig, Sandi | Hitler’s Canary |
Tolkien, J.R.R. | The Hobbit |
Townsend, Sue | The Diary of Adrian Mole |
Wells, H.G. | The War of the Worlds |
Wheatle, Alex | East of Acre Lane; Brixton Rock |
Wilson, Jacqueline | ‘Tracey Beaker’ series |
Wyndham, John | The Crysalids; The Day of the Triffids |
Zephaniah, Benjamin | Gangsta Rap; Terror Kid |
Happy Reading!