Reading List suggestions for Year 9

Top Tips

 The more you read the better reader you become  If you enjoy an author read all the other books they have written  Look for books in your favourite but don’t be afraid to try something different.  If you’ve enjoyed a book recommend it to your friends  Give books a chance- you usually have to read at least 30 pages to get into a book.

Author Title Genre Adams, Douglas The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Sci-Fi Humour Galaxy Ashley, Bernard Ben Maddox series Blackman, Malorie Noughts & Crosses Trilogy Thriller Bowler, Tim Starseeker Mysterious Thriller Boyce, Frank Cottrell Framed Real life Brooks, Kevin Martyn Pig Murder Mystery The Road of the Dead Thriller Being Thriller Brown, Dan The Da Vinci Code Mystery Deception Point Thriller Cassidy, Anne Looking for JJ Mystery Clancy, Tom Debt of Honour Thriller Coleman, Michael Weirdo’s war Bullying Collins, Suzanne The Hunger Games series Sci Fi adventure Cornwell, Bernard Sharpe Series Historical adventure Dowd, Siobhan A Swift Pure Cry Family drama Bog Child Ulster setting Dowswell, Paul Auslander World WarTwo thriller Fine, Anne The Road of Bones Political adventure Fleming, Ian James Bond Series Adventure Gibbons, Alan Caught in the Crossfire Social drama Warriors of the Raven Fantasy Golding, William Lord of the Flies Classic drama Gordon, R Tunnels series Fantasy Grant, Michael Gone series Sci-fi Apocalyptic fiction Haddon, Mark The Curious Incident of the Mystery dog in the Night-time Hearn, Lian Grass for His Pillow Iggulden, Conn Emperor Series Roman Adventure Lloyd, Saci The Carbon Diaries 2015 Futuristic Ludlum, Robert The Bourne Identity Thriller McNab, Andy Boy Soldier Adventure Marks, Graham Tokyo Adventure Naidoo, Beverley The Other Side of the Truth Gripping story based in Nigeria and London Ness, Patrick Chaos Walking Trilogy Sci Fi Drama Nicholson, William The Wind on Fire Trilogy Fantasy adventure The Noble Warriors Trilogy Fantasy adventure Nix, Garth Sabriel (Old Kingdom Trilogy) Fantasy The Keys to the Kingdom Fantasy series Oppel, Kenneth Airborn Adventure Orwell, George Animal Farm Political comment Nineteen Eighty-four Political thriller Paolini, Christopher Eragon Fantasy Eldest, Brisingr Fantasy Peet, Mal Keeper Football adventure Tamar War Perera, A Guantanamo Boy Political Pratchett, Terry The Discworld series Fantasy Nation Humour/ Survival Pullman, Philip His Dark Materials Trilogy Fantasy adventure Reeves, Philip Mortal Engines Quartet Adventure Ryan, Chris Zero Option Military thriller Saylor, Steven Roman Blood Historical Sedgwick, Marcus Revolver Historical fantasy My Swordhand is Singing Horror/ suspense Shearer, Alex The Lost Mystery The Hunted Thriller Stroud, Jonathan The Bartimaeus Trilogy Fantasy Tolkien, JRR The Lord of the Rings Fantasy Wyndham, John Day of the Triffids Science fiction Zephaniah, Benjamin Face Urban drama Zusak, Marcus The Book Thief Historical