Reading List suggestions for Years 10 & 11

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 genre 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 Galaxy / Sci-Fi Humour
Asimov, Isaac / I Robot / Sci- fi
Ballard, J G / Empire of the Sun / War
Barker, Pat / Regeneration / War
Blackman, Malorie / Noughts & Crosses Trilogy / Thriller
Bowler, Tim / Starseeker / Mysterious Thriller
Brooks, Kevin / 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
Cornwell, Bernard / Grail Quest series / Historical
Warlord Chronicles / Historical
Cussler, Clive / Sahara / Adventure
Dexter, Colin / Morse Series / Crime
Dickens, Charles / Nicholas Nickleby / Classic
A tale of two cities / Classic
Dibden, Michael / Vendetta / Crime
Dowd, Siobhan / Bog Child / Adventure
Faulks, Sebastian / Birdsong / War
Charlotte Gray / War
Fforde, Jasper / Lost in a good book / Funny fantasy detective
Fitzgerald, Scott / The Great Gatsby / Classic
Fleming, Ian / James Bond Series / Adventure
Gibbons, Alan / Caught in the Crossfire / Social drama
Golding, William / Lord of the Flies / Classic
Hearn, Lian / Across the Nightingale Floor / Adventure
Hornby, Nick / About a Boy / Social drama
Slam / Social drama
Huxley, Aldous / Brave New World / Classic
Iggulden, Conn / Emperor Series / Roman Adventure
James, Henry / Turn of the Screw / Classic
Ludlum, Robert / The Bourne Identity / Thriller
McNab, Andy / Bravo two zero / True war story
Martel, Jann / Life of Pi / Adventure
Marks, Graham / Tokyo / Adventure
Ness, Patrick / The Knife of Never letting go / Futuristic fantasy
Orwell, George / Animal Farm / Political comment
Nineteen Eighty-four / Political thriller
Patterson, James / Along came a spider / Crime thriller
Pratchett, Terry / The Discworld series / Fantasy
Pullman, Philip / His Dark Materials Trilogy / Fantasy adventure
Ryan, Chris / Zero Option / Military thriller
Salinger, J D / The Catcher in the Rye / Classic
Saylor, Steven / Roman Blood / Historical
Sedgwick, Marcus / The Book of the Dead Days / Historical fantasy
Shelley, Mary / Frankenstein / Classic horror
Stoker, Bram / Dracula / Classic Horror
Tolkien, JRR / The Lord of the Rings / Fantasy
Townsend, Sue / The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole / Humour
Wyndham, John / Day of the Triffids / Science fiction

Non Fiction

Ambrose, Stephen E / Band of Brothers / Second world war
Arthur, Max / Forgotton Voices / War stories
Armstrong, Lance / Its not about the Bike / Sport autobiography
Bowden, Mark / Black Hawk Down / True life military
Bryson, Bill / Notes from a Small Island / Travel
Fowler, Robbie / Fowler / Sport autobiography
Guevara, Che / Motorcycle Diaries / Travel
Lancing, A / Endurance / Exploration
Mandela, Nelson / Long Walk to Freedom / Autobiography
McCourt, Frank / Angela’s Ashes / Autobiography
Mcgregor, Ewan / Long Way Round / Travel
Redgrave, Steve / The Golden Age / Sport autobiography
Simpson, Joe / Touching the Void / True survival story
Wilkinson, Jonny / My World / Sport autobiography