KS4 Reading List

Books are available from the school library

Adventure

  • Suzanne Collins: The Ballad of Songbirds and snakes (9)
  • Yann Martel: Life of Pi (9)
  • Dan Smith: Below Zero (10)
  • Jason Wallace: Out of Shadows (10)
  • Benjamin Zephaniah: Face (10)
  • Markus Zusack: The book thief (9)

Classics

  • Charlotte Bronte: Wuthering Heights (10)
  • Charles Dickens: Great Expectations (10)
  • Daphne Du Maurier: Rebecca (10)
  • William Golding: Lord of the Flies (10)
  • Graham Greene: Brighton Rock (11)
  • Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird (9) , Catcher in the Rye (11)
  • Laurie Lee: Cider with Rosie (10)
  • Nic Stone: Dear Martin (10)
  • Angie Thomas: The Hate U give (9)
  • H.G.Wells: The War of the Worlds (9)

Culture

  • Sita Brahmachari: Jasmine Skies (9)
  • Kazuo Ishiguro: Remains of the day (11)
  • Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (11)
  • Katherine Paterson: My Brigadista year (10)
  • Malala Yousafzai: I am Malala (10)

Personal, social and relationships

  • Elizabeth Acevedo: Clap when you land (10)
  • Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera: What if it’s us? (11)
  • Malorie Blackman: Boys don’t cry (10)
  • Stephen Chbosky: The perks of being a Wallflower (10)
  • Juno Dawson: Hollow Pike (11)
  • Laura Dockrill: Big Bones (9)
  • John Green: The fault in our stars (9)
  • Jason Reynolds: The Boy in the black suit (9)
  • Melinda Salisbury: State of sorrow (9)
  • Alice Seabold: The lovely bones (11)

Science Fiction and Fantasy

  • Tomi Adeyemi: Children of Blood and Bone (10)
  • Holly Black: The Darkest part of the forest (9)
  • Sarah Govett: The Territory (11)
  • Stephanie Meyer: Twilight (series) (10)
  • Patrick Ness: A Monster calls (9)
  • George Orwell: Nineteen-eighty-four (11)
  • Philip Pullman: The Book of Dust (trilogy) (10)
  • J. R. R. Tolkein: The Lord of the Rings (9)

Note to parents/carers:

  • Students should always have a reading book in their school bag.
  • The number in brackets is the recommended year group for that book. This is due to the topics explored or the graphic descriptions included in the content. We require your written consent if your child would like to read one of the books from the years above.
  • If your child would like any further recommendations the English department would be more than happy to help; especially if they are considering English as an option for A Level.