KS3 Top Reads!
A Sudden Storm- Bali Rai
It’s Arjan’s sixteenth birthday and he’s celebrating with his mates. He’s looking forward to some good banter and wondering what might happen with Jem, who’s been looking at him differently these days. But the night comes to a dramatic end when Arjan is targeted by a group of racist thugs, who single him out…
Thieves’ Gambit- Kayvion Lewis
Seventeen-year-old Rosalyn Quest was raised by a legendary family of thieves with one rule: trust no one. When her mother is kidnapped, her only chance to save her is to win the Thieves’ Gambit – a deadly competition for the world’s best thieves, where the victor is granted one wish…
Never Tell Anyone Your Name- Federcio Ivanier
Travelling between France and Spain, a 16-year-old boy is marooned in the Spanish border town of Irun. As midnight approaches, and the boy with no name must leave and return to board his train, dark forces gather and his eight hours in Irun come to a truly shocking end.
KS4 Top Reads!
Murtagh- Christopher Paolini
The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untravelled, where Murtagh and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch…
I Loved You In Another Life- David Arnold
Evan Taft has plans. But after his mum’s unexpected diagnosis, as Evan’s plans begin to fade, he hears something: a song no one else can hear, the voice of a mysterious singer . . . Shosh Bell has dreams. But when a drunk driver takes her sister’s life, that star fades to black. All that remains is a void—and a soft voice singing in her ear . . .
Channel Fear- Lisa Richardson
Iris is obsessed with star YouTube ghost hunting duo, Zach and Lucas, who disappeared at an undisclosed location several months ago. When they stumble across long-abandoned Thornhanger House, the trio set aside their toxic love triangle to explore, and find Zach and Lucas’s abandoned equipment inside …
