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Books to Enjoy

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CONFLICT
The War Orphan
by Rachel Anderson
Boy becomes obsessed with Vietnam war after family adopts orphan.
Warlands
by Rachel Anderson
Old man suffers nightmares of the Vietnam War.
Soldier Dog
by Sam Angus
It wasn’t only horses that suffered in World War I...
POW
by Martin Booth
World War I: Imprisoned ship’s boy strives to shake off his shackles.
The Absolutist
by John Boyne
Conscientious objector refuses to fight in the Great War.
King’s College Junior School, Wimbledon
Remembrance
by Theresa Breslin
Five young people from one village sign up for the Great War. Who will
return?
Eleven Eleven
by Paul Dowswell
Three soldiers fight for survival in the final hours of WWI.
An Act of Love
by Alan Gibbons
The ‘War on Terror’ in Afghanistan – as told by both sides.
Crying for the Enemy
by Elizabeth Lutzeier
Boy and girl get caught up in the momentous events of the Easter 1916
uprising.
Private Peaceful
by Michael Morpurgo
Old soldier looks back on his life in the trenches.
War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo
The First World War as seen through the eyes of a horse.
When the Guns Fall Silent
by James Riordan
Enemies unite in No Man’s Land game of football, Christmas 1914.
The Voices of Danger
by Alick Rowe
Two cathedral choristers travel to the Somme and witness its horrors.
Mudlark
by John Sedden
World War I. Two boys, scavenging for coins in Portsmouth harbour, find a
skull...
Gulf
by Robert Westall
The suffering of Iraqi civilians, as imagined by a British boy. Short but
powerful book.
FANTASY WORLDS
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Everything you need to know about life. And more.
The Looking Glass Wars
by Frank Beddor
Post modern reworking of the Alice in Wonderland stories.
Exodus
by Julia Bertagna
Britain is permanently flooded. Survival is a bitter struggle.
Noughts and Crosses (Series)
by Malorie Blackman
In an imagined future, a boy and girl fall in love across the racial divide.
Dot Robot
by Jason Bradbury
Techno-thriller by Channel Five’s ‘Gadget Guy’.
The Warlock Lord (Series)
by Terry Brooks
Part One of The Sword of Shannara, a saga of magical adventures set in a
Hobbitesque world.
Furies of Calderon
by Jim Butcher
A six hundred page door stopper of a book. First of the Codex Alera fantasy
series.
Super Human
by Michael Carroll
Supervillains and superheroes slug it out in this pacy prequel to The New
Heroes series.
Children of the Elementari
by Ceri Clark
Schoolboy stumbles on ancient crystal and (you guessed it) regrets it. Fantasy.
Monster Blood Tattoo
by D M Cornish
Boy orphan with girl’s name is summoned for adventures by strange-eyed
man!
The Titan Prophecy
by A M Crawford
Fantasy novel which incorporates a number of well-known Greek myths.
The Maze Runner (Series)
by James Dashner
Finished or fed up with The Hunger Games? Yet more action-packed Sci-Fi!
Hacking Timbuktu
by Stephen Davies
Computer hacker unleashes ancient terror in sub-Saharan Africa.
Raising Dragons
by Bryan Davis
Dragon DNA-ed humans seek to tame their inner dragon.
Eva
by Peter Dickinson
Girl wakes up to find her head grafted on to a chimp’s body.
The House of the Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
Clones, zombies, organ harvesting, drugs... What a wicked world we live in!
Incarceron
by Cathy Fisher
Fantasy adventures in an automated world controlled by an artificial
intelligence.
The Obsidian Mirror
by Catherine Fisher
Time travel, alchemy, spooky mansions – this book has it all!
Reckless
by Cornelia Funke
Dark fantasy adventures with a stone-skinned, cold-blooded humanoid race.
The Double Shadow
by Sally Gardner
Girl’s past is inadvertently erased by sinister ‘memory machine’. Unusual,
intriguing.
Eon: Rise of the Dragoeye
by Alison Goodman
Cross-dressing girl strives to become a ‘Dragoeye’ and kick some you-knowwhat.
The Inventors
by Alexander Gordon Smith and Jamie Webb
Engineer interns’ scholarship success to vast industrial complex turns sour.
Gone (Series)
by Michael Grant
Egg-shaped force field separates town from the rest of the world. Un-pudown-able!
Feed
by Mira Grant
Science Fiction horror hybrid as bloggers battle zombies and political intrigue.
Siberia
by Ann Halam
Rosita and scientist mother are incarcerated in a dystopian Siberia.
CRYPT: Mask of Death (Series)
by Andrew Hammond
The ‘Covert Response Youth Paranormal’ team of schoolchildren spies swing
into action!
Bright Angel
by Carol Hedges
Father’s death in mysterious circumstances prompts son to question his
perfect-seeming world.
The Seeing
by Diana Hendry
Paranormal teenager’s gift of seeing into people stirs up trouble.
The Cry of the Icemark
by Stuart Hill
Teenager Thirrin, Queen of the Icemark, struggles to repel a terrible invasion.
Maphead
by Lesley Howarth
An alien called Maphead strives to understand our weird, human ways.
Jacob’s Ladder
by Brian Keaney
Boy wakes up in the middle of a massive field. All he can remember is his
name.
Insignia
by S J Kincard
Teenager’s gaming prowess is seized on by the military. And WWIII is
looming!
Borderland
by Rhiannon Lassiter
Group of teenagers travel to the fantasy world of Shattershard.
Rot and Ruin
by Jonathan Maberry
Zombie-hunting brothers ponder what it means to be human.
The Merchant of Death (Series)
by D J MacHale
Teenager sets out to save not just our world but a parallel world, too. Lucky
guy.
The Eclipse of the Century
by Jan Mark
The story of a journey which starts with a near-death experience.
Useful Idiots
by Jan Mark
Thriller set in a future, flooded Britain.
Itch
by Simon Mayo
Boy boffin collects periodic table elements for explosive fun.
Blood Ties (Series)
by Sophie McKensie
Cloned kids do battle with their barmy geneticist father.
The Medusa Project (Series)
by Sophie McKensie
Group of teenagers discover they have Jedi-like powers.
Twilight (Series)
by Stephanie Meyer
Best-selling vampire love quartet.
UnLunDun
by China Mieville
Two girls fall into a surreal, parallel London – and find only they can save it.
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness
Part giant, part yew tree, a visiting monster tells a boy three haunting tales.
The Wind Singer (Series)
by William Nicholson
Kestral and Bowman set out to repair the Wind Singer and mend their
fortunes.
Half Brother
by Kenneth Oppel
Meet Ben’s new half brother... a chimpanzee called Zan!
The Dark Endeavour
by Kenneth Oppel
Prequel to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: an alchemist’s apprenticeship.
Eragon (Series)
by Christopher Paolini
Dragonrider Eragon sets out to seek revenge for his uncle’s death.
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson
Six fugitive children learn the truth about their laboratory origins.
The Colour of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
Wonderfully funny, original, clever – the usual Pratchett.
The Sterkam Handshake
by Susan Price
Frosty reception awaits exploitative time travellers.
Cold Tom
by Sally Prue
Shunned by his elfin tribe, poor Tom is left to fend for himself. Entrancing
stuff.
Northern Lights (Series)
by Philip Pullman
Lyra’s epic adventures in familiar and familiar-seeming worlds.
Mortal Engines (Series)
by Philip Reeve
Moving cities trawl the globe seeking whom they can devour.
Framed (Series)
by Malcolm Rose
Elusive killer on the loose in parallel world. First in the Traces series.
How I Live Now
by Meg Rosoff
New English Civil War tears family apart. Can the cousins survive and
reunite?
There is no Dog
by Meg Rosoff
Loopy satire. Only a God called Bob could have created our dysfunctional
world!
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
Hunger Games-like terror and tribalism in dystopian Chicago. Trilogy.
Time Riders (Series)
by Alex Scarrow
Time-travelling trio play history games.
Midwinterblood
by Marcus Sedgwick
Seven interconnected narratives spanning past, present and future times.
The Scorpio Races
by Maggie Stiefrater
Gutsy girl enters brutal horse racing event to save her family.
Brother in the Land
by Robert Swindells
Is there life after nuclear war? Yes, but not as we know it.
The Adjusters
by Andrew Taylor
Creep corporation keeps kids quiet – once the screams have stopped...
Enemy Invasion
by A G Taylor
Telepathic teens battle alien invasion à la War of the Worlds.
Meteorite Strike
by A G Taylor
Meteorite strike unleashes deadly alien virus. Sci-fi conspiracy thriller.
Future Eden
by Colin Thompson
Talking chicken tells of post-apocalyptic world. Clucking good.
The Dreamwalker’s Child
by Steve Voake
Child wakes up in a parallel world, as the chosen one.
Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld
Alternate history of WWI era. An Afterword explains which are real, which
are fiction.
Rocket Science
by Jean Willis
Boy finds alien child washed up on the beach – and seeks to help him home.
Shamanka
by Jeanne Willis
Intriguing title. Read it and find out why.
Tanglewreck
by Jeanette Winterson
Colourfully imagined fantasy adventures in a Pullmanesque universe.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
by Rick Yancey
American schoolboy battles ancient order of knights in modern-day quest
story.
Elsewhere
by Gabrielle Zevin
Where you go when you die. Being dead has some plus points!
GOTHIC & GORE
Long Lankin
by Lindsey Barraclough
Psychological horror story set in creepy rural backwater.
Buried Thunder
by Tim Bowler
Girl makes horrific discovery in a wood.
Wolf Blood
by N M Browne
Warrior / werewolf novel set, unusually, in Roman Britain.
Candleman
by Glenn Dakin
Quirky mystery story inspired by Stoke Newington cemetery – dark, and
engaging.
Changeling
by Steve Feasey
Werewolf boy battles vampires, demons and sorcerers. Gorefest.
Vampyr Legion
by Alan Gibbons
Vampyrs and werewolves threaten to take over the world!
Witch Breed
by Alan Gibbons
Ancient evil lurks beneath London. Gruesome.
Furnace (Series)
by Alexander Gordon Smith
Children sent to underground prison guarded by beasts. What a good idea!
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson
Zombies in post-apocalyptic London.
The Woman in Black
by Susan Hill
Lawyer is spooked by spectre. Gloriously gothic.
Department 19
by Will Hill
Vampires on the rampage! Stomach-churning stuff.
Daylight Saving
by Edward Hogan
Unsporty boy is spooked by mysterious girl in holiday complex.
The Damned
by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie
Vampire hunters seek to draw first blood.
Horowitz Horror
by Anthony Horowitz
Chilling short stories by the best-selling author.
Dancing Jax
by Robin Jarvis
Stupid kids hang out in haunted house and find weird book. 500+ pages of
terror!
Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf
by Curtis Jobling
Boy transforms into wolf and battles baddies. Older readers.
Ghost of a Chance
by Rhiannon Lassiter
Restless spirit seeks to investigate her own mysterious death.
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier
Young woman moves into creepy house. A classic.
Rot and Ruin (Series)
by Jonathan Maberry
Hapless humans hunt down zombies in apocalyptic drama. Danger: Gore!
Mortlock
by Jon Mayhew
Demon aunts, the living dead and deaths aplenty.
Dark Matter
by Michelle Paver
Ghost story. Man spooked in Svalbard – chilling in every sense.
Vampire Plagues
by Sebastian Rook
Vampires and Victorians slug it out.
My Swordhand is Singing
by Marcus Sedgwick
Father and son face vampires in gloomy forest.
Cirque du Freak (Series)
by Darren Shan
The original and the best of the long-running vampire series.
Lord Loss (Series)
by Darren Shan
Gore galore from the self-proclaimed master of Horror.
Zom-B (Series)
by Darren Shan
Gutsy teenager takes on rampaging Zombies. Older readers.
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Young man seeks out reclusive foreign Count and regrets it.
The Hand of the Devil
by Dean Vincent Carter
Journalist receives unusual request for help from eccentric insect collector.
Fantasy horror.
Ministry of Pandemonium
by Chris Westwood
Modern Gothic. Boy gets call up for unearthly clerical job.
OTHER CULTURES
Tulka
by Peter Dickinson
Suppression of human rights in turn-of-the century Tibet.
A Gathering Light
by Jennifer Donnelly
Girl pieces together story of drowned woman in New England lake. Based on
true story.
Two Good Thieves
by David Finn
South American street children accidentally steal a priceless jewel – and pay
the price.
The Year the Gypsies Came
by Linzi Glass
Class apartheid in the new South Africa.
Thursday’s Child
by Sonya Hartnett
Poor, unhappy Australian family whose child digs tunnels to find peace
underground.
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Slave girl seeks freedom in the American Revolutionary War.
Bone by Bone by Bone
by Tony Johnston
Boy stands up to racist father in 1940s Tennessee. Based on author’s life.
Apache
by Sonya Landman
Girl becomes Apache warrior to avenge her brother’s death.
To Kill a Mocking Bird
by Harper Lee
Lawyer battles bigots in prejudice-poisoned Deep South.
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency (Series)
by Alexander McCall Smith
Fat lady pootles around Botswana solving crimes and drinking tea.
The Kite Rider
by Geraldine McCaughrean
Boy sets out to avenge his father’s death in 14th Century China.
Trash
by Andy Mulligan
Street children make extraordinary find.
So Far from Skye
by J O’Neill
Poverty-stricken Scots seek prosperity as settlers in Australia.
Nightjohn
by Gary Paulsen
Enlightened man risks life and limb to teach American slave to read.
Keeper
by Mal Peet
Footballing legend reveals the secret of his success...
Talking in Whispers
by James Watson
Chilling political thriller set in Chile. Makes you think.
The Freedom Tree
by James Watson
Freedom fighters battle the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
The Survival Game
by Tim Wynne-Jones
Boy flees bullying father for Canadian wilderness.
Throwaway Daughter
by Ting-Xing Ye
Adopted Chinese girl’s journey back home to find the mother who gave her
away.
Now is the Time for Running
by Michael Williams
Footballing friends strive to leave Zimbabwe. Guess how?!
PAST TIMES
The Medici Seal
by Theresa Breslin
Rip-roaring Renaissance Italy, complete with Leonardo da Vinci.
I am the Blade
by J P Buxton
Set in the Dark Ages, a dying man’s delirious words initiate a dangerous quest.
VIII
by H M Castor
Life in Tudor England, featuring our monstrous monarch.
Warrior Girl
by Pauline Chandler
Joan on Arc Jnr wields her sword against English oppression.
Redemption
by Julie Chibbaro
Mother and daughter flee religious persecution in 17th Century England for the
New World.
Sharp’s Triumph (Series)
by Bernard Cornwall
Lowly orphan strives for recognition during the Napoleonic Wars.
Arthur: The Seeing Stone (Series)
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Arthur of Caldicot Manor is presented with a magical stone.
The Kin
by Peter Dickinson
An epic charting the trials and tribulations of early humankind.
Treason
by Berlie Doherty
Son seeks to exonerate imprisoned father in Tudor times.
Revolution
by Jennifer Donnolly
Revolutionary times – 1790s Paris and present day Brooklyn – connect two
teenagers.
The Hornblower (Series)
by C S Forester
Local boy rises through the ranks during the Napoleonic Wars.
The Red Necklace
by Sally Gardner
What you get after meeting Dr Guillotine’s toy. Revolutionary Paris ablaze.
Coram Boy
by Jamila Gavin
The pitiful plight of orphaned children in 18th Century England.
Troy
by Adele Geras
Super heroes slug it out on the plains outside besieged Troy.
Changeling
by Philippa Gregory
The medieval world brought colourfully to life by the queen of historical
fiction!
The Merrybegot
by Julie Hearn
Witches and witch hunts in 17th Century England.
The Falconer’s Knot
by Mary Hoffman
Close knit community is shaken by grisly murder in this medieval yarn.
Newes from the Dead
by Mary Hooper
True story. Oxford Gaol. Hanged girl wakes up!
The Coldest Winter
by Elizabeth Lutzeier
Suffering – and solidarity – in the Irish Potato Famine of 1845.
Just Henry
by Michelle Margorian
World War II has just finished – but Henry’s battles are only just beginning...
Fleshmarket
by Nicola Mason
Son vows revenge after botched, anaesthetic-less surgery.
Set in Stone
by Linda Newbery
Stones and secrets unturned in Gothic mansion...
All Fall Down
by Sally Nicholls
Catastrophic suffering – and social upheaval – at the time of the Black Death.
Jack Christie: Day of the Assassins (Series)
by Johnny O’Brien
Time-travelling teenager seeks to avert ever greater catastrophe in the First
World War.
Master and Commander (Series)
by Patrick O’Brien
A compelling and historically accurate account of life at sea during the
Napoleonic Wars.
Gods and Warriors (Series)
by Michelle Paver
Bronze Age goatherd begins mega-quest. First in five-book-series.
The Sterkam Handshake
by Susan Price
Scientists travel through wormhole to 17th Century Scotland and meet big
trouble.
The Ruby in the Smoke (Series)
by Philip Pullman
Set in Victorian London, a feisty young girl strives to investigate her father’s
death.
Pirates!
by Celia Rees
Nice girl Nancy swaps duty and obedience for the freedom – and dangers – of
the high seas.
The House of the Windjammer
by V A Richardson
Ships, shipwrecks and the seedy underworld of 17th century Amsterdam.
Blood Red, Snow White
by Marcus Sedgwick
Arthur Ransome’s search for adventure, spies and love in the Russian
Revolution.
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliffe
Intrigue in Roman Britain as Marcus tries to find his father’s missing Ninth
legion.
REAL LIFE
Clay
by David Almond
Boy with supernatural powers hits town – with devastating impact.
The Fire Eaters
by David Almond
Boy becomes entranced by mysterious fire-eating performer.
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean
by David Almond
Withdrawn child’s life story as told in his own broken, bitty language.
Little Soldiers
by Bernard Ashley
Boy soldier Kaninda gets embroiled in tribal warfare on London’s mean
streets.
Flip
by Martyn Bedford
Alex wakes up as ‘Philip’. Can he ‘f’ ... ‘lip’ (geddit?) back to his real self?
Apocalypse
by Tim Bowler
Hostile islanders confront shipwrecked boy.
Blade (Series)
by Tim Bowler
Series of short, taut stories of teenage life on the streets.
Shadows
by Tim Bowler
Squash-playing boy comes out of the shadows and stands up to bullying
father.
Storm Catchers
by Tim Bowler
Girl is kidnapped during storm. Will her captors be caught?
Divided City
by Theresa Breslin
Religious and social bigotry in present day Glasgow. Grittily realistic.
Black Rabbit Summer
by Kevin Brooks
A girl goes missing, presumed dead. Whodunnit?
Martyn Pig
by Kevin Brooks
Black comedy as Martyn Pig seeks to dispose of a corpse...
The Road of the Dead
by Kevin Brooks
Two London boys travel to Devon to find out the truth about their sister’s
death.
We Can be Heroes
by Catherine Bruton
Post 9/11, three friends, united in grief, reject racism, intolerance and hatred.
Dead Time (Series)
by Anne Cassidy
Sassy teenage duo strive to discover why their parents were brutally
murdered. Murder Notebooks series.
Guilt Trip
by Anne Cassidy
Suicidal teenager dies. It wasn’t suicide...
Looking for JJ
by Anne Cassidy
Child-killing child is released from jail – but can her past actions be forgiven
or forgotten?
Calling a Dead Man
by Gillian Cross
Man dies in Siberia in suspicious circumstances.
Tightrope
by Gillian Cross
Girl plagued by stalker seeks help.
Running on the Cracks
by Julia Donaldson
Leo legs it from his relatives – and runs straight into trouble.
The Messenger Bird
by Ruth Eastham
Boy battles to crack Bletchley Park secret code and save father from
imprisonment.
Sequins, Stardom and Chloe’s Dad
by John Farman
The Adrian Mole-like musings of an angst-ridden teenager.
Up on Cloud Nine
by Anne Fine
Accident-prone Sall’s injuries force her parents to ponder how much she
means to them.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Precocious nine year old finds a key and seeks to unlock a family mystery in
post 9/11 New York.
Blood Pressure
by Alan Gibbons
Aidan’s happy childhood is shattered when he learns the truth about his
father.
Ostrich Boys
by Keith Gray
Teenage trio take dead friend’s ashes on road trip!
The Abduction (Series)
by John Grisham
Little lawyer’s trials over kidnapping case. Theodore Boone series.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
by Mark Haddon
Amateur sleuth with Asperger’s sets out to solve doggy death.
Hidden
by Miriam Halahmy
A drowning immigrant is saved by two children. Then the problems really
start.
Unrest
by Michelle Harrison
Restless teenager has one out-of-body experience too many. ‘Sleep paralysis’
syndrome.
Coming Back
by David Hill
‘Teenagers’ plus ‘car’ equals ‘accident waiting to happen’. Switchback narrative.
Beast
by Ally Kennen
Troubled kid keeps terrifying animal in cage. And then it escapes!
The Braves
by David Klass
Foul play on and off the soccer pitch.
You Don’t Know Me
by David Klass
Mixed up teenager tries to cope with life’s trials. Funny and heart-wrenching.
The Prince who walked with Lions
by Elizabeth Laird
Lion boy is thrown into bear pit of English boarding school.
Heathrow Nights
by Jan Mark
Mixed-up teenagers abandon school trip to hide out at Heathrow.
The Electric Telegraph
by Jan Mark
Elijah’s passion for Science puts him at odds with his family – and his faith.
Turbulence
by Jan Mark
Clay’s life is turned topsy-turvy when her mum is befriended by a new
neighbour.
Zoo
by Graham Marks
Action-packed thriller set on the west coast of America.
Henry Tumour
by Anthony McGowan
Talking tumour commands boy to enjoy life to the full while he can!
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux
by Geraldine McCaughrean
The riotous adventures of a boy destined to die at fourteen.
The Apothecary
by Maile Meloy
Chemist’s kidnap leads to page-turning adventures. Beautifully illustrated.
Storm Runners
by Barbara Mitchelhill
Brave kids battle the elements – and a baddie.
Ribblestrop
by Andrew Mulligan
Comedy-horror-action-suspense at school. If only it were true!
The Other Side of Truth
by Beverley Naidoo
Refugees Sade and Femi seek asylum in the UK.
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Series)
by Patrick Ness
First of hard-hitting trilogy.
Ways to Live Forever
by Sally Nicholls
Terminally ill Sam throws himself into whatever life he has left.
Exposure
by Mal Peet
Celeb couple’s relationship sours in this updated version of Othello.
Life: An Unexploded Diagram
by Mal Peet
From WWII to 9/11, a semi-autobiographical blockbuster of a book!
Wonder
by R J Palacio
Horribly disfigured boy starts school. Will he be accepted by ‘ordinary’
children?
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
by Annabel Pitcher
Two children strive to come to terms with the loss of their sister in a
terrorist attack.
The Crew
by Bali Rai
Bag of banknotes is discovered in alley. Abduction and murder follow.
Sweet Clarinet
by James Riordan
Disfigured, bomb blast victim finds solace in music.
Just in Case
by Meg Rosoff
Teenager agonises over friendships and fate. Quirky narration.
Stone Cold
by Robert Swindells
A deranged killer seeks to clean the streets of the homeless.
Creature of the Night
by Kate Thompson
Teenage tearaway is transported to a world of dark superstition.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾
by Sue Townsend
The trials and tribulations of teenager-dom... as told by the eponymous
Adrian.
Cold Hands, Warm Heart
by Jill Wolfson
Grieving boy mourns sister whose heart is transplanted into sick girl in lifesaving operation.
WORLD WAR II
Ronnie’s War
by Bernard Ashley
Boy grows up fast in war-torn Britain.
The Traitors
by Tom Becker
Teenager traitor is imprisoned in impregnable castle. Can he escape?
Music on the Bamboo Radio
by Martin Booth
Chinese servants save Nicholas’ life when the Japanese invade Hong Kong in
1941.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
by John Boyce
Boy’s baffled observations of Hitler and the Holocaust.
Postcards from No Man’s Land
by Aidan Chambers
Jacob discovers what his grandfather really did in World War II.
Chocolate Cake with Hitler
by Emma Craigie
Hitler’s end in a Berlin bunker, as told by a little girl.
Against the Day
by Michael Cronin
What if the Nazis won World War II and successfully occupied Britain?
Conrad’s War
by Andrew Davies
Conrad’s make believe participation in World War II becomes startlingly real!
Annexed
by Sharon Dogar
Anne Frank’s diary and death reimagined. Clever title. Captivating tale.
Auslander
by Paul Dowswell
Boy wakes up to the fact that Nazi Germany is no paradise.
Second World War Stories for Boys
by J Eldridge
Conflict, courage and comradeship in these action-packed soldier stories.
Tank Attack
by J L Eldridge
Join the assault from the safety of your favourite armchair.
Under a War-Torn Sky
by L M Elliot
Crash-landing in occupied France is just the start of Henry’s problems.
The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
Needs no introduction. Poignant account of a persecuted Jewish family.
Once
by Morris Gleitzman
Jewish brother and sister’s desperate attempt to avoid concentration camps.
Then and After complete the trilogy.
Enigma
by Robert Harris
Britain’s top secret code-breaking mission is infiltrated... but by whom?
Fatherland
by Robert Harris
Hitler wins World War II: Euro crisis, indeed.
The Eagle has Landed
by Jack Higgins
German special forces seek to kidnap Churchill on home soil.
I am David
by Anne Holm
Boy escapes from concentration camp and sets out on sensory journey across
Europe.
Duty Calls: Dunkirk (Series)
by James Holland
Action-packed adventures under artillery fire. First in series.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
by Judith Kerr
German family flee from the Nazis and end up in England. Based on Kerr’s
childhood.
Where Eagles Dare
by Alistair Maclean
British special forces parachute into trouble in audacious rescue mission.
Goodnight Mister Tom
by Michelle Magorian
Grumpy old man cares for child evacuated from Blitz-blasted London.
Mission Telemark
by Amanda Mitchison
Teenagers parachute into trouble. Full of lively inserts.
Blitz
by David Orme
Evacuee returns to Blitzed London. It’s much more exciting there!
The Final Journey
by Gudrun Pausewang
Hope and hatred in this chilling account of the Holocaust.
Tamar
by Mal Peet
Secrecy and survival in the occupied Netherlands.
Malka
by Mirjam Pressler
Malka and family flee Nazi persecution in epic journey across the mountains.
Friedrich
by Hans Peter Richter
A Jewish family’s persecution, as told by the eponymous Friedrich.
The Wave
by Morton Rhue
History lesson foments fanaticism. Based on a true incident.
The Grasshopper’s Run
by Siddhartha Sarma
When Gojen’s best friend is killed in 1944, he vows to seek out the man
responsible.
A Thousand Suns
by Alex Scarrow
Time-travelling adventures in WWII with history itself at stake.
Between Shades of Grey
by Ruta Sepetys
The true, harrowing story of a family deported to Siberia in 1941.
The Silver Sword
by Ian Serraillier
Four children make dangerous journey from war-torn Poland to safety in
Switzerland.
Resistance (Series)
by Craig Simpson
Two brothers resist the Nazis in occupied Norway.
Special Ops: Dead or Alive
by Craig Simpson
Special Operations skulduggery in Nazi-occupied Paris.
Blitzed
by Robert Swindells
George’s museum trip becomes horribly real. Will he become history, too?
Paradise Barn
by Victor Watson
Murder mystery set in sleepy suburbia, September 1940.
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Weir
Tough-talking Verity is captured then grilled by the Gestapo.
Blitzcat
by Robert Westall
Cat in Coventry beats the bombs.
The Machine Gunners
by Robert Westall
Chas and chums take on enemies – foreign and domestic.
Last Train from Kummersdorf
by Leslie Wilson
Plucky pair dodge bullets in a collapsing Third Reich.
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Nazi Germany, 1939, as told by Death.
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Song for Ella Grey by David Almond
Skellig author’s retelling of the Orpheus myth – set in modern Tyneside.
The Stuff of Nightmares by Malorie Blackman
Kyle’s nightmares suddenly turn horribly real! From the award-winning author of
the Noughts and Crosses trilogy.
Enemies by Tim Bowler
Street-savvy Blade stalks the mean streets. Told in a breathless, in-yer-face
historic present tense.
Night Runner by Tim Bowler
Schoolboy skiver rues getting embroiled in murky underworld.
Storm Catchers by Tim Bowler
When his sister is kidnapped in a (symbolically charged) storm, her guilt-ridden
brother vows revenge on her abductors.
Bodyguard: Hostage by Chris Bradford
Teenage martial arts expert strives to outwit hostage takers. Young Samurai
author.
Ghost Soldier by Theresa Breslin
Hope and loss in WWI from the critically acclaimed author.
The Child’s Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnson
Boy befriends orphan elephant in war-torn Africa. The Times’ art critic’s first book
for children.
Mortal Chaos by Matt Dickinson
Not one but four adrenalin-fuelled interconnected narratives... Unputdownable!
The Everest Files by Matt Dickinson
A missing teenager. A trail of deadly clues. Mystery and mayhem in thin air.
The Door that Led to Where by Sally Gardner
GCSE-flunking teenager steps into the past... and into trouble.
Tinder by Sally Gardner
Dark fairy tale. Orphaned soldier healed by shaman sets off with set of magical
dice.
The Devil’s Breath by David Gilman
Alex Rider-style adventures in the Namibian desert. First in the best-selling action
series.
Cracks by Caroline Green
Boy wakes up to find that he’s been in a coma for ten years. Fast-paced thriller.
Half Bad by Sally Green
Misfit witch strives for acceptance. Quirkily told supernatural thriller.
Theodore Boone by John Grisham
Nosy, crime-obsessed kid fights for justice. Grisham’s first novel for young adult
readers.
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen
Accident-prone problem child tells all.
The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr
Ukraine, 1941. Girl befriends two horses who, like her, face extermination.
I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Numbers one to three have already been killed. Guess who’s next?!
Running Girl by Simon Mason
Layabout schoolkid Garrie Smith prefers sleuthing to schoolwork. Read it and see
why.
The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean
Boy and girl battle bullying new boss in isolated outback station.
Hitler’s Angel by William Osborne
Daring duo drop behind enemy lines to find and kidnap a girl who could bring
down Hitler.
Wonder by R J Palacio
Do looks matter? Extraordinary ten-year-old braves the bullies.
The Eagle Trail by Robert Rigby
Boy’s flight from Nazi-occupied Antwerp... to Spain. Co-author of the Boy Soldier
series.
Time Riders: Gates of Rome by Alex Scarrow
Best-selling, time-travelling, action-packed capers.
Resistance by Craig Simpson
Boys’ own adventures as Resistance fighters machine-gun Nazis.
My Brother’s Secret by Dan Smith
Brave boy is defiant in the face of the fascist authorities in Germany.
The Fury by Alexander Gordon Smith
What would you do if everyone you know is out to kill you? Fat book. Furious
action.
Out of this World by Ali Sparkes
Boy with superpowers goes on the run. Prequel to the Shapeshifter series.
Earthfall by Mark Walden
Gone meets Independence Day-like Sci-fi adventure.
The Piper by Danny Weston
Evacuees escape war – and land straight into trouble. Spooky.
Shadow of the Zeppelin by Bernard Ashley
WWI adventure straddling the home front, the western front... and the sky
between.
For more recommended reading suggestions, go to: kcs.org.uk
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SOS Adventure: Tusk by Colin Bateman
Troubled kids trek across savage savannah. Will they survive without their mobile
phones?!
Blade: Enemies by Tim Bowler
Teenager toughs it out on the streets. First of the Blade series.
Bodyguard: Ambush by Chris Bradford
Holiday hell when boy bodyguard’s convoy gets ambushed by gunmen in the bush.
The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
Harry Potter-ish story of boy with tragic past and magical present. Brilliant Twist!
Super Human by Michael Carroll
Supervillains and superheroes slug it out in this pacy prequel to The New Heroes
series.
Children of the Elementi by Ceri Clark
Two magically endowed power groups confront each other across time and space.
Young Bond: Shoot to Kill by Steve Cole
Boy Bond hits Hollywood: Lights. Camera. Murder. New writer, old franchise!
Looking at the Stars by Jo Cotterill
Plucky girl flees dictatorial regime to sanctuary, of sorts, in a refugee camp.
Control by Kim Curran
Geeky teen with reality-changing powers seeks to control his destiny. Shift series.
Trollhunters by Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus
Hungry trolls salivate at the thought of succulent teens! Some strong language.
The Everest Files by Matt Dickinson
Murder mystery on the death-marked slopes of the high Himalaya.
Being Billy by Phil Earle
Troubled teen hits out in hard-hitting account of care home life.
Heroic by Phil Earle
Soldier returns home and struggles to adapt to new warzone.
Across Enemy Seas by L M Elliott
Traumatised London duo escape Blitz and U-boats to seek Stateside refuge.
Blood Family by Anne Fine
Bleak, gritty set of contrasting narratives about a vulnerable boy and a
dysfunctional family.
Half Bad by Sally Green
Misfit witch strives for acceptance. Quirkily told supernatural thriller.
Theodore Boone: The Activist by John Grisham
Little lawyer battles bullying, bulldozer developers.
Now You See Me by Emma Haughton
Plot twists aplenty in this page-turning psychological thriller.
Chasing the Dark by Sam Hepburn
Page-turning mystery story begins with horrific hit-and-run car crash!
The Boy who Biked the World by Alastair Humphreys
Yes, really. 46,000 bottom-numbing miles! Easy non-fiction read, tricky ride.
Invasion by Jon S Lewis
Aliens, shapeshifters and invisible gateways. A Chaos novel, indeed!
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Part giant, part yew tree, a visiting monster tells a boy three haunting tales.
Young Houdini: The Demon Curse by Simon Nicholson
The death-defying escape artist confronts an even scarier proposition:
adolescence.
The Crocodile Tomb by Michelle Paver
Bronze age adventures in this the fourth book in the Gods and Warriors series.
The Eagle Trail by Robert Rigby
Wartime action adventure in short, punchy chapters. Boy Soldier author.
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
High schoolers’ short cut through woods threatens global catastrophe!
Pathfinder by Angie Sage
Apprentice wizard sets out to rescue friend from malevolent Magyk Lady.
My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons
Outraged boy gets the hump when his brother gets a super cool, cape-wearing
mission.
Big Game by Dan Smith
Teenager strives to survive in frozen, Finnish forest.
Lockwood and Co: The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud
Spook sleuths fight fearsome phantoms! A great read.
The Adjusters by Andrew Taylor
Boy uncovers sinister plot at creepy corporation. Contains violence.
Bloodhunters by Steve Voake
Squidgy specimen from expedition grows into unstoppable predator.
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The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean by David Almond
Withdrawn child’s life story as told in his own broken, bitty language.
The Nostradamus Prophesy by Theresa Breslin
Soothsayer’s prophesy brings murder, illness, death, deceit and romance in
Renaissance France.
The Ultimate Truth by Kevin Brooks
Teenager inherits family detective business after fatal crash. Was it an accident?
Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess
A brutal, bloody, epic saga of warring families in a future, war-torn London.
Bloodsong is the sequel.
The Bane Chronicles by C Close, S R Brennan and M Johnson
Short stories chronicling warlock Magnus Bane’s magical escapades.
The Broken Road by B R Collins
Apprentice, duped by charismatic preacher, embarks on journey of failed dreams
and broken promises.
Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper
Two sides of the same story told through the eyes of a Native American boy.
Sharpe’s Company by Bernard Cornwall
The riotous adventures of soldier, hero and rogue, Richard Sharpe.
Sektion 20 by Paul Dowswell
Boy, fed up with Socialist scrimping, ponders capitalism... and non-conformity.
Seven Second Delay by Tom Easton
Girl receives futuristic implant in brain which broadcasts her every move – seven
seconds later.
Blood Family by Anne Fine
Boy and mother rescued from abusive father tell their stories in see-sawing
accounts.
The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
Single surviving human strives to go unnoticed in vampire-dominated world.
The Ink Bridge by Neil Grant
Afghan boy seeks asylum in Australia and forges friendship with similarly voiceless
boy.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Terminally ill girl reflects that love hurts, too.
Unrest by Michelle Harrison
Sleep-tortured teenager has one out-of-body experience too many. Scary.
Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
Pinkerton and Scotland Yard detectives join force to pursue the Napoleon of
crime. Brilliant twist!
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Victorian sleuthing. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are back on the case!
Thirteen by Tom Hoyle
Thirteenth teenager is targeted by children’s cult led by wacko fantasist.
There Will be Lies and then there will be the Truth by Nick Lane
Teenager’s life unravels after being struck by car. Quirky story, quirkily told.
Butter by Erin Lange
Morbidly obese teenager strives to broadcast his final chapter.
Dead Ends by Erin Lange
Yet more bullying and blackmail from the Butter author.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Lawyer battles bigots in prejudice-poisoned American Deep South.
Rot and Ruin (Series) by Jonathan Maberry
Hapless humans hunt down zombies in apocalyptic drama. Danger: Gore!
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Zombie falls in love with fresh-faced girl: romance really is dead.
Hello Darkness by Anthony McGowan
Medicated teenager becomes murder suspect in pet-killing spree. Disturbing /
surreal.
Henry Tumour by Anthony McGowan
Hector’s hectoring brain tumour commands him to enjoy life to the full while he
can.
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver
Man spooked in Svalbard. Chilling in every sense.
Life: An Unexploded Diagram by Mal Peet
From WWII to 9/11, a semi-autobiographical blockbuster of a book!
Blood Tracks by Paula Rawsthorne
Girl seeks truth after father dies in mysterious circumstances.
The Soterion Mission by Stewart Ross
Post-apocalyptic world in which humans are dead by nineteen. Cliff-hanging
chapters, aplenty!
Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Roby Schneider
Injured athlete befriends odd girl with mysterious past. A Rom-com read!
The Wall by William Sutcliffe
Boy seeks mislaid football and finds himself in a wholly unfamiliar world.
For more recommended reading suggestions, go to: kcs.org.uk
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Storm Chasers by Tim Bowler
Girl is kidnapped during storm. Will her captors be caught?
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne
Orphan boy find himself in the midst of the Nazi menace.
Prisoner of the Inquisition by Theresa Breslin
Intrigue, torture and burning flesh at the hands of the Spanish Inquisition.
The Snake Trap by Kevin Brooks
Teenager Travis is abducted in the third of his high adrenalin adventures.
Dance on my Grave by Aidan Chambers
Summer in a seaside town as told through press cuttings and running
commentaries.
15 Days without a Head by Dave Cousins
Brothers struggle to survive when alcoholic mother goes AWOL.
Red Shadow by Paul Dowswell
Fear and fighting in Stalin’s Soviet Union.
Interworld by Neil Gaiman & Michael Reeves
Boy walks into parallel world and meets multiple versions of himself. Yikes!
The Door that Led to Where by Sally Gardner
Boy steps back into 18th century London – and seeks to solve a murder mystery.
Echo Boy by Matt Haig
Malfunctioning Enhanced Computerised Humanoid Organism murders humans.
Better Left Buried by Emma Haughton
Brother dead, best friend missing... Who / what next? Thriller.
Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz
Bond survives car crash and burial alive to save the world again. Brilliant!
Demon Road by Derek Landy
Killer cars, undead serial killers... a road trip to end all road trips. Literally.
The New Hunger by Isaac Marion
Prequel to zombie book Warm Bodies, peppered with creepy anatomical drawings.
Bomb Maker by Claire McFall
England shuts its borders to Celtic immigrants in this tense dystopian drama.
The 100 by Kass Morgan
Posse of prisoners are sent back to Earth in grim, dystopian ‘adventure’.
Wasted by Nicola Morgan
Original thriller that invites the reader to select alternate scenarios.
Liquidator by Andy Mulligan
Energetic kids seek to liquidate plot by unscrupulous energy drinks company.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Clever parody of teenage fantasy fiction by the best-selling YA author.
Winter’s Bullet by William Osborne
Renegade pair of Dutch kids try to end the war by killing Hitler.
My Sister lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
Family torn apart – quite literally – after a terrorist attack.
Shift by Jeff Povey
Temperamental teenagers meet super-powered, not-so-nice versions of
themselves!
The Soterion Mission by Stewart Ross
DNA mutation wipes out all adults. Can the kids go solo without them?
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
High schoolers’ short cut through woods threatens global catastrophe!
Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick
Four interconnecting stories linked by a spiral: shell, cave painting, staircase,
tattoo.
Car-jacked by Ali Sparkes
Pampered boy delights in the freedoms of inadvertent abduction.
The Dogs by Allan Stratton
Atmospheric thriller about a boy and mother, drifters both, on the run.
Spud by John van de Ruit
Spud strives to cope in South African ‘boys only’ boarding school.
Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
High-flying step-siblings seek racial salvation in WWII era Ethiopia.
The 5th Wave by Ricky Yancey
Aliens visit Earth again. And this time they mean to wipe us out entirely!
Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff
Solo assassin – groan! - seeks to prove he’s a Somebody.
The Wrong Boy by Suzy Zail
Piano-playing Jewish girl in Auschwitz falls in love with the Commandant’s son.

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