ReadingList

ThisreadinglisthasbeencompiledinordertosupportyourunderstandingofLiterature,tocomplimentyourstudythroughoutyourtimeatschool,andtoenjoynovelswrittenbyexcellentauthors.Nearlyalloftheseareavailableinourlibrary,andwewanttoknowhowyouhavefoundthem.

Gothicnovels

DrJekyllandMrHyde–RobertLouisStephenson

Dracula–BramStoker

Frankenstein–MaryShelley(StaffFavourite–MrPreston)

WutheringHeights–EmilyBronte(StaffFavourite–MsLefeurve)

JaneEyre–CharlotteBronte

TheWomaninBlack–SusanHill

ThePictureofDorianGray–OscarWilde

TheWomaninWhite–WilkieCollins

JamaicaInn–DaphneDuMaurier

Detective/Crime/Mysterynovels

TheHoundoftheBaskervilles–ArthurConanDoyle

TheSignofFour–ArthurConanDoyle

BrightonRock–GrahamGreene

TheMoonstone–WilkieCollins

MurderontheOrientExpress–AgathaChristie

AndThenThereWereNone–AgathaChristie

GoneGirl-GillianFlynn

DarkPlaces–GillianFlynn(StaffFavourite–MrRogers)

TheGirlwiththeDragonTattoo–StiegLarsson

BeforeIGoToSleep–S.J.Watson

SnowFallingonCedars–DavidGuterson

TheLeopard–JoNesbo(StaffFavourite–MrClark)

Classics/must-reads

ToKillAMockingbird-Harperlee(StaffFavourite–MissFoord,MissCecil)

TheGodofSmallThings–ArundhatiRoy(StaffFavourite–MrCrouch)

LordoftheFlies–WilliamGolding

TheRailwayChildren–EdithNesbit

TheCuriousIncidentofTheDogintheNightTime–MarkHaddon

TheGreatGatsby–FScottFitzgerald(StaffFavourite–MrPreston)

LifeofPi–YannMartel

KaneandAbel–GeoffreyArcher(StaffFavourite–MrBedford)

SharpObjects–GillianFlynn

TheGirlontheTrain–PaulaHawkins

TheKiteRunner–KhaledHosseini(StaffFavourite–MrPreston)

AThousandSplendidSuns-KhaledHosseini

Rebecca-DaphneDuMaurier(Stafffavourite–MissBarron,BarbaraPhythian)

TheOtherSideofTruth-BeverleyNaidoo

IKnowWhytheCagedBirdSings–MayaAngelou

SwallowsandAmazons–ArthurRansome

Boy:TalesofChildhood–RoaldDahl(StaffFavourite–MissOuvry)

BehindtheBeautifulForevers–KatherineBoo(StaffFavourite–MrCrouch)

SmallGreatThings–JodiPicoult

TheStoryteller-JodiPicoult

We’reGoingOnABearHunt–MichaelRosen(StaffFavourite–MissGaskin)

TheGirlintheRedCoat–KateHamer

Wonder–RJPalacio

PercyJacksonandtheLightningThief-RickRiordan

RunawayJury–JohnGrisham

TheLastHours–MinetteWalters(StaffFavourite–MissBarron)

TheIndianintheCupboard–LynneReidBanks(StaffFavourite–MrsCunio)

TheYellowWallpaper–CharlottePerkinsGilmanStaffFavourite–MissOuvry)

Political/dystopiannovelsfromdifferenttimeperiods

AnInspectorCalls–J.B.Priestley

AnimalFarm–GeorgeOrwell

1984–GeorgeOrwell

TheHandmaid’sTale–MargaretAtwood(StaffFavourite–MissSimpson)

TheTimeMachine–HGWells

OfMiceandMen–JohnSteinbeck

TheHungerGamesTrilogy(TheHungerGames,CatchingFire,Mockingjay)–SuzanneCollins

TheMazeRunner–JamesDashner

Divergent–NeilBurger

MortalEngines–PhilipReeves

Fantasy/Adventure

TheLordoftheRings–J.R.RTolkien(StaffFavourite–MrCorrigan)

TheHobbit–J.R.RTolkien

ChildrenofHurin–J.R.RTolkien(StaffFavourite–MrWalford)

Tom’sMidnightGarden–PhillipaPearce

TreasureIsland–RobertLouisStephenson

ReadyPlayerOne–ErnestCline

Stormbreaker–AnthonyHorowitz

TheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxy–DouglasAdams

HisDarkMaterialstrilogy(NorthernLights,TheSubtleKnife,TheAmberSpyglass)–PhilipPullman

Shogun–JamesClavell(StaffFavourite–MrLeat)

Autobiographical/non-fiction

Papillon-HenriCharrière(StaffFavourite–MrHabberley)

AStreetCatNamedBob–JamesBowen(StaffFavourite–MrsSmallwood)

Keane–RoyKeane(StaffFavourite–MrCopplestone)

Unbelievable–JessicaEnnis-Hill

Thisisgoingtohurt:SecretDiariesofJuniorDoctor(StaffFavourite–MrDevine,MrsDrummond)

SteveJobs–WalterIsaacson(StaffFavourite–MissHeneghan)

TheLostContinent–BillBryson(StaffFavourite–MissCecil)

Romance/relationships

TheFaultinOurStars–JohnGreen

MeBeforeYou–JojoMoyes(StaffFavourite–MissKeenan)

Slam–NickHornby

AboutaBoy–NickHornby

EleanorOliphantIsCompletelyFine–GailHoneyman(StaffFavourite–MrsBrocken)

MySister’sKeeper-JodiPicoult

NoughtsandCrosses–MalorieBlackman(StaffFavourite–MrsDrummond)

ThePerksofBeingaWallflower–StephenChbosky

TheTimeTraveller’sWife–AudreyNiffenegger(StaffFavourite–MrsSumner)

War/Conflict

Birdsong–SebastianFaulks

AnneFrank:TheDiaryofaYoungGirl–AnneFrank(StaffFavourite–MissCecil)

TheBookThief–MarkusZusak

WarHorse–MichaelMorpurgo

PrivatePeaceful–MichaelMorpurgo

TheRecruit–RobertMuchamore(StaffFavourite–MrsOlive)

Somewritersyoumayliketoreadmorethanoneof…

CharlesDickens

GreatExpectations–CharlesDickens

AChristmasCarol–CharlesDickens

TheOldCuriosityShop–CharlesDickens

OliverTwist–CharlesDickens(StaffFavourite–MrPreston)

DavidCopperfield–CharlesDickens

ATaleofTwoCities–CharlesDickens

JaneAusten

PrideandPrejudice–JaneAusten(StaffFavourite–MissKimble,MissCecil)

Emma–JaneAusten

SenseandSensibility–JaneAusten

DanBrown

TheDaVinciCode

AngelsandDemons(StaffFavourite–MrPreston)

DeceptionPoint

DigitalFortress

TheLostSymbol

Inferno

Origin

JKRowling

HarryPotterandthePhilosopher’sStone(StaffFavourite–MissOuvry)

HarryPotterandtheChamberofSecrets

HarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban(StaffFavourite–MrsPegg)

HarryPotterandtheGobletofFire

HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix

HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrince

HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows

FantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem

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schoollibrary.

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