14 Books Before You’re 14!

Key Stage 3 Reading

We all know that reading is fun and evidence is clear that reading for pleasure improves your attainment and life chances. Join us on a reading challenge and read the following 14 books. Most are available from the LRC or local library and all are available for e-readers or at book shops.

1. White Crow – Marcus Sedgewick
2. Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
3. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
4. The Fault in our Stars – John Green
5. Northern Lights – Philip Pullman
6. How I live Now – Meg Rosoff
7. The Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness
8. The Book Thief – Marcus Zusak
9. The Hunger Games Series – Suzanne Collins
10. The Owl Service – Alan Garner
11. 1984 – George Orwell
12. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian – Sherman Alexie
13. Black Swan Green – David Mitchell
14. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ – Sue Townsend