Suggested reading list for Year 8 pupils | KS3 | Age 12-13
A selection of reading books to challenge and interest Year 8 pupils – aged 12-13 – in KS3 secondary schools. Authors include Michael Morpurgo and Anne Fine.
Reading lists and articles featuring Alex Wheatle
Books by Alex Wheatle
Liccle Bit
Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers
Crongton Knights
Brixton Rock
The Dirty South
East of Acre Lane
Straight Outta Crongton
Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic: Words and Pictures on How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Alien Next Door
Home Girl
Island Songs
Brenton Brown
Kerb Stain Boys
The Seven Sisters
Checkers
Home Boys
City of Stories
Redemption song
Book lists featuring Alex Wheatle
Storybooks online – free videos of children’s and YA books
Storybooks online – here’s our curated collection of video online stories read by authors including Cressida Cowell, Aisha Bushby, Alex Wheatle, Catherine Bruton, David Walliams, Malorie Blackman, Michael Rosen and more.
CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022 Shortlisted Books
Shortlists for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022 and Kate Greenaway award 2022 – recommended for children and young adults in primary and secondary schools.
Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in spring 2022
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Spring 2022. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Autumn 2018
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out this Autumn. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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