Year 9 recommended reading list for teens aged 13-14
Books for Year 9 – a selection of reading books to challenge and interest pupils aged 13-14 in KS3 secondary schools. Authors include Gary Paulsen and Judy Blume.
Alison Weatherby author page
Alison Weatherby biography
Alison Weatherby is a British–Irish author known for her young adult historical mystery, The Secrets Act. The novel was published by Chicken House in April 2022 after winning the 2020 Open Coop competition. Set during the Second World War, the story follows codebreakers at Bletchley Park as they investigate a conspiracy among their ranks.
Weatherby spent over fifteen years working in the technology sector in Seattle before turning to fiction. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Her debut novel was shortlisted for the Historical Association’s Young Quills Award in 2023.
Alison Weatherby is represented by Lucy Irvine at Peters Fraser & Dunlop. She leads school workshops on creative writing, codebreaking, and historical fiction for secondary pupils.
The Secrets Act was published by Chicken House in April 2022.
World War 2 books for children and teens
Children’s and teen books about World War 2 with fiction, nonfiction, true stories, picture books, graphic novels, poetry and diaries, with titles by Michael Rosen, Bali Rai, Tom Palmer, Sufiya Ahmed, Michael Morpurgo, Ruta Sepetys and Anne Frank.
Codes, puzzles, secrets and spies
Codes, puzzles, secrets and spies books for children with titles by Martin Handford, Soledad Romero, Ben Sanders, Clotilde Perrin, Gareth Moore, Maz Evans, Paul Westmoreland, Paige Towler, Christopher Edge, Sam Fern and more.
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.
Bestselling books by Alison Weatherby
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