Year 8 recommended reading list for children aged 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.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Looking for JJ (Jennifer Jones, #1)
Dead Time (The Murder Notebooks, #1)
Finding Jennifer Jones (Jennifer Jones, #2)
Missing Judy
Killing Rachel (The Murder Notebooks, #2)
Moth Girls
Forget Me Not
Butterfly Grave (The Murder Notebooks, #3)
No Virgin
Love Letters
Just Jealous
The Dead House
Dead and Buried (The Murder Notebooks, #4)
Birthday Blues
Talking to Strangers
Guilt Trip
Tough Love
Heart Burn
No Shame
Innocent
Hidden Child
The Story of My Life
Careless
Blood Money
Getting Away With It
Thicker Than Water
Bone Room
Witness
A Family Affair (East End Murders, #1)
Black Days: A Murder Notebooks Short Story
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.
Edgy stories for 11-14 year olds with titles by Kwame Alexander, Malorie Blackman, Hilary McKay, Jason Rohan, Ele Fountain, Christopher Edge, Catherine Bruton, Derek Landy, Simon James Green, Robert Muchamore, Anne Cassidy & more.
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