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
A Kestrel for a Knave
Kes
Price of Coal
The Blinder
Kes
Looks And Smiles
Elvis Over England
The Gamekeeper
The Heart Of It
The Price of Coal
This Artistic Life
Unfinished Business
Threads and Other Sheffield Plays: Howard Russell
Two Men from Derby and Shooting Stars (Heinemann Plays For 14-16+)
Blinder, The
First Signs
Kestrel for a Knave: Teaching Resources
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.
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