Year 10 recommended reading list for teens aged 14-15
A selection of reading books to challenge and interest Year 10 pupils – aged 14-15 – in KS4 secondary schools. Authors include Jeanette Winterson and JRR Tolkien.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
A Tale of Two Cities
Great Expectations
A Christmas Carol
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
Bleak House
A Christmas Carol, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth
Hard Times
Little Dorrit
Nicholas Nickleby
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
Our Mutual Friend
The Pickwick Papers
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations
The Old Curiosity Shop
Martin Chuzzlewit
Dombey and Son
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Barnaby Rudge
The Chimes
The Cricket on the Hearth
Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations
Four Complete Novels: Great Expectations/Hard Times/A Christmas Carol/A Tale of Two Cities
Complete Ghost Stories
The Life of Our Lord: Written for His Children During the Years 1846 to 1849
The Signalman
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories: Christmas Festivities, The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton, A Christmas Tree, The Seven Poor Travellers, The Haunted Man, and Master Humphrey’s Clock
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
Sketches by Boz
Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain
A selection of reading books to challenge and interest Year 10 pupils – aged 14-15 – in KS4 secondary schools. Authors include Jeanette Winterson and JRR Tolkien.
A selection of reading books to challenge and interest Year 11 pupils – aged 15-16 – in KS4 secondary schools. Authors include Ray Bradbury and John Steinbeck.
Our World Book Day costume recommendations and suggestions for cracking book character outfits for your child. We’ve picked out fancy dress kits based on book characters by authors including Roald Dahl, Beatix Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.M. Barrie and Lewis Carroll.
Graphic novel versions of GCSE English novels and playscript set texts for young adults in KS4 to appeal to both reluctant and able readers and make challenging exam texts more accessible.
A 100 question quiz with a festive Christmas round for children aged 7-11 in KS2. Genres include fantasy, historical, mystery, adventure and picture books. This literacy quiz is ideal for end of term school activities, family fun in the holiday, or something for your children to do at your local library.
A selection of great value or free eBooks for children and young adults in lockdown. Authors include Angie Thomas, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Adam Blade, Kevin Tsang, Darren Shan and Fiona Danks.
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