GENRE-BASED READING RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR

PREP SCHOOL STUDENTS

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Introduction Welcome to the Prep Reading Recommendations for 2016.

In the following pages you will find a wealth of writing for children and young teenagers. The titles

selected aim to give a broad range of genres and authors for children to experience.

From simple chapter books such as the ‘Spy Dog’ series by Andrew Cope to more complex classics such

as Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, there is something for every Prep student. By breaking the list

into genres students can pick the genre they prefer as a starting point and can then explore from there.

Many students in the Prep phase already read extensively and to a high level. To help these students

explore the world of children’s literature further, the following may also be useful:

www.teenreads.com— complete with its own ‘Ultimate reading list’ this website is a perfect source of

inspiration for any student wishing to read more.

Alternatively you could try the ‘Yalsa Teen Book Finder’ app, freely available for both Android and IOS

devices.

Finally, don’t forget that any student who wishes to have a book recommended to them need look no

further than the staff of Harrow’s English department or Library who will always be happy to help.

Alison Jeffery

Upper School Librarian

Indicates an extension title, one that will challenge students in their reading

Coming Summer 2016 Children’s publishing is dynamic. These are a few of the many titles in English being published in the

next few months. In Thailand Kinokuniya and Asia Books are both excellent sources of children’s

books in English. If you prefer ordering from overseas why not try www.bookdepository.com.

The Boy at the Top

Of the Mountain

By John Boyne

The War that Saved My Life

By Kimberly Brubaker

Bradley

Edge of Extinction

By Laura Martin

Harry Potter

and the Cursed Child

(Script)

By J. K. Rowling

Animal

Comic

Detective

Watership Down

By Richard Adams

One Dog and His Boy

By Eva Ibbotson

Amazon Adventure

By Willard Price

The Shapeshifters

series

By Ali Sparkes

The White Giraffe

series

By Lauren St. John

Spy Dog

By Andrew Cope

Doctor Proctor’s

Fart Powder series

By Jo Nesbo

Stuff

By Jeremy Strong

Grandpa’s Great Escape

By David Walliams

The Hound of

The Baskervilles

By Sir Arthur

Conan Doyle

Theodore Boone

series

By John Grisham

The Diamond

Brothers series

By Anthony Horowitz

Young Sherlock series

By Andrew Lane

Lockwood & Co.

By Jonathan Stroud

Adventure Millions

By Frank Cottrell Boyce

Ranger’s Apprentice

series

By John Flanagan

My side of the Mountain

By Jean Craighead George

Hoot

By Carl Hiaasen

The Enemy

By Charlie Higson

Kensuke’s Kingdom

By Michael Morpurgo

Trash

By Andy Mulligan

Life of Pi

By Yann Martel

Empty World

By John Christopher

1984

By George Orwell

Legend

By Marie Lu

Dystopian

The Knife of

Never Letting Go

By Patrick Ness

The Maze Runner series

By James Dashner

Bodyguard series

By Chris Bradford

Artemis Fowl

series

By Eoin Colfer

The Demon Headmaster

series

By Gillian Cross

Charlie and

the Chocolate Factory

By Roald Dahl

SilverFin (Young Bond)

series

By Charlie Higson

Stormbreaker

(Alex Rider ) series

By Anthony Horowitz

Journey to the River Sea

By Eva Ibbotson

The Monkey’s Paw

By W. W. Jacobs

Wind on Fire trilogy

By William Nicholson

The Shadow in the North

By Phillip Pullman

Scarper Jack and

The Bloodstained Room

By Christopher Russell

Walk Two Moons

By Sharon Creech

A Series of Unfortunate Events

By Lemony Snicket

Family

Holes

By Louis Sachar

One for the Murphys

By Lynda Mullaly Hunt

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

By Joan Aiken

Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen

A Little Princess

By Frances Hodgson Burnett

Great Expectations

By Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

By Charles Dickens

Shakespeare Stories

By Leon Garfield

Anne of Green Gables

By L. M. Montgomery

Five Children and It

By E. Nesbit

A Dog so Small

By Philippa Pearce

Dracula

By Bram Stoker

The Eagle of the Ninth

By Rosemary Sutcliff

The Hobbit &

The Lord of the Rings trilogy By J. R. R. Tolkien

Classics

The Secret Garden

By Frances Hodgson Burnett

Alice in Wonderland

By Lewis Carroll

What Katy Did

By Susan Coolidge

The Iron Man

By Ted Hughes

Stig of the Dump

By Clive King

The Chronicles of Narnia

By C. S. Lewis

Swallows and Amazons

By Arthur Ransome

Black Beauty

By Anna Sewell

Kidnapped

By R. L. Stevenson

The Looking Glass Wars

By Frank Beddor

Looking Glass Girl

By Cathy Cassidy

Katy

By Jacqueline Wilson

Classics Retold

Historical Fiction Chains

By Laurie Halse Anderson

Prisoner of Inquisitions

By Theresa Breslin

Robinson Crusoe

By Daniel Defoe

Buffalo Soldier

By Tanya Landman

Darkside

By Tom Becker

The Sight

By David Clement Davies

The Spook’s

Apprentice series

By Joseph Delaney

The Spiderwick Chronicles

By Holly Black &

Terry DiTerlizzi

Ingo

By Helen Dunmore

Dragon Rider

By Cornelia Funke

Finn Family Moomintroll

By Tove Jansson

Oksa Pollock series

By Anne Plichota

Dragons

at Crumbling Castle

By Terry Pratchett

The Northern

Lights trilogy

By Philip Pullman

Skulduggery Pleasant

series

By Derek Landy

The Amazing Maurice

And His Educated Rodents

By Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

Anna and the Swallow Man

By Gavriel Savit

The Little House series

By Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Wolf Brothers series

By Michelle Paver

I am Number Four

(Lorien Legacies)

By Pittacus Lore

Sabriel

By Garth Nix

Percy Jackson and

the Olympians series

By Rick Riordan

Harry Potter series

By J. K. Rowling

The Magyk

series

By Angie Sage

The Bartimaeus trilogy

By Jonathan Stroud

The Seven Wonders

series

By Peter Lerangis

The Long Walk

By Slavomir Rawicz

Between Shades of Gray

By Ruta Sepetys

Issues

Suspense

Nought and Crosses

By Malorie Blackman

Pig Heart Boy

By Malorie Blackman

The Curious Incident of

the Dog in the Night-Time

By Mark Haddon

A Little Piece of Ground

By Elizabeth Laird

Across the Barricades

By Joan Lingard

Saving Kabul Corner

By N. H. Senzai

Counting by 7s

By Holly Goldberg Sloan

A Long Walk to Water

By Linda Sue Park

Skellig

By David Almond

The Tulip Touch

By Anne Fine

Coram Boy

By Jamila Gavin

Breathe

By Cliff McNish

Witch Child

By Celia Rees

Miss Peregrine’s Home

For Peculiar Children

By Ransom Riggs

My Swordhand

is Singing

By Marcus Sedgwick

Abomination

By Robert Swindells

Room 13

By Robert Swindells

War

School Survival

The Chocolate War

By Robert Cormier

I’m the King of the Castle

By Susan Hill

The Turbulent Term

Of Tyke Tiler

By Gene Kemp

Wilderness

By Roddy Doyle

Z for Zachariah

By Robert O’Brien

Hatchet

By Gary Paulsen

Brother in the Land

By Robert Swindells

Carrie’s War

By Nina Bawden

The Boy in

the Striped Pyjamas

By John Boyne

Once series

By Morris Gleitzman

I am David

By Anne Holm

Goodnight

Mister Tom

By Michelle Magorian

Private Peaceful

By Michael Morpurgo

War Horse

By Michael Morpurgo

The Silver Sword

By Ian Serraillier

The Machine

Gunners

By Robert Westall

Stargirl

By Jerry Spinelli

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World Fiction

The Breadwinner

By Deborah Ellis

The Prison Runner

By Deborah Ellis

Iqbal

By Francesco d’Adamo

The Kite Runner

By Khaled Hosseini

The Fastest Boy in the World

By Elizabeth Laird

Journey to Jo'burg

By Beverley Naidoo

The Other Side of Truth

By Beverley Naidoo

Bamboo People

By Mitali Perkins

Words in the Dust

By Trent Reedy

Under the Persimmon tree

By Suzanne Fisher Staples

Refugee Boy

By Benjamin Zephaniah