Top 25 books for Year 9 students to read and enjoy. A more comprehensive list can be downloaded below.
Classics
Metamorphosis by F Kafka
Animal Farm by G Orwell
In Cold Blood by T Capote
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Science Fiction
Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
Death of Grass by J Christopher
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Adventure/Crime/Thriller
Martyn Pig by K Brooks
Road of the Dead by James Jauncey
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History/Current Affairs
The Book Thief by M Zusak
Girl with a Pearl Earring by T Chevalier
Boy Soldier by A Mcnab & R Rigby
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Different Cultures
Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landeman
(National Carnegie award Winner 2015)
The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean (Carnegie award Shortlist 2015)
Refugee Boy by B Zephaniah
Shine by Candy Gourlay
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FantasyHorror
Noble conflict by Malorie Blackman
(FAB Award Shortlist 2015)
Department 19 series by Will Hill
His Dark Materials Trilogy by P Pullman
The Otori Trilogy by L Hearn |
Biography/Autobiography
The Color Purple by A Walker
Empire of the Sun by J G Ballard
On the Edge: My Story by R Hammond
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General
Under her Skin by James Dawson
Dead Ends by Erin Lange (FAB Award Shortlist 2015)
The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by D Adams
So Much to Tell You by J Marsden
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Year 9 Suggested Reading List