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Recommended Reads
Every subject has stories worth discovering. These carefully chosen books connect to what you're studying while offering the pure enjoyment of a great read. From fascinating real-world applications to captivating narratives that bring ideas to life, you'll find something here that sparks your curiosity and keeps you turning pages. Reading for pleasure and learning at the same time – it's the perfect combination.
See our recommendations below...
Independent Reading Drama Texts
A Taste of Honey - Shelagh Delaney
Dancing at Lughnasa - Brian Friel
DNA - Dennis Kelly
Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller
The Crucible - Arthur Miller
A View from the Bridge - Arthur Miller
The Shadow of a Gunman - Sean O'Casey
Juno and the Paycock - Sean O'Casey
Blood Brothers - Willy Russell
Journey's End - R. C. Sheriff
Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Merchant of Venice
Twelfth Night
The Tempest
Henry V
Richard III
Julius Caesar
Independent Reading Prose Texts
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Boys Don't Cry - Malorie Black Man
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
The Girl With The Louding Voice - Abi Dare
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle
The Shock of the Fall - Nathan Filer
Brighton Rock - Graham Greene
The Power and the Glory - Graham Greene
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
The Empress - Tanika Gupta
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
About a Boy - Nick Hornby
Fever Pitch - Nick Hornby
Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
The God of the Small Things - Arundhati Roy
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Resistance - Owen Sheers
Anita and Me - Meera Syal