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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...
William Shakespeare Tragedies
Hamlet - William Shakespeare
Othello - William Shakespeare
Macbeth - William Shakespeare
King Lear - William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare
Gothic Horror
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
Darkside - Tom Becker
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
The Twighlight Series - Stephanie Meyer
Demon Hunter - Bali Rai
My Sword Hard is Singing - Marcus Sedgewick
Cirque du Freak - Darren Shan
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Dystopian Genre
Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman
Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
The Maze Runner Series - James Dashner
The Giver Series - Lois Lowry
Divergent Series - Veronica Roth
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
Independent Reading Suggestions
Crossover Series - Kwame Alexander
The Colour of Sun - David Almond
A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars - Yaba Badoe
Divided City - Theresa Breslin
Bloodline - Kevin Brooks
Billy Elliot - Melvin Burgess
Lion Boy Series - Zizou Corder
The Edge - Alan Gibbons
The Girl of Ink & Stars - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Across the Nightingale Floor - Lian Hearn
The Wind Singer - William Nicholson
Penalty - Mal Peet
Ruby in the Smoke - Philip Pullman
Dream On - Bali Rai
Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
Witch Child - Celia Rees
Holes - Louis Sacher
Tins - Alex Shearer
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien