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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...
 

Seminal World Texts
 

Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
Little Women - Louisa May Allcott
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
The Catcher in the Rye - J D Salinger
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
The Pearl - John Steinbeck
Night - Elie Wiesal
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Conflict 

Martyn Pig - Kevin Brooks
Raining Fire, and Act of Love - Alan Gibbons
Hate - Alan Gibbons
Heroes - Robert Cormier
Stone Cold - Robert Swindells
Blitzed - Robert Swindells
Boys Kills Man - Matt Whyman
Pigeon English - Stephen Kelman
Gangster Rap - Benjamin Zephaniah
Face - Benjamin Zephaniah
Refugee Boy - Benjamin Zephaniah
The People Speak - Antony Arnove
Speeches That Changed the World - Quercus
Homecoming: Voices of Windrush - Colin Grant

Independent Reading Suggestions 

Song for Ella Grey - David Almond
Junk - Melvin Burgess
Hard Times - Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
Coram Boy - Jamila Gavin
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
Sawbones - Catherine Johnson
The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Jupiter Williams - SI Martin
Bridge to the Stars - Henning Mankel
Ghost Boys - Jewell Parker Rhodes
Brother in the Land - Robert Swindells
Revolver - Marcus Sedgewick
Foreshadowing - Marcus Sedgewick
Blood Red - Marcus Sedgewick
Snow White - Marcus Sedgewick
The Help - Kathyrn Stockett
Thug - Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
The War of the Worlds - H.G Wells
Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah