Nottingham High School Library
Recommended Reading
School Librarians are often asked for reading lists and many trees are felled and photocopies made in an effort to reduce the long list of possible choices to a notable few.
Age grouping is not written in stone but is simply a guide.
If you find it difficult to find time to read or difficult to get through a book, the Yr7 and Yr8 set are all popular, well written, tried and tested by boys around your age. They are often part of a series which will help you to ‘get stuck in’ to a good reading routine.
The Year 9 suggestions have story lines that address more teenage concerns and are on subjects that might be more relevant to you as you get older.
I have mixed some classic titles that your parents might recognise, with some recently published books to give you a good grounding in quality fiction. All these authors are excellent!
If you really want to get in the swing of having a good book to bury yourself in and you still find it hard to choose, the following five books are the first in series that most of our pupils have loved and devoured in the past five years.
They are guaranteed page turners and a good place to start…….
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Flash Flood by Chris Ryan
Silverfin by Charlie Higson
The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney
H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden
3 Steps to Choosing a Great Book
1. Give yourself time to choose. Whether you are in a Library or Bookshop, take time to browse.
2. Read the blurb (the bit on the back cover).
3. Read the first paragraph.
(Bear in mind some books are slow to start and reward perseverance!)
