KS3 Reading List
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Key Stage 3 Reading List
Modern Fiction & Popular YA
1. Wonder – R.J. Palacio
2. The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
3. Holes – Louis Sachar
4. The Giver – Lois Lowry
5. The Crossover – Kwame Alexander
6. They Both Die at the End – Adam Silvera
7. A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness
8. The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
9. One of Us Is Lying – Karen M. McManus
10. When You Reach Me – Rebecca Stead
2. The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
3. Holes – Louis Sachar
4. The Giver – Lois Lowry
5. The Crossover – Kwame Alexander
6. They Both Die at the End – Adam Silvera
7. A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness
8. The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
9. One of Us Is Lying – Karen M. McManus
10. When You Reach Me – Rebecca Stead
Fantasy & Adventure
11. Percy Jackson and the Olympians series – Rick Riordan
12. Skulduggery Pleasant – Derek Landy
13. Eragon – Christopher Paolini
14. Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer
15. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
16. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Ransom Riggs
17. The Land of Stories – Chris Colfer
18. The School for Good and Evil – Soman Chainani
19. The Girl of Ink and Stars – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
20. Nevermoor – Jessica Townsend
12. Skulduggery Pleasant – Derek Landy
13. Eragon – Christopher Paolini
14. Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer
15. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
16. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Ransom Riggs
17. The Land of Stories – Chris Colfer
18. The School for Good and Evil – Soman Chainani
19. The Girl of Ink and Stars – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
20. Nevermoor – Jessica Townsend
Classics & Core Literature
21. To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
22. Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
23. The Outsiders – S.E. Hinton
24. Animal Farm – George Orwell
25. Lord of the Flies – William Golding
26. Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery
27. Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
28. The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
29. Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
30. The Call of the Wild – Jack London
22. Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
23. The Outsiders – S.E. Hinton
24. Animal Farm – George Orwell
25. Lord of the Flies – William Golding
26. Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery
27. Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
28. The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
29. Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
30. The Call of the Wild – Jack London
Diverse Voices & Global Perspectives
31. The Breadwinner – Deborah Ellis
32. Inside Out and Back Again – Thanhha Lai
33. Refugee – Alan Gratz
34. I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition) – Malala Yousafzai
35. Brown Girl Dreaming – Jacqueline Woodson
36. Long Way Down – Jason Reynolds
37. Boy Overboard – Morris Gleitzman
38. Ghost – Jason Reynolds
39. The Arrival – Shaun Tan
40. Noughts and Crosses – Malorie Blackman
32. Inside Out and Back Again – Thanhha Lai
33. Refugee – Alan Gratz
34. I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition) – Malala Yousafzai
35. Brown Girl Dreaming – Jacqueline Woodson
36. Long Way Down – Jason Reynolds
37. Boy Overboard – Morris Gleitzman
38. Ghost – Jason Reynolds
39. The Arrival – Shaun Tan
40. Noughts and Crosses – Malorie Blackman
Drama, Poetry, & Plays
41. Romeo and Juliet (student version) – William Shakespeare
42. Macbeth (student version) – William Shakespeare
43. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon
44. Private Peaceful – Michael Morpurgo
45. War Horse – Michael Morpurgo
46. The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
47. Coraline – Neil Gaiman
48. The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
49. Poems from the First World War – Various
50. Overheard in a Tower Block – Joseph Coelho
42. Macbeth (student version) – William Shakespeare
43. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon
44. Private Peaceful – Michael Morpurgo
45. War Horse – Michael Morpurgo
46. The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
47. Coraline – Neil Gaiman
48. The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
49. Poems from the First World War – Various
50. Overheard in a Tower Block – Joseph Coelho