KS4, Suggested Reading List: Summer Term,
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Author |
Title |
Plot Summary |
Reading Age / Interest Age |
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Clara Kumagai |
Catfish Rolling |
Philosophy, Science Fiction and Japanese Mythology. Love, loss and an earthquake caused by a monster |
9+ / 9-YA |
|
Adam Silvera |
They Both Die At the End |
DeathCast is a service that lets people know when they are going to die. Mateo and Rufus get the call…they will die today! A story of how these strangers cross paths. LGBT fiction which gained fame on TikTok – clocking over 100 million views |
10+/ 12+ |
|
Madeline L’Engle |
A Wrinkle in Time |
The discovery of a planet, ruled by a pulsating brain called ‘It’ … this novel has sold over 10 million copies worldwide |
12+/ 12-YA |
|
Joseph Heller |
Catch 22 |
Voted one of the best novels of all time. Set during WW2. Yossarian finds himself in catch 22 – a sinister bureaucratic rule |
14+/YA |
|
Ned Vizzini |
It’s Kind of a Funny Story |
Craig is determined to be successful in life. An exploration of depression and suicide. This book deals with Teen/Adult themes! |
14+ / YA |
|
Margaret Atwood |
The Handmaids Tale |
A dystopian, religious tyranny which enslaves women who can conceive into a life of breeding. This book became an instant Feminist Classic upon release, |
16+ / YA |
|
Philip Roth |
Nemesis |
14 years before the Polio Vaccine is created. The Polio disease sends child after child to crippling death. This book explores the fears of a pandemic, but more importantly, fate. |
14+/YA |
|
Maya Angelou |
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
An Autobiography about growing up in the Southern States of America, Angelou looks at racism, rape, abuse and teen pregnancy. |
14+/ YA Parent discretion advised |