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Reading: F4 & F5 Reading

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Although F4 & F5 don't have a particular stage on the Oakham School Reading Journey we know that you like to have some ideas about what to read sometimes. 

 

The list below aims to provide you with some suggested titles and a three-word insight to whet your appetite.  If you would like to know more about them, search for that book on the library catalogue, or elsewhere, to read a summary.

 

 

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Suggested Titles

The Hypnotist

Laurence Anholt

Social Issues.  Historical.  Gripping

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

Samira Ahmed

Contemporary.  Historical. Romance

Moonrise

Sarah Crossan

Gritty.  Ominous.  Slow-burn

Dear Nobody

Berlie Doherty

Iconic.  Intimate.  Heart-felt

Bog Child

Siobhan Dowd

Unflinching.  Understated.  Life-affirming

Dear Evan Hansen

Val Emmich

Big-hearted.  Emotional.  Uplifting

Heroes

Stephen Fry

Violent.  Action.  Quirky

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Chilling.  Dystopian.  Classic

Looking for Alaska

John Green

Compelling.  Funny.  Heart breaking

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

Uplifting.  Beautiful.  Witty

After The Fire

Will Hill

Chilling.  Forceful.  Ominous

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Shocking.  Dystopian.  Classic

Bearmouth

Liz Hyder

Challenging.  Dystopian. Original

To Kill A mockingbird  

Harper Lee

Moving.  Social Issue Drama.  Classic

When We Collided

Emery Lord

Romance.  Emotional. Drama

The Rest of Us Just Live Here  

Patrick Ness

Offbeat.  Dark.  Mystery

Are You Watching?

Vincent Ralph

Current.  Mystery. Dark

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

Emotional.  Intimate. Violent

Patron Saints of Nothing  

Rany Ribay

Coming of age.  Emotional.  Original.

The Boxer  

Nikesh Shukla

Current.  Life affirming.  Gritty

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Gritty.  Moving.  Classic

The Gifted, The Talented and Me

William Sutcliffe

Quirky.  Witty.  Honest

Dark Blue Rising

Teri Terry

Speculative. Psychological.  Thriller

Maresi

Maria Turtschaninoff

Friendship.  Magic.  Survival.

The Time Machine  

H. G. Wells

Thought provoking. Speculative.  Classic. 

Cane Warriors  

Alex Wheatle

Powerful.  Raw.  Lyrical

The Book Thief  

Marcus Zusak

Classic.  Up lifting.  Unconventional

Other places to look

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