WHAT TO READ NEXT?
WHAT TO READ NEXT? If you are stuck as to what to read next here are just a few suggestions and ideas of books that other boys have enjoyed. For more inspiration please visit the Hampton Bookworms page on our website: www.hamptonschool.org.uk
‘I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book’ - JK Rowling
CLASSIC ADVENTURE BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
The Coral Island
Robert Michael Ballantyne
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lyman Frank Baum
The Ghost Behind the Wall
Melvin Burgess
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
The BFG
Roald Dahl
My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
Crowstarver
Dick King-Smith
White Fang
Jack London
The Railway Children
E Nesbit
The Borrowers
Mary Norton
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
The Pearl
John Steinbeck
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Gulliver’s Travels
Jonathan Swift
Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Charlotte’s Web
EB White
Swiss Family Robinson
Johann David Wyss
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‘The more that you read, the more things that you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go’ - Dr Seuss
FANTASY
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BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
Skellig
David Almond
Eren
Simon P Clark
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
Lion Boy
Zizou Corder
The letter for the King
Tonke Dragt
Ingo Adventures series
Helen Dunmore
Small Change for Stuart
Lissa Evans
The Thief Lord
Cornelia Funke
The Midnight Zoo
Sonya Hartnett
The Iron Man
Ted Hughes
Redwall series
Brian Jacques
Solomon’s Tale
Sheila Jeffries
The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe
CS Lewis
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
Penelope Lively
The Nowhere Emporium
Ross Mackenzie
The Haunting
Margaret Mahy
Sabriel
Garth Nix
Wolf Brother
Michelle Paver
Amazing Morris and his Educated Rodents
Terry Pratchett
Northern Lights
Philip Pullman
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
JK Rowling
My Swordhand is Singing
Marcus Sedgwick
The Hobbit
JRR Tolkein
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‘Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body’ - Joseph Addison
GROWING UP BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
The Savage
David Almond
Just William’s Luck
Richmal Crompton
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate DiCamillo
The Bubble Boy
Stewart Foster
Tall Story
Candy Gourlay
The Boy who Biked the World
Alastair Humphreys
One Dog and his Boy
Eva Ibbotson
The Other Side of Truth
Beverley Naidoo
Radio Boy
Christian O’Connell
Wonder
RJ Palacio
Liar and Spy
Rebecca Stead
Goldfish Boy
Lisa Thompson
A Boy called Hope
Lara Williamson
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WAR & CONFLICT BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
Boy 87
Ele Fountain
Once
Morris Gleitzman
War Horse
Michael Morpurgo
Armistice Runner
Tom Palmer
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys
Silver Sword
Ian Serrailler
The Eagle of the Ninth
Rosemary Sutcliffe
The Machine Gunners
Robert Westall
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‘Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while’ - Malorie Blackman
HUMOUR BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
Cosmic
Frank Cotterell Boyce
Framed
Frank Cotterell Boyce
Millions
Frank Cotterell Boyce
Superhero Street
Phil Earle
Flour Babies
Anne Fine
Granny
Anthony Horowitz
Dragons at Crumbling Castle
Terry Pratchett
Holes
Louis Sachar
Mega-Mean Time Machine
Francesca Simon
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket
Gangsta Granny
David Walliams
Time Travelling with a Hamster
Ross Welford
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THRILLER & MYSTERY
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BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
The 39 Steps
John Buchan
Silverfin
Charlie Higson
Alex Rider series
Anthony Horowitz
Beetle Boy
MG Leonard
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Michael Morpurgo
Running Wild
Michael Morpurgo
The Explorer
Katherine Rundell
The Wolf Wilder
Katherine Rundell
The Boy Who Lied
Kim Slater
Beyond the Bright Sea
Lauren Wolk
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‘Books are uniquely portable magic’ - Stephen King
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
Empire of the Sun
JG Ballard
Carrie’s War
Nina Bawden
Arthurian Britain
Bernard Cornwell
Last Kingdom
Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe
Bernard Cornwell
Tulku
Peter Dickinson
The Wheel of Surya
Jamila Gavin
Ruby Red
Linzi Glass
The Star of Kazan
Eva Ibbotson
Goodnight Mr Tom
Michelle Magorian
The Kite Rider
Geraldine McCaughrean
Why The Whales Came
Michael Morpurgo
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Remarque
Eagle of the Ninth
Rosemary Sutcliffe
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
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‘That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.’ - Jhumpa Lahiri
SCIENCE FICTION BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
Noughts and Crosses
Malorie Blackman
Cogheart
Peter Bunzl
The Weathermonger
Peter Dickinson
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright
Christopher Edge
Maggot Moon
Sally Gardner
SeaBean
Sarah Holding
The Last Wild series
Piers Torday
Time Travelling with a Hamster
Ross Welford
The First Men in the Moon
H G Wells
The War of the Worlds
H G Wells
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NON-FICTION
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BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
Brian Floca
The Brontes: Children of the Moors
Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
Shackleton’s Journey
William Grill
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
John Hendrix
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba
A Song for Will: The Lost Gardeners of Heligan
Hilary Robinson
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved Mystery that Baffled All of France
Mara Rockliff
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny and the Fight for Civil Rights
Steve Sheinkin
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‘Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.’ - Mark Haddon
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