KS4 Reading Lists Recommended by The Library

 KS4 Reading Lists

Recommended by The Library 

Dear Martin	Nic Stone	Picture This.  You’re an honours student and you work hard.  So how come, when you help a friend in need, you’re man-handled by the police and arrested?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time	Mark Haddon	Christopher, a boy with Asperger’s syndrome, finds a dead dog and, using the principles he has learnt from Sherlock Holmes, begins the narration of his remarkable story.
One of Us is Lying	Karen M McManus	Five teens in detention are hit by a storm when one of them dies.   A snappy story of cover-ups, lies and unravelling lives.
Everything, Everything	Nicola Yoon	Madeline is allergic to the outside world.  When Olly moves in next door, another door opens, but does Maddy dare to step outside her comford zone?
The Hunger Games	Suzanne Collins	Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. There is only one rule:  kill or be killed.
Legend	Marie Lu	What was once the Western United States is now home to The Republic.  Born on both sides is June Day.  June and Day cross paths on the day June’s brother is murdered.
The Maze Runner	James Dashner	Thomas only remembers his first name.  But he is not alone.  But they all know that when the walls slide back they will risk everything.
We were Liars	E Lockhart	We are the Liars.  We are beautiful, privileged and live a life of carefree luxury.  We are cracked and broken.  Which are lies?  Which is truth?
Unbroken	Laura Hillenbrand	On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean.  So began the extraordinary story of Lietuenant Louis Zamperini.  His fate would hang on the fraying wire of his will.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower	Stephen Chbosky	A deeply affecting coming-of-age story.  Navigating through high schoo, first dates, mixed tapes and family drama.  Poignant reflections life, love and friendship.
Unstoppable	Dan Freedman	Fourteen year old twins, Roxy and Kaine, have only one thing in common.  They Hate each other.  So when tragedy strikes can they come together before it is too late?
White Rabbit, Red Wolf	Tom Pollock	Seventeen year old maths genius with anxiety disorder becomes embroiled in a treacherous world of espionage following an assassination attempt on his scientist mum.  Who to trust?  What to believe?
Gone	Michael Grant	One minute all the adults are there – next they’re gone!  Only the children remain and they are trapped, cut off from the outside world.  Can they survive?
The Book Thief	Markus Zusak	This is the story of a street of ordinary German people living in the horrors of the Nazi regime – and also an eleven year old year.  Oh and Death is the narrator.
Dear Justyce	Nic Stone	The sequel to ‘Dear Martin’  Vernell LaQuan is incarcerated and charged with murder and is writing to Justyne.  Brilliant and emotionally gripping.
Crossover	Kwame Alexander	“With a bolt of lightning on my kicks…The court is Sizzling.  My sweat is Drizzling”.  Twins, Josh and Jordan have basketball in their blood.  But both on and off the court, there is conflict and hardships which will test the brother’s bond.
Chessboxer	Stephen Davies	Leah is a genius chess player, but because of grief she wants to quit.  Soon Leah discovers her new gambit:  Chessboxing, a dangerous hybrid sport which will test her body and mind to their limits.
Lark	Anthony McGowan	The special bond of brothers.  Nick and Kenny are on a deadly dangerous adventure.  Can they get home safely?
Rebound	Kwame Alexander	Charlie Bell is still mourning his father and struggling to figure out his feelings.  His cousin Roxie introduces him to a whole new world: basketball.  A legend on the courts is born.