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Why do I need to do extra reading?

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Reading is so important! Whether you are reading an online article, a fiction book, or your favourite celebrity's autobiography, you MUST keep on reading!!! Extra reading will:

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  • Build your comprehension and inference skills (vital for GCSE English!).

  • Help to extend your vocabulary, so that you can impress the examiners - and your classmates!

  • Inspire you with your own creative writing.

  • Open your mind to different cultures, religions and individuals.

  • Help you to understand key historical, social and political events.

  • Help you with the writing requirements in your other subjects.

  • Help you with SPAG!!!

  • Make you a well-rounded individual, who can contribute to interesting and  intelligent discussions.

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Recommended Books

Crime Fiction

The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris

The Cuckoo’s Calling, Robert Galbraith 

And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie

 

Mystery

Paper Towns, John Green

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Christopher Boone

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Holly Jackson

The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold

 

Action/ Adventure

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

The Maze Runner, James Dashner

Life of Pi, Yann Martel

Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton

Lord of the Flies, William Golding

 

Fantasy/ Adventure

Stardust, Neil Gaiman

Harry Potter, J K Rowling

Northern Lights Trilogy, Philip Pullman

Percy Jackson, Rick Riodan

The Secret Series, Pseudonymous Bosch

The Cruel Prince, Holly Black

 

Coming of Age

The Universe versus Alex Woods, Gavin Extence

Confessions of a Wallflower, Juansen Dizon

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky

Catcher in the Rye, Alice Sebold

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

 

Drama/ Romance

The Fault in Our Stars, John Green

The Beach, Alex Garland

 

Psychological Fiction

The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks

 

Historical/ Drama

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

 

True Story

Papillon, Henri Charriere

Eagle in the Snow, Michael Morpurgo

The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris

Cilka’s Journey, Heather Morris

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Science Fiction

Dune, Frank Herbert

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