Reading Lists by https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists Suggesting reading for KS3 and Ks4 en-us 2020-11-26 15:24:28 UTC 2023-03-05 20:44:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963765900 By John Boyne

The Brocket family are boring, respectable, and proud of it. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, he defies the laws of gravity - and floats.]]> 2020-11-26 15:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963765900 High Rise Mystery Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963770792 By Sharna Jackson

'The Tri' siblings, Nik and Norva try to solve the murder of their community art teacher on their tower block estate.]]> 2020-11-26 15:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963770792 Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963779545 By Humza Arshad and Henry White

Little Badman's great ambition is to be a super cool rapper and he devotes most of his time and energy on pursuing this goal. Something weird is happening at school though: teachers are disappearing and being replaced by food-obsessed Aunties intent on fattening everyone up!]]> 2020-11-26 15:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963779545 Holes Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963829822 By Louis Sachar

An unlucky teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention center in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft.]]> 2020-11-26 15:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963829822 'Boy 87' by Ele Fountain Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963833073 Shif is just an ordinary boy who likes chess, maths and racing his best friend home from school. But one day, soldiers with guns come to his door - and he knows that he is no longer safe. Shif is forced to leave his mother and little sister and embark on a dangerous journey; a journey through imprisonment and escape, new lands and strange voices, and a perilous crossing by land and sea. He will encounter cruelty and kindness; he will become separated from the people he loves.

Boy 87 is a gripping, uplifting tale of one boy's struggle for survival; it echoes the story of young people all over the world today.

]]> 2020-11-26 16:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963833073 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' by John Boyne Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963833209 Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with.]]> 2020-11-26 16:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963833209 'The 39 Steps' by John Buchan Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963833646 One of the most exciting 'chase thrillers' ever published, and a huge influence not only on spy fiction, but on Hollywood as well, The 39 Steps is a book which has captured the imagination of audiences for decades. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a steely determination and an extraordinary knack for getting himself out of sticky situations. The novel charts the electrifying story of an ordinary man caught up in a sinister international plot.]]> 2020-11-26 16:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963833646 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963833885 Spooks galore in this brilliant and fantastic story of life in the graveyard. When Baby Bod escapes a murderer intent on killing his whole family, he is taken in by the graveyard ghosts. In eight chapters, each of which depicts every other year of Bod’s life, a separate story of Bod’s life unfolds and always in the background there is the sinister, haunting presence of a killer. Bod’s curious tale is a masterpiece of original, absorbing and unstoppable storytelling.
 
]]> 2020-11-26 16:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963833885 'The Woman in White' by Susan Hill Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963834475 When Arthur Kipps attends the funeral of Alice Drablow he is unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind her house. It is not until he glimpses a woman dressed all in black at the funeral that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold.]]> 2020-11-26 16:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963834475 'Put Out the Light' by Terry Dreary Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963836003 It's 1940 and war is underway. In Sheffield, England, a brother and sister set out to solve a mystery, brazenly believing that the air-raid signals are only false alarms. In Dachau, Germany, two boys come up with a bold plan to bring an end to the war and help a Polish prisoner escape. But when the bombs falling on Sheffield become a reality, and the German boys' plan hurls them unwittingly into the midst of the action, the children's adventures swiftly become a terrifying fight to survive.]]> 2020-11-26 16:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963836003 'Ghost Boys' by Jewell Parker Rhodes Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963837779 ALIVE Twelve-year-old Jerome doesn't get into trouble. He goes to school. He does his homework. He takes care of his little sister. Then Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat.

DEAD As a ghost, watching his family trying to cope with his death, Jerome begins to notice other ghost boys. Each boy has a story and they all have something in common...

Bit by bit, Jerome begins to understand what really happened - not just to him, but to all of the ghost boys. A poignant and gripping story about how children and families face the complexities of race in today's world.

]]> 2020-11-26 16:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963837779 'The Boy at the Back of the Class' by Onjali Q Raúf Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963838529 There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He's nine years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn't like sweets - not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite! But then I learned the truth: Ahmet really isn't very strange at all. He's a refugee who's run away from a War. A real one. With bombs and fires and bullies that hurt people. And the more I find out about him, the more I want to help. That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan]]> 2020-11-26 16:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963838529 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963838885 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street.

Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.

]]> 2020-11-26 16:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963838885 'Face' by Benjamin Zephaniah Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963839161 In this startling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, the author tackles the moving and compelling story of a young man, Martin, whose life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a joyriding accident. Brilliantly written with a real ear for dialogue, this is Benjamin Zepaniah breaking new boundaries.]]> 2020-11-26 16:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963839161 'Refugee Boy' by Benjamin Zephaniah Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963839264 Alem, the product of an Ethiopean father and Eritrean mother, is left alone in London, his fate resting in the hands of the Refugee Council and the British justice system. This story charts Alem's fate as he is moved from children's home to foster family, and in and out of court hearings.]]> 2020-11-26 16:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963839264 'Check Mates' by Stewart Foster Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963840327 Felix is struggling at school. His ADHD makes it hard for him to concentrate and his grades are slipping. Everyone keeps telling him to try harder, but no one seems to understand just how hard he finds it. When Mum suggests Felix spends time with his grandfather, Felix can't think of anything worse. Granddad hasn't been the same since Grandma died. Plus he's always trying to teach Felix boring chess. But sometimes the best lessons come in the most unexpected of places, and Granddad soon shows Felix that there's everything to play for.]]> 2020-11-26 16:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963840327 'The Bubble Boy' by Stewart Foster Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963840557 Eleven-year-old Joe can't remember a life outside of his hospital room, with its beeping machines and view of London's rooftops. His condition means he's not allowed outside, not even for a moment, and his few visitors risk bringing life-threatening germs inside his 'bubble'. But then someone new enters his world and changes it for ever.

The Bubble Boy is the story of how Joe spends his days, copes with his loneliness and frustrations, and looks - with superhero-syle bravery, curiosity and hope - to a future without limits. Expect superheroes, super nurses and a few tears from this truly unique story.

]]> 2020-11-26 16:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963840557 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963840940 tarr straddles two very different worlds. She has one foot in Garden Heights, a rough neighbourhood ruled by gangs, guns and dealers, and the other in an exclusive school with an overwhelmingly wealthy white student population. One night she’s at a party when gunshots are fired and Khalil, her friend since childhood, takes her to his car for safety. Khalil is unarmed and poses no threat, but he’s shot dead by an officer right in front of her. It will take a lot of courage to speak to the police, and to face the media who choose to highlight that Khalil was a “suspected drug dealer”, while omitting to mention that he was unarmed. But, with their neighbourhood under curfew and a tank on the streets, Starr risks going public. Danger escalates as the hearing approaches (and beyond), but Starr isn’t about to give up fighting for Khalil, and for what’s right.]]> 2020-11-26 16:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963840940 'I Am Malala' by Malala Yousafzai Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963841132 Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on 9 October, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause. She was shot point-blank on her way home from school. No one expected her to survive. Now, she is an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner]]> 2020-11-26 16:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963841132 'Once' by Morris Gleitzman Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963842312 Morris Gleitzman brings heart and humour to the difficult subject of the Holocaust in this ground-breaking children's book. Told in simple yet powerful language, his story reveals the redemptive power of stories and the potential for humanity and hope even in the most tragic times.]]> 2020-11-26 16:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963842312 'The Bone Sparrow' by Zana Freillon Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963842614 Born in a refugee camp, all Subhi knows of the world is that he's at least 19 fence diamonds high, the nice Jackets never stay long, and at night he dreams that the sea finds its way to his tent, bringing with it unusual treasures. And one day it brings him Jimmie. Carrying a notebook that she's unable to read and wearing a sparrow made out of bone around her neck - both talismans of her family's past and the mother she's lost - Jimmie strikes up an unlikely friendship with Subhi beyond the fence. As he reads aloud the tale of how Jimmie's family came to be, both children discover the importance of their own stories in writing their futures.]]> 2020-11-26 16:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963842614 'Noughts and Crosses' by Malorie Blackman Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963843096 Sephy is a Cross - a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a nought - a 'colourless' member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since early childhood. But that's as far as it can go. Until the first steps are taken towards more social equality and a limited number of Noughts are allowed into Cross schools. Against a background of prejudice and distrust, intensely highlighted by violent terrorist activity by Noughts, a romance builds between Sephy and Callum - a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible danger.]]> 2020-11-26 16:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963843096 'Pig Heart Boy' by Malorie Blackman Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963843251 Cameron is thirteen and in need of a heart transplant when a pioneering doctor approaches his family with a startling proposal. He can give Cameron a new heart - but from a pig. Cameron is fed up with just sitting on the side of life, always watching and never doing. He has to try - to become the world's first pig-heart boy.]]> 2020-11-26 16:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963843251 'Millions' by Frank Cottrell Boyce Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963844197 Two brothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to joining the Euro. Suddenly finding themselves with a vast amount of cash, the boys have just one glorious, appalling dilemma - how to spend it in the few days before it becomes worthless.

Torn between the vices of buying a million pizzas and the virtues of ending world poverty, the boys soon discover that being rich is a mug's game. For not only is the clock ticking - the bungling bank robbers are closing in too. Pizzas or World Peace - what would you choose?

]]> 2020-11-26 16:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963844197 'Cosmic' by Frank Cottrell Boyce Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963844330 It's one giant leap for all boy-kind in Frank Cottrell Boyce's out-of-this-world story: Cosmic. Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force-defying Cosmic rollercoaster - or to be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up]]> 2020-11-26 16:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963844330 'Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963846776 Persepolis is an autobiographical series of bande dessinées (French comics) by Marjane Satrapi that depicts her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran and Austria during and after the Islamic Revolution. The title Persepolis is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire.]]> 2020-11-26 16:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963846776 The Greatest: Muhammad Ali Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963847150 Written in his own words, the heavyweight champion chronicles the battles he faced in and out of the ring. The book is a multifaceted portrait of Muhammad Ali as sports legend; unapologetic anti-war advocate; goodwill ambassador; fighter, lover, poet, and provocateur.]]> 2020-11-26 16:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963847150 'Good Omens' by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963848515
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes 🤬, Witch (1990) is a World Fantasy Award-nominated novel written as a collaboration between the English authors Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.


The book is a comedy about the birth of the son of Satan and the coming of the End Times. There are attempts by the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley to sabotage the coming of the end times, having grown accustomed to their comfortable surroundings in England.

]]> 2020-11-26 16:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963848515 'Marley and Me' by John Grogan Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963848600 John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they bought home Marley, a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barrelling, ninety-seven pound steamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewellery. Obedience school did no good - Marley was expelled. And yet, Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behaviour, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. This is the heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life.]]> 2020-11-26 16:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963848600 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963848843 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. The book begins when three-year-old Maya and her older brother are sent to Stamps, Arkansas, to live with their grandmother and ends when Maya becomes a mother at the age of 16. In the course of Caged Bird, Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed, dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice.]]> 2020-11-26 16:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963848843 'Stone Cold' by Robert Swindells Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963849786 Stone Cold by Robert Swindells is a Young Adult novel centred around the horrors of living on the streets. The book follows Link who runs away from his broken, abusive home as a teenager. He bounces around a few places before the little money he has runs out and he's forced to live on the streets.]]> 2020-11-26 16:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963849786 'Black and British' by David Olusoga Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963850414 When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian's Wall right up to the present day. ]]> 2020-11-26 16:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963850414 'Black and British' by David Olusoga Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963850578 When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian's Wall right up to the present day. ]]> 2020-11-26 16:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963850578 'Discworld series' by Terry Pratchett Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963852164 The Discworld is the fictional setting of Terry Pratchett’s most iconic series. All the Discworld novels take place on a flat, circular world which sits on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle. Although this world may look and sound completely different to our own, the Discworld novels explore a multitude of very human issues.]]> 2020-11-26 16:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/963852164 Twitter account Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/1130831011 Find more resources on our Twitter page!]]> 2021-01-27 10:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/1130831011 'Charming as a Verb' by Ben Philippe Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/1293200441 4 STARS
In Henri, Philippe has created an instantly likeable protagonist. He immediately explains his 'hustles' to the reader but his drive to succeed and improve his life has you rooting for him from the start. A flawed character, you are willing him to make the right choices throughout the book.
This is a book that deals well with the struggles of growing up and entering the 'real' world. This is a book best suited for readers in KS4.

]]> 2021-03-10 14:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/1293200441 'I Have no Secrets' by Penny Joelson Wellacre_Literacy https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/1293257977 Fourteen-year-old Jemma has severe cerebral palsy. Unable to communicate or move, she relies on her family and carer for everything. She has a sharp brain and inquisitive nature, and knows all sorts of things about everyone. But when she is confronted with this terrible secret, she is utterly powerless to do anything.]]> 2021-03-10 14:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Wellacre_Literacy/readinglists/wish/1293257977